The North Carolina Tar Heels (11-6) go on the road to play the Louisville Cardinals (2-15) in an ACC contest on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. ET in Louisville, Ky. North Carolina is favored by 12 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 144 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

Before making any North Carolina vs. Louisville picks, you NEED to check out the college basketball predictions from the SportsLine Projection Model.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. The model enters Week 9 of the season 34-18 on all-top rated college basketball picks, returning more than $1,000 for $100 players. Anybody who has followed it has seen HUGE returns. 

The model knows North Carolina heads into this matchup first in the conference in scoring (80), second in rebounds (39.5) and sixth in field-goal percentage (.459). Junior guard Caleb Love owns the quickness and ball handles to consistently attack the lane. Love can finish with either hand, averaging 16.6 points, four rebounds, and 3.4 assists per game. On Jan. 7, he finished with 18 points, two assists, and two steals.

The model also knows Louisville senior guard El Ellis is able to score at all three levels with the floor vision to find the open man. Ellis has been fearless in driving to the basket and absorbing contact. The North Carolina native logs 17.5 points and 4.7 assists per game. He's scored at least 20 points in three of his last four outings. On Jan. 3, Ellis racked up 20 points, nine assists, and three steals. 

Now, the model has set its sights on North Carolina vs. Louisville. It is leaning Under on the total and it also says one side hits almost 60% of the time! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

So who wins North Carolina vs. Louisville? And which side hits almost 60% of the time? Join SportsLine now to find out, all from the model that has crushed its top-rated college basketball picks against the spread!