The opening week of the 2024-25 college basketball season continues into the weekend and Friday features a top-10 matchup, including the No. 1 team in the country in action, for Kansas vs. North Carolina at Kansas's Allen Fieldhouse. The No. 1 Kansas Jayhawks went 23-11 last season before losing in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels went 29-8 and lost in the Sweet 16. Kansas had the No. 3 ranked transfer portal acquisitions in the country, according to 247Sports.com, highlighted by small forward Rylan Griffen from Alabama.

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET on Friday at Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas. Kansas is an 8-point favorite in the latest North Carolina vs. Kansas odds, while the over/under for total points is 160.5, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Kansas vs. North Carolina picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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The model has simulated Kansas vs. North Carolina 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it also says one of the spread hits over 60% of the time!

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