This game is being played Sunday instead of the scheduled Saturday date due to a water main break in Chapel Hill that has caused a water crisis. Instead, the game is being played in Greensboro.
Notre Dame (17-6, 6-4 ACC) will likely drop out of the top 25 with 3 straight losses, but a win here would go a long way in putting the losing stretch behind them. The Irish are led by their top 4 players in Bonzie Colson, V.J. Beachem, Steve Vasturia and Matt Farrell, who all score in double figures and all play more than 30 minutes per game.
North Carolina (20-4, 8-2) lost at Miami last Saturday, but bounced back on Tuesday, beating Pitt at home. The Tar Heels also feature 4 players averaging double figures - Justin Jackson, Joel Berry II, Isaiah Hicks and Kennedy Meeks.
Check out the FSI handicapping table below:
| 1:00pm | (18) Notre Dame +8.5 | (10) North Carolina -8.5 |
| Simple Rating System | +18.5 | +24.6 |
| True Shooting % | +3 (38 - .578) | +2 (91 - .561) |
| Home Court | 0 | +3 |
| Total | +21.5 | +29.6 |
| Formulated Spread | +8.1 | -8.1 |
| Pick (units) | ND +8.5 (1 unit) | ------- |
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