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UNC vs. TCU odds: Proven model reveals picks for Week 0 game in Dublin, Ireland - CBS Sports
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TCU and the UNC Tar Heels open the 2026 college football season in Dublin, Ireland, on Saturday, Aug. 29, with Bill Belichick on North Carolina’s sideline. CBS Sports’ report says the SportsLine Projection Model has produced its best bets for the Aer Lingus College Football Classic at Aviva Stadium (kickoff noon ET). TCU is listed as a 7.5-point favorite, with the over/under at 47.5. SportsLine’s simulation—running each FBS game 10,000 times—projects the game to go over, citing that these teams combined for 62 points when they met in 2025. The model is projecting 51 combined points and expects the over to hit 56% of the time.
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