North Carolina vs. Virginia: How to Watch, Channel, Prediction, Odds - Feb 24

Updated Feb. 24, 2024 3:28 p.m. ET

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The No. 10 North Carolina Tar Heels (20-6, 12-3 ACC) visit the Virginia Cavaliers (20-7, 11-5 ACC) in a matchup of ACC rivals at John Paul Jones Arena, tipping off at 4:00 PM ET on Saturday, February 24, 2024.

The Tar Heels are a 2.5-point favorite against the Cavaliers when the Tar Heels and Cavaliers take the court. The point total for the game is 130.5.

Keep scrolling to get the details ahead of placing bets on the North Carolina-Virginia contest.

North Carolina vs. Virginia How to Watch & Odds

When: Saturday, February 24, 2024 at 4:00 PM ET
Where: John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville, Virginia
How to Watch on TV: ESPN
Live boxscore on FOX Sports

Tar Heels vs Cavaliers Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Favorite Spread Odds	Underdog Spread Odds	Total	Over Total Odds	Under Total Odds	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline
Tar Heels	-2.5	-108	-112	130.5	-115	-105	-142	+120

North Carolina vs. Virginia Prediction

Pick ATS: North Carolina (-2.5)
Pick OU: Over (130.5)
Prediction: North Carolina 71, Virginia 67

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North Carolina vs. Virginia Betting Insights

Betting Line Implied Predictions

Based on the spread and over/under, the implied score for the matchup is Tar Heels 66, Cavaliers 64.
The Tar Heels have a 58.7% chance to win this matchup per the moneyline's implied probability.
The Cavaliers hold a 45.5% implied probability to win.

Key Spread Facts

North Carolina is 15-11-0 ATS this season.
Virginia has put together a 14-12-1 ATS record so far this year.
North Carolina has covered the spread 14 times this season (14-9 ATS) when playing as at least 2.5-point favorites.
Virginia has covered the spread once this year (1-3 ATS) when playing as at least 2.5-point underdogs.

Key Total Facts

A total of 22 times so far this year, the Tar Heels and their opponent have combined to score more than 130.5 points.
So far this year, nine Cavaliers games have featured more than 130.5 points scored.
The Tar Heels and Cavaliers combine to average 146.9 points per contest, which is 16.4 more than the total for this game.

Key Moneyline Facts

North Carolina has won 78.9% of its games this season when the moneyline favorite (15-4).
This season, Virginia has been the underdog eight times and won three of those games.
North Carolina has gone 14-3 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -142 or shorter (winning 82.4%).
Virginia has a record of 6-4, a 60% win rate, when it is set as the underdog by +120 or more by sportsbooks this season.

North Carolina vs. Virginia: Recent Results

Tar Heels vs Cavaliers Recent Games
Date	Favorite	Spread	Total	Favorite Moneyline	Underdog Moneyline	Result
3/9/2023	Cavaliers	-2	128.5	-140	+120	68-59 VIR
2/25/2023	Tar Heels	-4.5	133	-195	+165	71-63 NCAR
1/10/2023	Cavaliers	-4.5	132.5	-195	+165	65-58 VIR

North Carolina vs. Virginia: 2023-24 Stats Comparison

	North Carolina	Virginia
Points Scored Per Game (Rank)	82.8 (20)	64.1 (353)
Points Allowed (Rank)	71.4 (166)	58.6 (3)
Rebounds (Rank)	10.6 (45)	7.4 (294)
3pt Made (Rank)	8 (127)	6.4 (280)
Assists (Rank)	14.6 (99)	15.5 (46)
Turnovers (Rank)	10 (62)	7.9 (3)

North Carolina 2023-24 Key Players

Tar Heels Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
RJ Davis	26	21.3	3.6	3.6	1.2	0.1	3.2
Armando Bacot	26	14.6	10.3	1.6	0.6	1.5	0.1
Ingram Harrison	26	12.5	9.1	2.3	1.4	0.5	1.8
Cormac Ryan	25	10.8	3	1.4	0.8	0.4	1.8
Elliot Cadeau	26	7.8	1.8	3.9	0.7	0.1	0.3

Virginia 2023-24 Key Players

Cavaliers Leaders
Name	GP	PTS	REB	ASST	STL	BLK	3PM
Reece Beekman	27	13.9	3.2	5.8	2.2	0.5	0.9
Isaac McKneely	26	12.4	3.1	1.7	0.6	0.2	2.4
Ryan Dunn	27	8.6	7	0.9	1.4	2.3	0.2
Jacob Groves	27	7.5	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.2	1.4
Andrew Rohde	27	4.6	1.9	3	0.6	0.1	0.9

FOX Sports created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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