{"id":45170,"date":"2011-11-04T14:58:04","date_gmt":"2011-11-04T21:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.capperspicks.com\/blog\/?p=45170"},"modified":"2011-11-04T15:02:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-04T22:02:24","slug":"2011-north-carolina-tar-heels-season-preview-odds-predictions-41111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/ncaa-basketball\/2011-north-carolina-tar-heels-season-preview-odds-predictions-41111\/","title":{"rendered":"NCAA Basketball Season Preview:  North Carolina Tar Heels (ACC)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>2011 CBB Predictions &#038; Gambling Preview: &#8211; North Carolina Tar Heels (ACC)<\/h2>\n<p>There isn&#8217;t a poll I have seen that doesn&#8217;t have North Carolina at the very top. \u00a0It is difficult to argue with that positioning too because even though there are some other very talented teams out there, this one is primarily relying on experienced players who have shown that they are very good at the collegiate level already. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0There isn&#8217;t just one star, there is a constellation.<\/p>\n<p>The only thing that worries me is that they Tar Heels aren&#8217;t as deep in the backcourt as they have been in the past. \u00a0Against teams with size, if not talent, up front they may struggle if their guards are outplayed. \u00a0There aren&#8217;t too many teams out there like that so folks in Chapel Hill shouldn&#8217;t be too worried. \u00a0There hasn&#8217;t been a preseason favourite like this in a few seasons.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additions<\/strong><br \/>\nPJ Hairston &#8211;<em>\u00a0if he really is a great shooter he is exactly what the team needs.<\/em><br \/>\nJames McAdoo &#8211;\u00a0<em>on any other team he would start right away at forward.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Subtractions<\/strong><br \/>\nNone worth mentioning<\/p>\n<p><strong>Key Players<\/strong><br \/>\nHarrison Barnes &#8211; Maybe the best player in the country.<br \/>\nTyler Zeller &#8211; A true big man, rare in the college game.  [soliloquy id=&#8221;82219&#8243;]<br \/>\nJohn Henson &#8211; Slim rebounding machine and shot blocker.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Strengths<\/strong><br \/>\nArguably the best frontcourt in the nation. \u00a0Most preseason All ACC teams have Barnes, Zeller and Henson on them, and the great thing about each is that they are complimentary players. \u00a0Henson has great length that he uses on the boards and to block shots; Zeller can score in a variety of ways; and Barnes is a fantastic wing player who can stuff a stat sheet. \u00a0These guys have already had a year to figure out how to play with each other and should be special this year.  <\/p>\n<p><strong>Weaknesses\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nHard to find a big weakness on this team with so much talent coming back. \u00a0The one thing they are missing is great 3 point shooting. \u00a0They have a couple of guys, including newcomer Hairston who are supposed to be great shooters but we will have to see if the reputations are eventually backed by the numbers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Post Season\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Anything less than the final four will be a huge disappointment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Championship Odds<\/strong> 7\/2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Projected wins<\/strong> 30+<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"NCAA Basketball Gambling\" href=\"\/ncaab\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>NCAA Basketball gambling<\/strong><\/a> season is right around the corner and we&#8217;ve got your back with tons of great\u00a0<a title=\"College Basketball Handicapping\" href=\"\/blog\/category\/ncaa-basketball\/\" target=\"_self\"><strong>college basketball handicapping<\/strong><\/a> articles to help you become the best basketball betting expert on your block in the 2011\/12 NCAA Hoops season and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Quick article by The Wiesguy detailing the North Carolina Tar Heels 2011 Season win total odds for over under NCAA Basketball betting futures and a season wins prediction\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":24374,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1415],"tags":[52841,52882,38898,5364,37392,21162,2487,38899,38900,16249,38903,52883,36135],"class_list":["post-45170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ncaa-basketball","tag-2011-college-basketball-odds","tag-2011-tar-heels-season-win-total-odds","tag-acc-conference-odds","tag-college-basketball-futures","tag-ncaa-basketball-future-odds","tag-ncaa-basketball-predictions","tag-north-carolina-tar-heels","tag-north-carolina-tar-heels-betting-odds","tag-north-carolina-tar-heels-predictions","tag-tar-heels-odds","tag-tar-heels-odds-to-win-ncaa-basketball-title","tag-tar-heels-wins-2011","tag-win-total-projection"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/180"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45170"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45354,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45170\/revisions\/45354"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24374"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}