The 19th-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the Loyola-Maryland Greyhounds at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday at Dean E. Smith Center. Hubert Davis begins his reign as head coach for the Tar Heels after being an assistant under Roy Williams for nine years. North Carolina finished last season with an 18-11 overall record, while Loyola-Maryland was just 6-11 overall and 4-10 in conference play.
The Tar Heels are favored by 24.5-points in the latest North Carolina vs. Loyola-Maryland odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 150. Before entering any Loyola-Maryland vs. North Carolina picks, you’ll want to see the college basketball predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
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Now, the model has set its sights on North Carolina vs. Loyola-Maryland. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for North Carolina vs. Loyola-Maryland:
- UNC vs. Loyola-Maryland spread: North Carolina -24.5
- UNC vs. Loyola-Maryland over-under: 150 points
Featured Game | North Carolina Tar Heels vs. Loyola-Maryland Greyhounds
What you need to know about North Carolina
The Tar Heels went 18-11 last year and made a brief appearance in the NCAA tournament before losing 85-62 to the Wisconsin Badgers in the first round. North Carolina returns a number of veteran players, including Armando Bacot. Bacot led the Tar Heels in points (12.3) and rebounds (7.8) in 2020-21.
Guard Caleb Love also returns to the lineup for the Tar Heels this season. Love averaged 10.5 points, 3.6 assists and 2.6 rebounds per game last season. The Tar Heels have won 12 of their last 13 games at home. UNC has also won 14 of its last 18 games played on a Tuesday.
What you need to know about Loyola-Maryland
Loyola-Maryland struggled last season, finishing with a 6-11 overall record. Senior Jaylin Andrews returns to a Loyola-Maryland lineup that averaged 72.1 points per game last season. Andrews averaged 11.6 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.2 assists in 2020-21. He knocked down 44.8 percent of his field goals last season, and he’ll be a major factor in Loyola-Maryland’s offensive game plan on Tuesday.
Loyola-Maryland has lost each of its last 16 games against an opponent from the ACC. However, the Greyhounds are 5-1 against the spread in their last six games played in November.
How to make North Carolina vs. Loyola-Maryland picks
The model has simulated UNC vs. Loyola-Maryland 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning under, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 70 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
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