Overview
- Tipoff is 2:15 p.m. EST in Dallas, with North Carolina entering at 13-1 (1-0 ACC) and SMU at 11-2 with a 9-0 home record.
- UNC has held 14 straight opponents under 75 points, its best season-opening run in that category since the 1981–82 title team.
- SMU averages 91.1 points per game and features guards Boopie (Kevin) Miller (about 19.9 ppg, 7.1 apg) and Jaron Pierre Jr. (18.7 ppg), with BJ Edwards owning two triple-doubles.
- Caleb Wilson leads UNC after a 22-point, 16-rebound outing in the ACC opener, with Seth Trimble emerging as a two-way factor and drawing the key matchup with Miller.
- Moody Coliseum’s home edge is reflected in slight model lean toward SMU, including ESPN BPI at 54.4% and Polymarket around 51%.