North Carolina will start its NCAA Tournament championship defense with a first-round matchup with No. 15 seed Lipscomb. It may seem like a lopsided game on paper, but strange things have been known to happen in the NCAA Tournament. Here's how to watch the game.

So what side of North Carolina-Lipscomb do you need to be all over? Visit SportsLine now to get a strong pick from Vegas legend Kenny White, who's on a 7-3 run against the spread in games involving the Tar Heels.  

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About No. 2 North Carolina

Surprise, surprise. A Roy Williams North Carolina team is playing its best basketball in March. Joel Berry, Theo Pinson and Luke Maye have the experience of back-to-back Final Four runs to lean on as the 2018 Tar Heels try to make it three in a row after a strong close to the season. North Carolina is one of the most explosive teams in the country, and when it locks in on defense the Heels can beat anybody.

About No. 15 Lipscomb

Lipscomb beat Florida Gulf Coast in the A-Sun tournament title game to clinch their first-ever trip to the NCAA Tournament. Junior guard Garrison Mathews is among the more dangerous scorers not only in the A-Sun, but also the NCAA Tournament.   

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The last two years, SportsLine's computer simulation correctly predicted nine out of 12 double-digit NCAA Tournament upsets in the first round with their computer algorithm. This year they have plenty of upsets again, like one region where you need to pick the 11, 12, AND 13 seeds, and another region with a 4-seed in the Final Four. Click here to see SportsLine's Optimized NCAA Tournament bracket.    

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