North Carolina has now formulated a winning streak. They took down Georgia Tech in their first ACC win by two points snapping a four-game slide that the team has been on starting in the second round of the Maui Invitational.
After they took down Georgia Tech, they finally won a game with ease, beating La Salle handily. Now, North Carolina faces off against another top-10 opponent as Florida rose to No. 7 in the AP Poll that was released on Monday.
The Jumpman Invitational is a contest between the four teams that are sponsored by the Jordan Brand which also include Michigan and Oklahoma, who will face off Wednesday in a top-25 showdown.
The Tar Heels are 1-4 against teams currently ranked inside the top 25 on the AP Poll and have plenty of tough-game experience this season.
That should bode well as they look toward an undefeated Florida team in the Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte, North Carolina, not far from home in Chapel Hill.
What channel is North Carolina vs. Florida on today? Time, TV schedule
TV Channel: ESPN
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Where to watch UNC vs. Florida on live stream
Watch UNC vs. Florida live on Fubo (free trial)
UNC vs. Florida prediction, picks, odds
A 1-4 record against teams that match up on paper with the caliber of Florida is not good odds. I have also thought that the Tar Heels would take down Michigan State and Alabama and have been sorely wrong on both occasions.
However, I am back, and so is Carolina basketball. Cade Tyson is finally shooting the ball, and this could be the game in which RJ Davis finds his three-point shot. UNC wins by five, 86-81.
All College Basketball Odds via BetMGM.
SPREAD: North Carolina +3.5
MONEYLINE: North Carolina +145, Florida -175
O/U TOTAL: 166.5 total points
Tar Heels full schedule
Oct. 12: Blue-White Scrimmage (Blue 62, White 53)
Oct. 15: Exhibition @ Memphis (W, 84-76)
Oct. 27: Exhibition vs. Johnson C. Smith (W, 127-63)
Nov. 4: vs. Elon (W, 90-76) (1-0, 0-0)
Nov. 8: at Kansas (L, 92-89) (1-1, 0-0)
Nov. 15: vs. American University (W, 108-55) (2-1, 0-0)
Nov. 22: at Hawaii (W, 87-69) (3-1, 0-0)
Nov. 25: vs. Dayton, Maui Invitational (W, 92-90) (4-1, 0-0)
Nov. 26: vs. Auburn, Maui Invitational (L, 85-72) (4-2, 0-0)
Nov. 27: vs. Michigan State, Maui Invitational (L, 94-90 OT) (4-3, 0-0)
Dec. 4: vs. Alabama, SEC/ACC Challenge (L, 94-79) (4-4, 0-0)
Dec. 7: vs. Georgia Tech (W, 68-65) (5-4, 1-0)
Dec. 14: vs. La Salle (W, 93-67) (6-4, 1-0)
Dec. 17: vs. Florida, Jumpman Invitational
Dec. 21: vs. UCLA, CBS Sports Classic
Dec. 29: vs. Campbell
Jan. 1: at Louisville
Jan. 4: at Notre Dame
Jan. 7: vs. SMU
Jan. 11: at NC State
Jan. 15: vs. California
Jan. 18: vs. Stanford
Jan. 21: at Wake Forest
Jan. 25: vs. Boston College
Jan. 28: at Pitt
Feb. 1: at Duke
Feb. 8: vs. Pitt
Feb. 10: at Clemson
Feb. 15: at Syracuse
Feb. 19: vs. NC State
Feb. 22: vs. Virginia
Feb. 24: at Florida State
March 1: vs. Miami (FL)
March 4: at Virginia Tech
March 8: vs. Duke
March 11-15: ACC Tournament (Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC)
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