The North Carolina Tar Heels (6-5) face the No. 18 UCLA Bruins (10-1) in a college basketball showdown on Saturday on Paramount+. The Tar Heels have been inconsistent to start their season and now have losses against four ranked teams, including a 90-84 defeat to No. 7 Florida their last time out. They face a Bruins side that is dominating the Big Ten, collecting their ninth straight win on Tuesday with a 111-75 beat down of Prairie View. You can stream the game on Paramount+ with SHOWTIME.

Tipoff is set for 3 p.m. ET at Madison Square Garden. The latest North Carolina vs. UCLA odds from SportsLine consensus list the Bruins as a 1.5-point favorites, while the over/under for total points scored is 149. (See up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page.) Saturday's game can be seen live on CBS and streamed live on Paramount+, which you can get free for the first week.

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