UNC vs. Ohio State prediction: North Carolina favored to win men's college basketball matchup [12/20/2025]

Men's college basketball action continues on Saturday at 3:00 PM ET as UNC squares off with Ohio State in men's college basketball action at State Farm Arena.

Based on the latest simulation results, Dimers' proven college basketball model predicts North Carolina as the most likely winner of the UNC vs. Ohio State game.

This article offers an expanded analysis of Saturday's matchup, including an expanded look at the predicted score, best bets and picks.

UNC vs. Ohio State prediction: Who will win and cover?

Using trusted machine learning and data analysis, we have simulated the outcome of Saturday's NCAA basketball game between UNC and Ohio State 10,000 times as part of our men's college basketball predictions coverage.

Our independent predictive model currently gives North Carolina a 63% chance of defeating Ohio State. Our predicted final score has North Carolina winning 77-73.

According to our model, Ohio State (+4.5) has a 55% chance of covering the spread, while the 154.5-point over/under has a 54% chance of staying under.

UNC vs. Ohio State odds

We have sourced the best men's college basketball odds in America for this game, which are listed here:

All odds are correct at the time of publication and are subject to change.

UNC vs. Ohio State picks and best bet

After matching our predictions against the best available odds, we can reveal our picks for each of the major markets. Plus, find our best bet for the game below: