Former Vegas bookmaker has strong pick for North Carolina vs. Auburn Sweet 16 showdown

The top-seed North Carolina Tar Heels collide with the 5-seed Auburn Tigers in the Sweet 16 of the 2019 NCAA Tournament on Friday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:29 p.m. ET.

The Tar Heels (29-6) routed No. 9 Washington, 81-59, in the second round while the Tigers (28-9) blitzed No. 4 seed Kansas, 89-75. North Carolina is favored by 5.5, while the Over-Under for total points scored is 163.5. 

Before you make any kind of pick on this matchup, you need to see what legendary Vegas bookmaker Micah Roberts has to say. The former Las Vegas sportsbook director has been rock-solid with his SportsLine college basketball selections, entering the Sweet 16 on a 15-7 run on against the spread picks. He's also nailed four straight spread picks involving Auburn, and anyone who has followed him is WAY up.

We can tell you Roberts is leaning Under, but he has also identified the critical x-factor that makes one side of the spread a must-back. You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before making any picks of your own. 

So who wins North Carolina vs. Auburn? And which critical x-factor makes one side a must-back? ... Join SportsLine now to find out which side of the North Carolina-Auburn spread you should be all over, all from the Vegas legend who's 15-7 on his last 22 ATS picks!