UNC vs. Louisville Betting Odds: College Basketball Lines for Saturday

The line on the North Carolina vs. Louisville game was coming in at Louisville -1.

Louisville hosts No. 14 North Carolina on Saturday night in what is likely the Cardinals' biggest home game of the season.

There are some distractions facing UNC entering this game as North Carolina coach Roy Williams expressed confidence the defending national champion Tar Heels weren't part of the FBI's two-year investigation into college basketball bribes and corruption.

"I feel very comfortable," Williams told reporters in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. "If the phone rings at night, I'm not worried about that. I may worry about a lot of other things, but it ain't about that."

The Tar Heels have won seven of their last ten games overall while Louisville has won six during that span.

The Tar Heels (20-7, 9-5) gave up 42 3-pointers during a three-game losing streak back in January. Since then, they've been much better at forcing teams away from the 3-point line.

"I think the biggest thing is us not giving up so many threes," North Carolina senior guard Joel Berry said. "It's hard to play with teams when they're knocking down 10 to 15 3-pointers per game. I think we've done a great job of just making sure we get out to the 3-point line and guarding it. I honestly think that's the reason."

Four of the last five games in this series have been won by the home team. 

According to the College Basketball Betting Power Ratings, North Carolina - not Louisville - should be the 1-point favorite here.

- Don Shapiro, Gambling911.com