The 2024-25 college basketball season begins on Monday and the North Carolina Tar Heels will open their season against the Elon Phoenix. The Tar Heels are coming off a 29-8 season and were a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament but they lost in the Sweet 16 to Alabama. Meanwhile, Elon went 13-19 in Billy Taylor's second season, which marked a five-win improvement over his first year at the helm.

Tipoff is set for 9 p.m. ET on Monday at the Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. The Tar Heels are favored by 27.5 points in the latest North Carolina vs. Elon odds, while the over/under is 153 points, per SportsLine consensus. Before entering any Elon vs. North Carolina picks, you'll want to see the NCAA Basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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The model has simulated North Carolina vs. Elon 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in over 70% of simulations!

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