The Notre Dame Fighting Irish (12-17, 7-11 ACC) and seventh-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels (23-6, 15-3 ACC) meet in a key matchup on Tuesday. The Fighting Irish have won two in a row and five of six, while the Tar Heels have won four straight.

Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. ET at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. The latest Notre Dame vs. North Carolina odds from SportsLine consensus list the Tar Heels as 16-point favorites, while the over/under for total points is 138. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.) 

Before making any Notre Dame 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 enters Week 18 of the 2023-24 season on a 141-100 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. It is also off to a sizzling 26-17 start on top-rated spread picks this season. Anyone following has seen HUGE returns!

The model knows senior guard R.J. Davis, who has started all 29 games for the Tar Heels this season, has been on a roll. He has reached double-digit scoring in 28 games, including 26 in a row, and scored a season-high 42 in a 75-71 win against Miami on Feb. 26. He followed that up with a 14-point, seven-rebound and five-assist effort in a 79-70 win over North Carolina State on Saturday.

It is also aware freshman guard Markus Burton continues his impressive play for the Fighting Irish. In Saturday's 69-62 win over Clemson, Burton poured in 21 points, while adding six rebounds and four assists. He had 31 points, four steals, three rebounds and three assists in a 70-65 victory over Wake Forest on Feb. 27.

Now, it has simulated Notre Dame vs. North Carolina 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over the total and it also says one side of the spread hits 60% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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