One of the great rivalries in college basketball renews on Saturday when the No. 9 Duke Blue Devils take on the North Carolina Tar Heels at 6 p.m. ET. Duke is favored by three points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the Over-Under is set at 151.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before making any Duke vs. North Carolina picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The model knows Duke is a tremendous team on offense and defense. The Blue Devils are shooting 36.2 percent from 3-point range and 55.0 percent on 2-point attempts, with a stellar turnover rate of 15.1 percent. Duke is snatching 31.5 percent of available offensive rebounds, and the Blue Devils are assisting on 58.6 percent of field goals. On defense, Duke leads the entire country in free-throw rate allowed, with a top-20 national mark in shooting efficiency allowed and above-average marks in block rate and steal rate.

The model also knows North Carolina has a potent offense. The Tar Heels are making almost 39 percent of 3-point shots, No. 15 in the country, and North Carolina is burying 76 percent of free-throw attempts. UNC is above-average in ball security and offensive rebound rate, and Duke is below-average in turnover rate and defensive rebound rate on defense. The Tar Heels are No. 3 in the ACC in defensive efficiency, with top-tier defensive rebounding and elite free-throw prevention.

Now, it has set its sights on Duke vs. North Carolina. We can tell you the model is leaning under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in over 60 percent of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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