The Pittsburgh Panthers host the North Carolina tar Heels in an important ACC showdown Thursday night. Kickoff from Heinz Field is set for 8 p.m. ET. The Panthers are four-point favorites and the over-under for total points scored is 49.5 in the latest North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh odds. 

Before making your North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh picks, you need to hear what SportsLine expert Emory Hunt has to say. Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a playing and coaching perspective.

This season, Hunt is an incredible 79-45 on his college football picks, returning a profit of $3,034 to $100 bettors. What's more, he has had a keen sense for the trajectories of these ACC. Hunt has posted an incredible record of 13-1 on against-the-spread picks involving the Tar Heels or Panthers! over the past two seasons! Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP!

Now, he has locked in on North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh from every angle. We can tell you Hunt is leaning Over, but his MUCH stronger play is on the spread. Hunt has found a critical factor that has him going BIG on one side of the spread! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in your own picks.

Who wins North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh? And what critical factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the North Carolina vs. Pittsburgh spread you need to jump on Thursday, all from the top expert who's hitting 93 percent of his spread picks involving these teams!