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A pair of teams needing a win for different reasons hook up in Chapel Hill on Saturday as the North Carolina Tar Heels look for a much-needed win for their NCAA Tournament hopes while the Virginia Cavaliers enter the game with a half-game lead in the conference.
Virginia Cavaliers vs. North Carolina Tar Heels (-3, 130)
The Virginia Cavaliers are coming off of a 63-48 upset loss in their most recent game against Boston College in which the team had its scoring output of the season on a 4-of-21 3-point shooting night.
Even with the mid-week clunker against Boston College, Virginia has been the better outside shooting team this season. The Cavaliers are eighth in the country in road 3-point shooting percentage at 39.3% while North Carolina is 342nd nationally in overall 3-point shooting percentage at 30%.