3/28/2024 North Carolina v. Alabama Game Preview
NCAA Tournament
crypto.com Arena
Los Angeles, California
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North Carolina vs. Alabama Prediction: Odds, Spread & Insights - NCAA Tournament Sweet 16
This Sweet 16 matchup features the No. 1 seed North Carolina Tar Heels (29-7) playing against the No. 4 seed Alabama Crimson Tide (23-11) on Thursday at Crypto.com Arena. It tips off at 9:39 PM, with the winner moving on to the West Region bracket final.
Against the Crimson Tide, the Tar Heels are currently 4.5-point favorites. The game's point total has been set at 174.5 by sportsbooks.
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North Carolina vs. Alabama game info
- Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024
- Time: 9:39 PM ET
- How to Watch on TV: CBS
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- Location: Los Angeles, California
- Venue: Crypto.com Arena
- Spread: North Carolina -4.5
- Moneylines: North Carolina -200, Alabama +165
- Total: 174.5
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Prediction: Who will win the North Carolina vs. Alabama game?
- Prediction: North Carolina 82, Alabama 80
- Pick ATS: Alabama (+4.5)
- Pick OU: Under (174.5)
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North Carolina vs. Alabama betting insights
- North Carolina has won 21 games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 14 times.
- The Tar Heels have covered the spread 15 times this season (15-11 ATS) when playing as at least 4.5-point favorites.
- Alabama is 19-14-0 ATS this year.
- The Crimson Tide have been an underdog by 4.5 points or more five times this year, and covered the spread in one of those games.
- North Carolina and its opponents have gone over 174.5 combined points in three of 35 games this season.
- Crimson Tide games this season have had a combined scoring total higher than 174.5 points in 15 of 33 outings.
- The two teams combine to score 172.5 points per game, 2.0 fewer points than this matchup's total.
March Madness History
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North Carolina vs. Alabama stat comparison
North Carolina Rank | North Carolina AVG | Alabama AVG | Alabama Rank | |
---|---|---|---|---|
68th | 76.2 | Points Scored | 81.8 | 7th |
204th | 70.9 | Points Allowed | 68.3 | 122nd |
8th | 39.5 | Rebounds | 44.6 | 1st |
83rd | 9.6 | Off. Rebounds | 11.5 | 7th |
210th | 7.1 | 3pt Made | 9.9 | 10th |
274th | 11.9 | Assists | 15 | 49th |
44th | 10.5 | Turnovers | 13.3 | 311th |
North Carolina top performers
- RJ Davis: 21.3 PTS, 1.2 STL, 43.6 FG%, 41.1 3PT% (113-for-275)
- Armando Bacot: 14.4 PTS, 10.2 REB, 1.4 BLK, 54.5 FG%, 40 3PT% (4-for-10)
- Ingram Harrison: 12.2 PTS, 8.8 REB, 1.4 STL, 43.1 FG%, 38.7 3PT% (63-for-163)
- Cormac Ryan: 11.3 PTS, 37.8 FG%, 34.3 3PT% (70-for-204)
- Elliot Cadeau: 7.3 PTS, 42.1 FG%, 16.7 3PT% (8-for-48)
Alabama top performers
- Mark Sears: 21.5 PTS, 1.7 STL, 50.7 FG%, 43.5 3PT% (83-for-191)
- Aaron Estrada: 13.2 PTS, 1.7 STL, 45.2 FG%, 30.8 3PT% (45-for-146)
- Grant Nelson: 11.4 PTS, 1.6 BLK, 48.5 FG%, 26.5 3PT% (27-for-102)
- Rylan Griffen: 11 PTS, 44.9 FG%, 37.6 3PT% (64-for-170)
- Latrell Wrightsell Jr.: 9 PTS, 1.1 STL, 44.7 FG%, 44.3 3PT% (66-for-149)
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2023-2024 Team Stats
GP | MPG | PPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | PF | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alabama | 37 | 40.2 | 90.1 | 30.7 | 64.5 | .476 | 11.2 | 29.9 | .373 | 17.6 | 22.8 | .772 | 11.4 | 25.2 | 36.6 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 11.7 | 19.8 |
North Carolina | 37 | 40.1 | 81.9 | 28.3 | 62.8 | .450 | 8.1 | 22.7 | .359 | 17.3 | 22.8 | .759 | 10.6 | 27.5 | 38.1 | 14.5 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 9.7 | 16.5 |
UA Opponents | 37 | 40.2 | 81.2 | 27.8 | 63.5 | .437 | 7.5 | 23.6 | .317 | 18.2 | 24.6 | .738 | 10.5 | 22.3 | 32.9 | 12.8 | 7.4 | 4.4 | 10.9 | 20.0 |
UNC Opponents | 37 | 40.2 | 70.5 | 25.3 | 61.6 | .410 | 7.1 | 22.1 | .321 | 12.9 | 17.4 | .739 | 7.1 | 22.8 | 29.9 | 10.1 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 9.9 | 18.6 |
Head to Head Since 2002-2003
Date | Away Team | Home Team | Score | Winner | Game Type | Venue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 27, 2022 | Alabama | North Carolina | 103 - 101 | Alabama | Non-Conference Tournament | Veterans Memorial Coliseum |
Nov 27, 2019 | Alabama | North Carolina | 67 - 76 | North Carolina | Non-Conference Tournament | Atlantis Resort |
2023-2024 Alabama Crimson Tide Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starters | M. Sears | A. Estrada | R. Griffen | N. Pringle | G. Nelson |
Rotation | L. Wrightsell, Jr. | S. Walters | J. Stevenson | ||
Lim PT | K. Spears | J. Quinerly | M. Dioubate | M. Wague | |
Lim PT | M. Scharnowski | ||||
Lim PT | D. Cosby, Jr. |
2023-2024 North Carolina Tar Heels Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Starters | E. Cadeau | R. Davis | C. Ryan | A. Bacot | H. Ingram |
Rotation | S. Trimble | J. Withers | |||
Lim PT | C. Lebo | P. Wojcik | J. Okonkwo | J. Washington | |
Lim PT | Z. High | ||||
Lim PT | D. Farris | ||||
Lim PT | R. Landry |
Alabama Crimson Tide Player Stats
# | Player | Pos | GP | MPG | PPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | PF |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Davin Cosby, Jr. | GF | 21 | 8.1 | 3.8 | 1.2 | 3.4 | .366 | 1.0 | 3.0 | .344 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .714 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
10 | Mouhamed Dioubate | F | 33 | 7.8 | 2.9 | 1.1 | 2.3 | .474 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .091 | 0.7 | 1.5 | .471 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 1.2 |
55 | Aaron Estrada | G | 37 | 30.9 | 13.4 | 5.3 | 11.9 | .449 | 1.4 | 4.3 | .312 | 1.4 | 1.6 | .847 | 1.6 | 3.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.0 |
3 | Rylan Griffen | F | 36 | 26.2 | 11.2 | 3.7 | 8.1 | .454 | 2.1 | 5.2 | .392 | 1.8 | 2.2 | .810 | 0.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 |
33 | Ward Harrell | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
2 | Grant Nelson | F | 37 | 25.6 | 11.9 | 3.9 | 8.0 | .488 | 0.8 | 3.0 | .273 | 3.3 | 4.1 | .813 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
0 | Kris Parker | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
23 | Nick Pringle | F | 34 | 18.4 | 6.8 | 2.5 | 4.1 | .623 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 1.8 | 3.2 | .556 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
34 | Jaden Quinerly | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
31 | Max Scharnowski | F | 12 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 1.000 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 |
1 | Mark Sears | G | 37 | 33.6 | 21.5 | 6.8 | 13.4 | .508 | 2.6 | 5.9 | .436 | 5.4 | 6.2 | .857 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
32 | Kai Spears | G | 11 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .400 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .500 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 1.000 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
15 | Jarin Stevenson | F | 37 | 16.6 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 4.3 | .418 | 0.9 | 2.7 | .317 | 0.8 | 1.2 | .689 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.7 |
11 | Mohamed Wague | C | 33 | 8.4 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 1.8 | .627 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .500 | 0.8 | 1.1 | .750 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.1 |
24 | Sam Walters | F | 37 | 12.3 | 5.4 | 1.7 | 4.1 | .427 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .394 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .825 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 1.4 |
12 | Latrell Wrightsell, Jr. | SG | 31 | 23.7 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 6.6 | .446 | 2.2 | 4.9 | .447 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.000 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.9 |
North Carolina Tar Heels Player Stats
# | Player | Pos | GP | MPG | PPG | FGM | FGA | FG% | 3PM | 3PA | 3P% | FTM | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | PF |
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5 | Armando Bacot | PF | 37 | 30.4 | 14.5 | 5.2 | 9.7 | .540 | 0.1 | 0.3 | .400 | 3.9 | 5.1 | .781 | 3.2 | 7.1 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 2.7 |
2 | Elliot Cadeau | G | 37 | 23.9 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 6.5 | .417 | 0.3 | 1.4 | .189 | 1.6 | 2.5 | .648 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
4 | R.J. Davis | SG | 37 | 34.9 | 21.2 | 7.0 | 16.4 | .428 | 3.1 | 7.7 | .398 | 4.1 | 4.7 | .873 | 0.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 1.8 |
34 | Duwe Farris | F | 9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .250 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
1 | Zayden High | SF | 23 | 4.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .316 | 0.0 | 0.3 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .667 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
55 | Harrison Ingram | F | 37 | 32.7 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 10.2 | .430 | 1.8 | 4.6 | .385 | 1.6 | 2.6 | .612 | 2.6 | 6.2 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
22 | Rob Landry | G | 7 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | .600 | 0.3 | 0.4 | .667 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
14 | Creighton Lebo | G | 10 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.4 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
32 | James Okonkwo | F | 14 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | .556 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.000 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
3 | Cormac Ryan | SG | 36 | 30.2 | 11.5 | 3.6 | 9.3 | .382 | 2.1 | 5.9 | .354 | 2.3 | 2.6 | .874 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 |
7 | Seth Trimble | G | 35 | 17.1 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 3.8 | .470 | 0.4 | 0.9 | .419 | 1.3 | 1.9 | .667 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
13 | Jalen Washington | C | 37 | 8.4 | 3.9 | 1.5 | 2.1 | .701 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .533 | 0.7 | 1.1 | .643 | 0.9 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
24 | Jae'Lyn Withers | SF | 37 | 12.5 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 2.7 | .535 | 0.1 | 0.5 | .200 | 1.2 | 1.6 | .780 | 1.0 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.4 |
8 | Paxson Wojcik | G | 32 | 8.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .340 | 0.2 | 0.9 | .233 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .706 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 |