Georgetown vs North Carolina Prediction, Picks & Odds for Tonight’s College Basketball Game

The No. 16 North Carolina Tar Heels return home to the Smith Center for a Sunday matchup with the visiting Georgetown Hoyas.

UNC picked up a three-point win over Kentucky on Tuesday to bounce back from a disappointing showing in a 16-point loss to Michigan State.

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See why I’m bullish on the Tar Heels offense getting back on track with my Georgetown vs. North Carolina predictions and college basketball picks for Sunday, December 7.

Georgetown vs North Carolina prediction

Georgetown vs North Carolina best bet: North Carolina Team Total Over 80.5 (-115)

The Georgetown Hoyas aren’t a pushover team, sitting with a 6-2 record in Ed Cooley’s third season in charge. The offense has paved the way for wins over Clemson (79-74) and Maryland (70-60), but the defense hasn’t been up to par and may not travel well in a difficult matchup.

The Hoyas check in at 117th in adjusted defensive efficiency (per KenPom), surrendering 74 ppg. They don’t rebound particularly well and foul far too often (334th in opponent free throws per game at 18.5), and the personnel isn’t comprised of defensive stoppers.

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Caleb Wilson (19.3 ppg) and Henri Veesaar (16 ppg) should be able to feast in the paint against a team that has only one rotational player averaging 20 minutes per game standing above 6-foot-7. Center Vincent Iwuchukwu is out for this contest, and his paint presence will be missed against a North Carolina Tar Heels team that lives at the rim (eighth in near-proximity attempt rate, per Haslametrics).

Hubert Davis’ squad has been more potent at home, scoring 87+ points in four of their five games at the Smith Center. Included in there is an 87-point showing against a Kansas team ranked 11th in adjusted defensive efficiency.

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North Carolina isn’t known as a shooting team, hitting 31.7% from downtown. That concern is mitigated against a poor Georgetown defense, so the Tar Heels should like their chances…

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