College Football Odds: North Carolina-Virginia prediction, odds and pick

The North Carolina Tar Heels (7-1) visit the Virginia Cavaliers (3-5) on Saturday at 12 pm ET. North Caroline is 4-0 in ACC play and currently sits in first place in the Coastal Division. Virginia is 1-4 in league play, and they lost to Miami last weekend.

North Carolina has been one of the surprise teams in College Football this season. The Tar Heels are eighth in the country in total offense, with 334.4 yards per game coming through the air. True freshman Drake Maye has had a breakout season and leads the ACC in every statistic. Virginia has lost the second-most turnovers in college football. They have fumbled 10 times and thrown nine interceptions. North Carolina's defense is a question mark, but they have the potential to take advantage of a careless Virginia team.

Virginia has struggled this season despite being projected to finish next to North Carolina in the preseason rankings. The Cavaliers are 94th in total offense and have not surpassed 20 points since week one. North Carolin's defense ranks 122nd in both total defense and passing yards allowed. Virginia's strength lies in their defense, which allows just 21.5 points per game.

Even with North Carolina’s defense getting torched this season, I don't see Virginia's poor offense putting up enough points in this one to keep up.

North Carolina is favored by 7.5 points over Virginia.