NCAA Basketball Predictions Saturday: MSU vs UNC Pick, Spread Advantage

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A.J. Hoggard #11 of the Michigan State Spartans before a basketball at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)

MSU vs. UNC NCAA Tournament Odds

Saturday, Mar 23
5:30pm ET
CBS
Michigan St Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
+4
-115
140.5
-108o / -112u
+140
UNC Odds
SpreadTotalMoneyline
-4
-105
140.5
-108o / -112u
-166
Odds via DraftKings. Get up-to-the-minute NCAAB odds here.

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Brackets are filled out and the majority of college basketball predictions may already be locked in. Yet, there are still ways to make money today in the NCAA Tournament — and Saturday's blue-blood showdown between Michigan State and North Carolina is one of them.

After crunching the odds, a winning PRO system cashing predictions better than 57% popped with a sizable advantage against the spread for Tar Heels vs. Spartans. The premium MSU vs. UNC pick in the Round of 32 fits an angle accounting for key betting info tested over a decent betting sample.

Saturday's UNC vs. MSU odds list the ACC program the favorite at Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina. No. 1 seed UNC posterized Wagner on Thursday in a win against the spread. Michigan State also pulled off a cover in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament against Mississippi State.

The first-round results may be old news, but the stats are actually relevant to the MSU vs. UNC pick. Saturday's big spread advantage features a betting model which accounts for what happened in the previous game.


NCAA Basketball Predictions: MSU vs UNC Pick, Spread Advantage

North Carolina used its high-octane offense to hang 90 on Wagner. Michigan State, meanwhile, stifled Mississippi State with its defense in an 8 vs. 9 matchup.

Did you know?

Underdogs in the NCAA Tournament that allowed 60 points or fewer in the previous game cover the spread 57%