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No. 18 North Carolina @ No. 6 Purdue

Current Records: North Carolina 3-0; Purdue 3-0

What to Know

The #18 North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the #6 Purdue Boilermakers at 4 p.m. ET Saturday at Mohegan Sun Arena. Both teams have set a high bar for this game after stand-out offensive performances in their previous games.

UNC strolled past the College of Charleston Cougars with points to spare on Tuesday, taking the game 94-83. The Tar Heels can attribute much of their success to forward Armando Bacot, who posted a double-double on 24 points and 12 rebounds along with six blocks.

Meanwhile, the sound you heard on Tuesday was the absolute smackdown Purdue laid on the Wright State Raiders. The Boilermakers can attribute much of their success to forward Trevion Williams, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and 13 boards, and center Zach Edey, who dropped a double-double on 18 points and 12 boards.

UNC is expected to lose this next one by 7.5. Those sticking with them against the spread have guts, to put it politely, as the squad has let down bettors in all their past three games.

The wins brought UNC up to 3-0 and Purdue to 3-0. A couple offensive numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: The Tar Heels enter the matchup with a 52.80% field goal percentage, good for 16th best in college basketball. The Boilermakers have displayed some offensive firepower of their own as they rank fifth in college basketball when it comes to points per game, with 94.7 on average.

How To Watch

  • When: Saturday at 4 p.m. ET
  • Where: Mohegan Sun Arena -- Uncasville, Connecticut
  • TV: ESPNews
  • Follow: CBS Sports App

Odds

The Boilermakers are a big 7.5-point favorite against the Tar Heels, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The line has drifted a bit towards the Boilermakers, as the game opened with the Boilermakers as a 6-point favorite.

Over/Under: -112

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Series History

This is the first time these teams have played each other within the last six years.

Injury Report for Purdue

  • Mason Gillis: Out (Suspension)
  • Trey Kaufman-Renn: Out for the Season (Not Injury Related)
  • Brian Waddell: Out for the Season (Knee)

Injury Report for North Carolina

  • Puff Johnson: Game-Time Decision (Hip)