CBS NCAA Basketball Odds: North Carolina vs Kentucky

By JoeDuffy.net Administrator

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The North Carolina Tar Heels and the Kentucky Wildcats will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Rupp Arena.

Odds aren’t yet posted for this game, so check back later for the opening line and total.

Ed Davis dropped 22 points and grabbed six rebounds to lead North Carolina past Michigan State 89-82 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Tuesday night.

North Carolina covered as 2-point home favorites, while the teams played OVER the 154-point total listed by oddsmakers.

Current streak:
North Carolina has won 3 straight games.
Kentucky has won 7 straight games.

Team records:
North Carolina: 7-1 SU, 2-4 ATS
Kentucky: 7-0 SU, 2-3 ATS

North Carolina most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 3-6
After playing Michigan State are 5-2
After a win are 9-1

Kentucky most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Connecticut are 1-0
After playing UNC Asheville are 1-1
After a win are 7-3

A few trends to consider:
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Kentucky
North Carolina is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Kentucky
North Carolina is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
North Carolina is 23-2 SU in its last 25 games on the road
Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
Kentucky is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
Kentucky is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina
Kentucky is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina

Next up:
North Carolina home to Presbyterian, Saturday, December 12
Kentucky at Connecticut, Wednesday, December 9