North Carolina vs. Miami prediction, odds, time: 2026 college basketball picks from proven model

ACC squads with matching conference records will collide on Tuesday’s college basketball schedule as the North Carolina Tar Heels visit the Miami Hurricanes. No. 11 UNC (19-4, 7-3 ACC) is on a five-game win streak, with the most recent of those being when it knocked off Duke, 71-68, on a last-second shot on Saturday. Miami (18-5, 7-3 ACC) has won three of its last four and is coming off a Saturday victory over Boston College, 74-68. The Tar Heels are 25-10, all-time, versus the Canes.

Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET from the Watsco Center in Coral Gables, Fla. The Tar Heels are 1.5-point favorites per the latest Miami vs. North Carolina odds from DraftKings Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points scored is 156.5. Before making any North Carolina vs. Miami picks, check out the men’s college basketball predictions and betting advice from the SportsLine Projection Model.

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The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every college basketball game 10,000 times and it enters Week 15 on a sizzling 11-1 run on its top-rated over/under college basketball picks dating back to last season, and is on an 11-5 run on top-rated CBB side picks. Anyone following its college basketball betting advice at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen strong returns.

Now, the model has simulated Miami vs. North Carolina 10,000 times and just revealed its coveted men’s college basketball picks and betting predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s picks. Here are several men’s college basketball odds and men’s college basketball betting lines for North Carolina vs. Miami:

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How to make North Carolina vs. Miami picks

SportsLine’s model has simulated Miami vs. North Carolina 10,000 times and is going Over on the total (156.5 points). These teams have trended to the Over recently with four straight Miami games clearing the total, and eight of the past nine UNC games also going Over. This time around the model is projecting 158 combined points as the Over hits more than 50% of the time.

The model also says one side of the spread hits 60% of the time. You can only see that pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Miami vs. UNC, and which side of the spread hits 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the UNC vs. Miami spread to back, all from the advanced model that has simulated this game 10,000 times, and find out.