Monday, May 21st, 2012
The North Carolina Tar Heels from the ACC conference will play a visit to the Kentucky Wildcats from the SEC conference in an NCAA college basketball game on Saturday afternoon.
Tip off time from Kentucky is scheduled for 12PM Eastern Time and you can watch this college basketball game live on CBS television.
The point spread opened up in this college basketball contest with the home team Kentucky Wildcats lined as a -5 point betting favorite with an over under of 147 points.
Early money from the NCAA college basketball bettors has landed on the home team as the Kentucky Wildcats are now favored by -6 ½ points.
The total has flown towards to the over as the game is now lined at 152 points.
Kentucky Wildcats money line supporters will lay –280 odds with the road underdog North Carolina Tar Heels bringing back +240 odds to win straight up with no need for points on their side.
These two storied NCAA college basketball programs last me in the NCAA tournament last year and it was the Kentucky Wildcats with the 76-69 victory against the North Carolina Tar Heels as a -1 ½ point betting favorite.
The over under landed under the closing line of 146 points.
Kentucky shot the ball very well in the win hitting on 48.2% from the field and 54.5% from the three point line.
Brandon Knight had 22 points for the Wildcats in the win. The team had five players in double digit scoring.
North Carolina went ice cold from three as the Tar Heels made just 3 of 16 from beyond the arc in defeat.
Harrison Barnes had 18 points but just went 2 of 9 from three.
Tyler Zeller scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds.
North Carolina did not get much support beyond those two scoring wise.
The Tar Heels travels to Kentucky with a record of 6-1 on the season. The team is 1-0 on the road.
The team averages 84 points and game while hitting on 49.3% from the field and 41.1% from the three point line.
On defense the Tar Heels allow 69 points with 38.3% shooting. Opponents hit on 31.2% from three against them.
After a 10 point loss in Las Vegas to UNLV last Saturday night the team bounced back with the 60-57 home win against the Wisconsin Badgers 60-57 as a -7 point favorite.
The over under came in at under the closing line of 137 points.
The team shot 42.2% from the field and hit on 3 of 9 from three in the win. North Carolina was solid on the glass as they outrebounded Wisconsin by a 39-26 margin.
Harrison Barnes led North Carolina with 20 points and 6 of 12 shooting.
Tyler Zeller scored 12 points and was a perfect 6 of 6 from the line.
John Henson came through with 17 big rebounds in victory.
They held Wisconsin to just 35.9% shooting from the floor and 8 of 28 from three.
The Kentucky Wildcats enters this huge test against North Carolina with a record of 7-0 on the season. The club is 4-0 at home.
The Wildcats average 83 points and 49.5% from the field with 39.6% shooting from three.
On defense opponents average 54 points and 31.3% shooting against Kentucky with 27.2% from three.
The team has a notable 10 point win on a neutral court against Kansas as a -6 ½ point favorite on the year.
Kentucky is coming off the 81-59 win on Thursday night to the St Johns Red Storm from the Big East conference as a -24 point betting favorite.
The total came in at under the closing line of 143 points.
Kentucky survived 40.6% from the floor and made 5 of 16 from three.
It was a good rebounding effort by the Wildcats as they outrebounded the Red Storm by 10 boards.
Terrance Jones led Kentucky with 26 points on 7 of 12 from the field and 11 of 16 from the free throw line.
Doron Lamb had 16 points on 6 of 11 from the floor.
Anthony Davis was stout on the boards as he pulled down 15 rebounds with 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting.
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