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Virginia Cavaliers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels
The fans at Dean E. Smith Center will be treated to a game between the Virginia Cavaliers and the North Carolina Tar Heels when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Tar Heels as -6.5-point favorites versus the Cavaliers, while the game's total opened at 132.5.
North Carolina lost its last outing, a 78-73 result against Fighting Irish on January 05. They failed to cover in that game as a -1.5-point favorite.
In their last action, Virginia was a 75-65 winner on the road against Tigers. They covered the +3-point spread as underdogs.
Virginia:
Team record: 9-5 SU,6-8 ATS
Virginia is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Virginia is 13-5 SU in its last 18 games on the road
Virginia is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina
North Carolina:
Team record: 10-4 SU,5-9 ATS
North Carolina is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games at home
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of North Carolina's last 5 games at home
Next up:
Virginia home to Virginia Tech Wednesday, January 12
North Carolina home to Georgia Tech Saturday, January 15