The fifth-ranked Texas A&M Aggies seek their eighth consecutive victory when they face the No. 13 North Carolina Tar Heels in the Orange Bowl on Saturday. Kickoff from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, Fla. is set for 8 p.m. ET. The Aggies are 9.5-point favorites in the latest odds from William Hill Sportsbook, while the Over-Under for total points scored is 65. (See the latest college football lines for every bowl game on our college football odds page.)

Before making any Texas A&M vs. North Carolina picks, check out the college football predictions from SportsLine's Emory Hunt. 

Hunt is the founder and CEO of Football Gameplan, which has been supplying analysis of all levels of football since 2007, and a former running back at Louisiana-Lafayette. He knows the game from a player's perspective.

Hunt enjoyed a dominant 2019 college football season. He went 116-79-2 (59 percent), returning $2,976 to $100 players, and capped it off with LSU -5.5 over Clemson in the national championship game.

In addition, he has his finger on the pulse of North Carolina. He is 13-3 in his last 16 against-the-spread picks involving the Tar Heels. Anyone who has followed him is WAY UP.

Now, Hunt has broken down Texas A&M vs. North Carolina and is leaning Under the total. But his big play is on the spread, and he has found a critical X-factor that has him going BIG on one side of the spread! You ABSOLUTELY need to see it before locking in your own picks.

Who wins Texas A&M vs. North Carolina in the Orange Bowl? And what critical X-factor makes one side of the spread a must-back? ... Join SportsLine right now to see which side of the Texas A&M vs. North Carolina spread you need to jump on Saturday, all from the Tar Heels expert who is 13-3 with his last 16 spread picks involving North Carolina!