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The North Carolina Tar Heels will take on the Appalachian State Mountaineers at 7 p.m. ET on Tuesday at the Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels are 8-3 overall and 6-0 at home, while Appalachian State is 6-6 overall and 0-3 on the road. The two North Carolina programs haven't met since 2015 and both teams have been pretty miserable against the spread this season.

North Carolina is 3-8 against the numbers, while App. State is 3-6 ATS. The Tar Heels are favored by 16 points in the latest North Carolina vs. Appalachian State odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 139. Before entering any Appalachian State vs. North Carolina picks, you'll want to see the college basketball predictions from the model at SportsLine.

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Now, the model has set its sights on UNC vs. App. State. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several college basketball odds for App. State vs. UNC:

  • North Carolina vs. App. State spread: UNC -16
  • North Carolina vs. App. State over-under: 139 points

What you need to know about North Carolina

The Tar Heels are off to an 8-3 start in Hubert Davis' first year running the program, but the former All-ACC performer for North Carolina is going to have to get his squad regrouped after a 98-69 blowout loss at the hands of the Kentucky Wildcats on Saturday. Armando Bacot was a bright spot in the loss, collecting a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds.

North Carolina was uncharacteristically bad from the 3-point line in that loss, shooting just 1-for-13 from beyond the arc. However, the Tar Heels are shooting 38.9 percent from deep for the season and rank 23rd nationally in that category. Expect a more balanced offensive performance on Tuesday.

What you need to know about Appalachian State

App. State is coming off a 92-67 loss at the hands of the Duke Blue Devils last Thursday. Michael Almonacy led the Mountaineers with 17 points in the loss and Justin Forrest made a living at the free-throw line in that game, going 9-for-11 from the charity stripe on his way to 16 points.

Fourth-year guard Adrian Delph was limited to 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting but did dish out six assists. Delph is averaging 15.3 points and 5.0 rebounds per game this season and shooting a career-high 40.5 percent from the 3-point line. He'll need to shoulder a heavier scoring load for Appalachian State to hang around in a matchup against yet another blue blood.

How to make Appalachian State vs. North Carolina picks

The model is leaning over on the total and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in well over 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins North Carolina vs. Appalachian State? And which side of the spread hits well over 60 percent of the time? Visit SportsLine now to find out, all from the red-hot model that has crushed its college basketball picks.