North Carolina may be the top-ranked team in the country, but the 5-1 Tar Heels suffered their first loss of the season in the second round of the Phil Knight Invitational on Friday. They try to finish on a high note with a win in the tournament's third-place game against No. 18 Alabama (5-1) on Sunday. The Crimson Tide also took their first loss of the year on Friday, but could erase that memory with a win against a team that played for a national championship last season. 

Tip-off from Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Portland, Oregon, is set for 3:30 p.m. ET. The Crimson Tide are favored by two points in the latest Alabama vs. North Carolina odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over/under is set at 155. Before you make any North Carolina vs. Alabama picks and predictions, you HAVE to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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