college basketball Powers meet on Saturday in the second round of the 2024 NCAA tournament when the top seated North Carolina Tar Heels 28-7 take on the number nine seed Michigan State Spartans 20 to4 in the west region the winner advances to the Sweet 16 to take on the winner of Alabama versus Grand Canyon UNC leads all programs with 132 NCAA tournament victories while Michigan state ranks sixth with 73 Michigan State head coach Tom ISO excels in March Madness especially when seated lower than the opponent he owns the tournament record with 17 wins in that scenario tip off is set for 5:30 p.m. eastern time at the Spectrum Center in Charlotte the Tar Heels are 4 point favorites and the over under for total points scored as 142 five in the latest Michigan State versus North Carolina odds from the Sportsline consensus before entering any North Carolina versus Michigan State picks make sure you see the college basketball predictions and betting advice from the Sportsline projection model the model simulates every Division 1 college basketball game 10,000 times it enters the 2024 NCAA tournament on a 148 to 106 roll on all top rated College Basketball picks dating back to last season returning more than $1700 for $100 players it also has a strong 29 to19 plus 810 record on top rated spread picks this season anyone following it has seen huge returns now the model has set its sights on Michigan State versus UNC revealed its March Madness picks and predictions you can head to sport line now to see the models picks here are several college basketball odds and trends for UNC versus Michigan State the Tar Heels have some betting Trends working in their favor heading into this matchup they were 12 to8 against the spread this season when playing away from home compared to an 87 minus1 ATS Mark for Michigan State they were also outstanding as small favorites covering at a 77% rate when they were favor between min-2 and -6 as they are in this spot they have one of the nation's best inside outside Duos in the nation in forward Armando bit and guard RJ Davis bit averages 14 three points and 10 three rebounds this season Davis leads the team with 21 four points per game and shoots 41% from three-point range see which team to pick here the Spartans inclusion in the the 64 team field was a hotly debated topic following a regular season campaign that saw them go 10 to 10 in the Big 10 for sixth place and a relatively modest non-conference portfolio what's more ISO didn't help matters by publicly suggesting the NCAA tournament put an end to automatic bids for mid- major conferences this backdrop allowed them to take a nothing to lose mentality into the NCAA tournament behind a combination of defense and rebounding that has seen ISO lead the club to eight final fours and the 2000 National Championship in its firstr victory over Mississippi State Michigan state held the Bulldogs to 37% shooting won the rebounding battle 35 to 29 and forced 15 turnovers