On Wednesday night in the ACC basketball league, the North Carolina Tar Heels will host the Louisville Cardinals.
TV Schedule: Wednesday, Feb. 22, 9:00 p.m. ET, ESPN
Arena: Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC
Prediction: North Carolina 90, Louisville 78
North Carolina is playing great basketball. They are 23-5 and sit alone atop of the ACC. The Heels have been up and down defensively but they were able to dial in and shut down Virginia on Saturday, holding the Cavaliers to 27.8 percent shooting and an astounding 2-of-20 (10 percent) from three-point range. If Carolina can dig in and do this on Wednesday, the Heels have a great chance of winning.
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Louisville is 22-5 and riding a three-game win streak into this blockbuster match-up with the Tar Heels. This Louisville team is great defensively, holding their opponents to 64 points per game. The Heels average 86.9 points per game, ranking them 6th nationally.
It’s once again a clash of a great offense versus a great defense. UNC came out victorious against Virginia, and Louisville is similar defensively to them. Can the Heels survive another tough defensive test?
This game has what it takes to be one of the better college basketball games of the season. A top-10 match-up that could potentially determine who earns a number one seed in the NCAA Tournament. What more could you ask for?
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All that being said, UNC should come out of this game victorious. The Heels are undefeated at home and have been beating ACC teams by an average of 21.0 points in the Dean Dome. Louisville might break the streak, or they may just become another statistic.