Wofford Terriers at North Carolina Tar Heels
CHAPEL HILL (Interstat) — Wofford will visit North Carolina in a men’s NCAA Division I basketball game on Friday at Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Terriers enter at 0-1, while the Tar Heels are 1-0.
Wofford will look to bounce back after a 90-59 loss at Tennessee in its last game. Evan Ramsey, a player to watch for the Terriers, finished with eight points, 10 rebounds, two assists and two blocks in 22 minutes. Ramsey’s 10 rebounds were a team high in the loss. Cam Lowe added 14 points, four rebounds and one assist in 27 minutes, and Chace Watley contributed seven points, five rebounds and one assist in 31 minutes.
North Carolina is coming off an 80-72 home win against Western Carolina in its most recent game. Matt Able, a player to watch for the Tar Heels, scored 18 points and added three rebounds and two assists in 25 minutes. Able’s 18 points were a team high in the win. Neo Avdalas had 13 points, seven rebounds and four assists in 30 minutes, while Terrence Brown added 14 points, five rebounds and two assists in 29 minutes.
The matchup at Dean Smith Center gives Wofford an early road test against North Carolina. The Tar Heels will seek to protect their home court and build on their opening victory. Wofford’s recent result came on the road against Tennessee, while North Carolina’s most recent game was at home against Western Carolina. Both teams will look to establish pace and control the paint in the first meeting of the season.
Wofford’s upcoming schedule includes home games against Allen and Voorhees, road games at Queens (NC), Charleston Southern, Purdue Fort Wayne, La Salle and Mercer, and home contests against Winthrop, Queens (NC) and Georgia Southern. North Carolina’s upcoming slate features home games against Wyoming, Georgia, Marshall, Monmouth, Arkansas and Butler, a game against West Virginia in Charlotte, a game against Kentucky in New York, and road games at Georgetown and North Carolina State in Greensboro.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Wofford 78, North Carolina 76. Interstat’s ELO system projects North Carolina with a 97 percent probability to win. North Carolina has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -21.5. The over/under for this game is 156.