Pittsburgh is as vulnerable inside the arc as Boston College, so the 12th-ranked Tar Heels could again find themselves taking advantage underneath against a Panthers team in the middle of a daunting five-game stretch.

North Carolina is still playing with a ton of emotion based of off the sad passing of all time great, Dean Smith and they have a much better offense. Only laying 5 on the road I like NC to come out strong here in early action Saturday.

They carry with them a powerful offense, and have a very talented team, which is very balanced in all aspects. There is absolutely zero selfish play, which always leads to good shots for them. Pittsburgh has a tendency to give up a lot of good looks at the basket, and they do not defend particularly well. Look for NC to start strong and never look back!