Teams looking to make a late-season push clash when the Virginia Cavaliers face the North Carolina Tar Heels in a key ACC matchup on Saturday. Virginia is coming off an 80-62 loss to third-ranked Duke on Monday,

North Carolina and Syracuse are having a rare off-season in the ACC as they battle in this college basketball odds, prediction, and pick.

With only five games and three home outings left on their regular season schedule, fourth-year UNC basketball head coach Hubert Davis and his Tar Heels (16-11, 9-6 ACC) host the Virginia Cavaliers (13-13,

In fact, they have to win this game, because at this point they can’t afford to lose another game that isn’t against Duke. What I’m the most curious about going into this one is whether or not UNC will be able to rediscover the defensive intensity that they had in the first half against NC State.

UNC basketball blistered N.C. State at the Smith Center. The Tar Heels will try to stay on track against Virginia. Here's our prediction.

UNC has won four of the last six against UVA, including the previous two at home. The Tar Heels own a 135-62 record all-time against the Cavaliers, with a 68-9 mark in Chapel Hill. Carolina is 10-2 at the Smith Center,