The No. 20 North Carolina Tar Heels will host the No. 10 Alabama Crimson Tide on Wednesday night as part of the 2024 SEC/ACC Challenge. North Carolina is off to a 4-3 start and is coming off back-to-back Maui Invitational losses to Auburn and Michigan State while Alabama is 6-2 and is also coming off a holiday tournament loss to Oregon in Las Vegas. These programs met in the Sweet 16 last season, with the Crimson Tide nipping the Tar Heels 89-87 on their way to a Final Four appearance.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7:15 p.m. ET at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Tar Heels are 1.5-point favorites in the latest North Carolina vs. Alabama odds from SportsLine consensus, while the over/under for total points scored is 175.5. Before entering any Alabama vs. North Carolina picks, you'll want to see the NCAA basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.