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2024 March Madness: Opening odds for UNC vs. Alabama Sweet Sixteen matchup

The North Carolina Tar Heels will face off against the Alabama Crimson Tide this Thursday in the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Tournament. This will be the second time in a row that the Heels have reached the second weekend while participating in the NCAA Tournament — please do not remind me what happened last season, I chose my wording very carefully — and the same goes for the Crimson Tide. This will also be the first time that these two teams have faced off against each other in the tournament since 1992, so we will all witness a rare event once the ball is tossed in the air Thursday night.