The annual Battle 4 Atlantis tournament begins with a matchup between the Northern Iowa Panthers and the No. 14 North Carolina Tar Heels at noon ET on Wednesday. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the Tar Heels as 12-point favorites, while the over/under is 149 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page). 

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

The model simulates every Division I college basketball game 10,000 times. It enters Week 3 of the 2023-24 season on an 88-57 roll on all top-rated college basketball picks dating back to last season, returning more than $1,700 for $100 players. Anyone who followed it saw HUGE returns!

The model knows Northern Iowa is shooting 58% inside the arc this season. The Panthers are also averaging 15.0 assists with only 11.0 turnovers per contest. On defense, Northern Iowa is holding opponents to 40.8% shooting and allowing only 16.3 free throw attempts per game. The Panthers are also above-average in defensive rebound rate, and North Carolina is shooting only 31.0% from 3-point range this season.

The model also knows North Carolina has one of the best players in the country in Armando Bacot. He is a three-time All-ACC selection, and Bacot is averaging 22.7 points and 13.3 rebounds per game this season. Bacot leads an offense that is scoring more than 1.16 points per possession, and the Tar Heels commit a turnover on fewer than 14% of possessions. North Carolina also bludgeons opponents on the offensive glass, grabbing almost 35% of missed shots. 

Now, it has set its sights on Northern Iowa vs. North Carolina. We can tell you the model is leaning Under the total, and it also says one side of the spread hits in more than 60% of simulations! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in any college basketball picks.

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