North Carolina (7-1) at UConn (7-1)
Game Info: Tuesday, December 5th, 2023 at 9 p.m. EST (Madison Square Garden)
Betting Odds: North Carolina ML (+195) - Over/Under (152.5)
Pick: North Carolina ML (+195)
The Jimmy V classic kicks off with a top 10 matchup as North Carolina plays the defending national champions here on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden. Both of these teams are experiencing incredible starts to the regular season and both of them will be looking for a massive résumé building victory with a game here on Tuesday night against each other. Both North Carolina and Connecticut are Blue Bloods in the sport of college basketball and both of them have won seven out of their first eight games on the season. Both of them have legit national title aspirations this season and both of them will be looking for a quality victory here on Tuesday night in the big apple.
North Carolina is off to a fantastic start to the regular season, and they will be looking to keep the momentum rolling with a quality victory here on Tuesday night in New York City against Connecticut. They are one of the most historic programs in the history of college basketball, and they will be looking to flex their muscles here in this game against the defending national champions. RJ Davis and Armando Bacot will be looking to lead North Carolina to a victory over Connecticut here on Tuesday night as their talented duo looks for the eighth victory of the season for the Tar Heels.
A lot of people counted North Carolina out after the exit of Caleb Love at the end of the season last year, but so far this season, North Carolina looks like they haven’t missed a step through their first games of the year. North Carolina could really use the résumé building victory in this one as they arguably have not played a very tough nonconference schedule and they are heading into conference play here soon and they will need to build up as much momentum as possible. North Carolina has plenty of momentum coming into this game as they are currently on a three game winning streak.
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The Connecticut Huskies are the defending national champions and they do not seem to be experiencing any type of championship hangover throughout their first eight games of the regular season. They come into this game with seven victories, their first eight games of the year and they will be looking to make an eight out of nine with another quality performance here on Tuesday night in New York City against North Carolina. They return much of the same roster from last season so they do have a legitimate chance to repeat as national champions this year, as long as the chips fall in the right direction for Connecticut.
This would be a massive résumé building victory with only a month ago before they head into conference play in one of the toughest conferences in the country this season. They should be favored in the biggies this season, but they will have plenty of competition from the likes of Creighton, Seton Hall, Villanova, Marquette, and Providence throughout conference play. Connecticut will be looking to bounce back from their four-point loss to Kansas and their previous game as they look for their eighth victory of the season and a victory over a top 10 team in the country to add to their résumé early on in the year. Connecticut also has a couple of victories against Texas and Indiana this season, and they will be looking for a third victory over a quality historic program here in this one.
Betting trends to consider in this matchup:
- North Carolina is 2-0 against ranked teams
- UConn is 1-1 against ranked opponents
- North Carolina is 2-1 at Neutral Site Games
I expect this to be a close and competitive game between these two historic programs here on Tuesday night in New York City. I expect this game to go down to the wire, but in the end I look for North Carolina to pull out the victory over Connecticut here on Tuesday night. As I look for guys like RJ Davis to be the difference in this one, and I look for him to have an incredible performance, and lead North Carolina to a much-needed victory in this game against Connecticut. As I look for the Tar Heels to survive a close one and grab a huge résumé, boosting victory as well as cover the spread in the process as they come into this game as the underdog here on Tuesday night.
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