An ACC battle is on tap between the No. 6 Virginia Cavaliers and the North Carolina Tar Heels at 6 p.m. ET on Saturday at the Dean E. Smith Center. Virginia picked up a 65-58 win against North Carolina last month and is tied for first place in the loss column of the ACC standings. The Tar Heels are favored by 3 points in the latest Virginia vs. North Carolina odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 130.5. 

Before you make any North Carolina vs. Virginia picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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Now, it has simulated Virginia vs. North Carolina 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Over, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 60% of simulations. You absolutely need to see it before locking in your own picks.

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