Kentucky vs. North Carolina odds, line, spread: Proven model reveals college basketball picks for Dec. 16, 2023

The No. 9 North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the No. 17 Kentucky Wildcats in a matchup of blue blood programs on Saturday on CBS and Paramount+. It's part of the 2023 CBS Sports Classic, with both teams entering in at 7-2. UNC owns the 22-17 edge in the all-time series, but Kentucky won the last meeting, 98-69, in 2021. You can stream the game on Paramount+.

Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. ET at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. The latest North Carolina vs. Kentucky odds from SportsLine consensus list the Tar Heels as 1.5-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is 164. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.) Saturday's game can be seen live on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+, which you can get for free for the first week.

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Before making any Kentucky vs. North Carolina picks or any other college basketball predictions, you NEED to see what the SportsLine Projection Model has to say.

The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It entered Week 6 of the 2023-24 season on a 99-62 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $2,000 for $100 players. It is also off to an 11-3 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

Now, it has simulated North Carolina vs. Kentucky 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under and it also says one side of the spread hits more than 70% of the time. You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in your own picks. And don't forget you may be able to stream the game on Paramount+ on ANY DEVICE!

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