The North Carolina Tar Heels (2-1) travel to face off against the Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (3-0) on Saturday, November 23rd. This game will be played at Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu and televised on ESPN2. Both team’s come into this one having won their previous games. Tip-off is set for 12:30 ET.

North Carolina Tar Heels vs Hawaii Rainbow Warriors

The Tar Heels Are Coming Off A Win

North Carolina cruised to a 107-55 win over American on Friday, November 15th, at home. The Tar Heels were -25 favorites going into the game and covered the spread, with the total points of 162 surpassing the O/U line of 150.

After leading 43-34 at halftime, UNC dominated the 2nd half, outscoring the Eagles 64-21.

The Rainbow Warriors Are Coming Off A Win

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Recent Game/Games

Hawaii picked up a 73-68 win over Weber State on Sunday, November 17th. The Rainbow Warriors were at home and entered the game as 6-point favorites but didn’t cover the spread. The total points for the game ended at 141, surpassing the pre-game O/U line of 134.

Hawaii trailed 38-31 at halftime but turned things around in the 2nd half. They held Weber State to just 19 points while scoring 26 points themselves to secure the win.

Tar Heels Offense Breakdown

North Carolina’s offense was firing on all cylinders in their latest game, putting up 107 points while shooting 59% from the field. Their effective field goal percentage was an impressive 65.6%, thanks in large part to their 74.4% shooting on two-point attempts. From beyond the arc, they hit 7 of 22 shots, good for 31.8%, and they were strong at the free-throw line, connecting on 82.4% of their attempts (28/34).

Jalen Washington and Elliot Cadeau led the way with 18 points each, with Washington going a perfect 6 for 6 from the field. Cadeau added 8 assists, while Matt Rogers contributed 15 points and 7 rebounds. The Tar Heels finished with 16 assists and 10 offensive rebounds as a team.

Rainbow Warriors Offense Breakdown

Blaise Threatt and Tanner Christensen carried Hawaii’s offense in their last game, with Threatt scoring 27 points and grabbing 9 rebounds, while Christensen added 25 points on 10-of-11 shooting. The Rainbow Warriors shot 43.1% from the field, with a 52.8% mark on two-point attempts, but struggled from beyond the arc, hitting just 3-of-15 threes (20%).

Hawaii also had issues at the free-throw line, connecting on 65% of their 40 attempts. They finished with an effective field goal percentage of 47.1% and recorded 12 offensive rebounds and 14 assists in the game.

Tar Heels Team Defense

Despite North Carolina’s defensive struggles, allowing 55 points on 59% shooting, they managed to limit their opponent’s three-point effectiveness, holding them to 7/22 from beyond the arc.

However, the Tar Heels sent their opponents to the line 34 times, where they converted 28 free throws. North Carolina also gave up 10 offensive rebounds in the game.

Rainbow Warriors Team Defense

Despite North Carolina’s defensive struggles, allowing 55 points on 59% shooting, they managed to limit the damage from beyond the arc. The Tar Heels held their opponent to 7/22 from three-point range, a 31% shooting performance.

North Carolina sent their opponent to the free-throw line 34 times, where they converted 28 attempts for 82%. The Tar Heels also gave up 10 offensive rebounds in the game.

Tar Heels vs Rainbow Warriors Trends

• North Carolina has played well in their previous 5 road games, going 3-2 straight up. In this stretch, they averaged 76 points per game while allowing 74. The team also performed well vs the spread at 3-2.
• Across the Rainbow Warriors last ten home games, the team averaged 69 points per game while allowing 72. Their record vs the spread in these contests was 3-7, while going 3-7 straight-up.
• Going back to their previous five games as the underdog, Hawaii has an ATS mark of 1-4 while going 1-4 straight up.
• Although the Tar Heels have a strong straight up record in their last three games as the betting favorite, they have not done as well vs the spread going 1-2.

Tar Heels vs Rainbow Warriors Prediction

Coming in as the underdogs at +15.5, we have the Rainbow Warriors as the way to go on the point spread. Not only do we have them covering, but our projections show they have a good one of winning this one straight-up, if you’re looking for a higher payout on the moneyline.

As for the over/under, the the line is currently at 153, and our model projects the Tar Heels and Rainbow Warriors to reach a combined total of 145 points. Our bet is on taking the under.

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