Its margin of error atop the ACC reduced after a surprising loss, North Carolina Tar Heels looks to bounce back with a 12th consecutive home victory over Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets at the Smith Center on Saturday at Dean Smith Center.

GAME: Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (10-16) at North Carolina Tar Heels (24-3)
DATE/TIME: Saturday, February 28 - 12:00 PM EST
SPREAD: North Carolina -23.5 TOTAL: 162.5
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Oddsmakers currently have the Tar Heels listed as 23½-point favorites versus the Yellow Jackets, while the game's total is sitting at 162.

North Carolina can still win the ACC regular-season title by winning its final three games and is still among the frontrunners for a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels shot only 37.7 percent and make 5-of-19 shots from 3-point range in last Saturday's loss, but coach Roy Williams noted "this time we stunk it up both ways" as Maryland shot 45.6 percent and hit 13 3-pointers.

Georgia Tech lost to Clemson 81-73 as a 7.5-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score went OVER the posted over/under total (147).

Lewis Clinch led the Yellow Jackets with 27 points and Alade Aminu had 16 points.

The fourth-ranked Tar Heels (24-3, 10-3) have had a week to stew since blowing a 16-point second-half lead in an 88-85 overtime loss to Maryland on Feb. 21 that snapped a 10-game winning streak. Their lead in the conference was reduced to one game after archrival Duke defeated the Terrapins at Maryland on Wednesday, and the players are ready to start the stretch run leading into the ACC tournament.

Ty Lawson was the top scorer for North Carolina with 24 points.

The Tar Heels failed to cover the 12.5-point spread, while the final score played OVER the day's posted total of 164.
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Current streak:
Georgia Tech has lost 6 straight games.

Team records:
Georgia Tech: 10-16 SU, 7-15 ATS
North Carolina: 24-3 SU, 11-15 ATS

Georgia Tech most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 7-3
Before playing Miami are 1-6
After playing Clemson are 6-4
After a loss are 1-9

North Carolina most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 10-0
Before playing Virginia Tech are 7-0
After playing Maryland are 8-2
After a loss are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Georgia Tech's last 5 games
Georgia Tech is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing North Carolina
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Georgia Tech's last 13 games when playing North Carolina
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Georgia Tech's last 6 games when playing on the road against North Carolina
North Carolina is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
North Carolina is 12-1 SU in its last 13 games when playing at home against Georgia Tech
North Carolina is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of North Carolina's last 9 games
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