Alabama was able to take care of business the first weekend even though against lesser competition by beating the College of Charleston and Grand Canyon. UNC was able to manhandle Michigan State and their 11th-ranked defense. I expect Bama to try and outrun and gun the Tar Heels. Alabama struggled all season on the defensive end and will need to try and outscore the Tar Heels and it will not be easy to slow down the NC offense. NC can play some defense and they ranked 6th at 70 points a game. NC has a huge advantage in the paint with forwards Armando Bacot and Harrison Ingram over Grant Nelson and Nick Pringle. Bama lives and dies by the three. If they are hitting from deep, Bama can keep this one close and possibly win outright but by the same token, they can shoot themselves out of a game. The Pace won’t bother Carolina and I like their overall offense better. They should be able to out-rebound Bama which will help them set the tempo for the game. I am taking Carolina to cover late.

Play on NC. This is a 3% play.