Dean E. Smith Center · at North Carolina
#16KUKansas AP #1974final
Final
#44UNCNorth Carolina AP #2587▲ winner
Closing lineUNC -2.5✓ UNC covered by 10.5
Closing total159.5Over by 1.5
Season records: Kansas and North Carolina
KUThis seasonUNC
1-0Record1-0
1-0ATS1-0
0-1O/U0-1

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model before tip-off: KU 77–76 UNC · ✗ KU (56%) lost
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Box score

Score by half
1H2HT
KU373774
UNC295887

1st half: KU 37, UNC 29 (KU by 8). The model had KU by 1.2 and a total of 71.6 (actual 66).

Team stats

KUUNC
26-58 45%Field goals34-66 52%
12-25 48%3-pointers8-27 30%
10-15 67%Free throws11-17 65%
27 7 offRebounds39 16 off
14Assists16
6Steals9
3Blocks2
14Turnovers11
18Fouls15
20Points in paint48
6Fast-break points14

Players

KUMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Flory Bidunga F368724-90-0
Melvin Council Jr. G336272-110-4
Darryn Peterson G2822338-143-5
Tre White G2410203-61-4
Kohl Rosario G207002-42-4
Bench
Elmarko Jackson G196312-51-1
Bryson Tiller F1512204-54-4
Jayden Dawson G103111-31-2
Jamari McDowell G90200-10-1
Paul Mbiya C30000-00-0
Samis Calderon F30100-00-0

Did not play: Corbin Allen, Nginyu Ngala, Will Thengvall, Justin Cross, Wilder Evers

UNCMINPTSREBASTFG3P
Henri Veesaar C3820448-122-5
Seth Trimble G3617837-170-5
Kyan Evans G3212235-112-7
Caleb Wilson F3124749-110-1
Jarin Stevenson F233611-31-3
Bench
Luka Bogavac G195312-61-3
Derek Dixon G80100-00-0
Zayden High F73201-21-1
Jonathan Powell G63001-41-2

Did not play: Jaydon Young, Evan Smith, James Brown, Ivan Matlekovic, John Holbrook, Isaiah Denis, Elijah Davis

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Market

Open → close
Spread
1 pt toward UNC
Total
Up 6 since the open
Moneyline
KU +130 · UNC -150
Line movement
Opening and closing line · tap a dot
Opened UNC -1.5 · closed UNC -2.5 · moved 1 toward UNCmodel KU -1.5
Opened 153.5 · closed 159.5 · moved 6 upmodel 153
Openline modelTip-off

Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edgeResult
SpreadUNC -2.5KU -1.6KU +4.1L UNC covered
Total159.5152.9Under 6.6L Over
Projected score—KU 77.3 · UNC 75.7

1st-half model

ModelActual
1H spreadKU -1.2KU -8.0
1H total71.666
1H projected scoreKU 36.4 · UNC 35.2KU 37 · UNC 29

Kansas

1-0 overall · 0-0 in conference · Big 12 Conference

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North Carolina

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