No. 1 Kansas hosts No. 9 North Carolina after Davis' 24-point showing

Published Nov. 7, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

North Carolina Tar Heels (1-0) at Kansas Jayhawks (1-0)

Lawrence, Kansas; Friday, 7 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Jayhawks -7; over/under is 153

BOTTOM LINE: No. 9 North Carolina takes on No. 1 Kansas after RJ Davis scored 24 points in North Carolina's 90-76 win over the Elon Phoenix.

Kansas finished 23-11 overall a season ago while going 15-1 at home. The Jayhawks averaged 13.4 points off of turnovers, 8.9 second-chance points and 11.8 bench points last season.

North Carolina finished 8-2 on the road and 29-8 overall a season ago. The Tar Heels averaged 81.9 points per game while allowing opponents to score 70.5 last season.

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