The No. 19 North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the Brown Bears at 9 p.m. ET on Friday at the Dean E. Smith Center. Both teams come into the matchup after winning their season-openers. UNC made quick work of Loyola on Tuesday in a 83-67 win on the strength of big performances from Caleb Love and Brady Manek. Brown also had a decisive win against Division III program Salve Regina, and won 89-59.

The Tar Heels are favored by 23.5 points in the latest North Carolina vs. Brown odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 146.5. Before you make any Brown vs. North Carolina picks and predictions, you'll want to see what the SportsLine Projection Model is saying.

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