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UNC basketball vs Florida State: How to watch the game, betting lines

North Carolina’s Caleb Love (2) drives around Florida State’s RaiQuan Gray (1) during UNC’s game against Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, January 16, 2021.
North Carolina’s Caleb Love (2) drives around Florida State’s RaiQuan Gray (1) during UNC’s game against Florida State in Tallahassee, Fla., Saturday, January 16, 2021. ACC Pool

North Carolina takes on No. 11 Florida State still looking for a marquee win on its NCAA tournament resume. That’s why Thursday’s announcement by UNC that it will allow fans -- the maximum of 15 percent capacity allowed by the state -- to attend could be bigger than expected.

The Tar Heels (14-8, 8-5 ACC) have not played in front of a home crowd of more than few dozen family members and friends this season because of COVID-19 restrictions on attendance in indoor arenas.

The Seminoles (14-2, 10-2) are in first place in the ACC and bring a four-game win streak into the Dean E. Smith Center. But the Heels have won the last five meetings in the series played in Chapel Hill.

UNC coach Roy Williams is going for a career milestone. Should the Heels pull out a victory it would give Williams 900 career wins, putting him on a short list with Indiana’s Bobby Knight, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski as the only coaches to reach that feat in Division I basketball.

How to watch the Tar Heels and Seminoles

The game tips off at 4 p.m. and is televised on ESPN, which is available on all satellite, cable and streaming TV services.

Betting odds

Florida State opened as a 1-point favorite and the line as of Friday evening is still at 1, according to Vegas Insider. The over-under is 150.5 points.

Florida State at North Carolina

When: 4 p.m., Saturday

Where: Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill

Watch: ESPN

This story was originally published February 27, 2021 at 6:30 AM with the headline "UNC basketball vs Florida State: How to watch the game, betting lines."

C.L. Brown
The News & Observer
C.L. Brown covers the University of North Carolina for The News & Observer. Brown brings more than two decades of reporting experience including stints as the beat writer on Indiana University and the University of Louisville. After a long stay at the Louisville Courier-Journal, where he earned an APSE award, he’s had stops at ESPN.com, The Athletic and even tried his hand at running his own website, clbrownhoops.com.
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