#7 North Carolina Tar Heels vs. North Carolina State Wolfpack

North Carolina has won three straight games. Last Saturday they beat Clemson in Chapel Hill, 74-52 to move to 10-2 in the ACC. North Carolina is at the top of the conference standings tied with Duke and Florida State. Harrison Barnes led the way against Clemson with 24 points and Tyler Zeller and John Henson added 14 and 13 points respectively.

North Carolina State is tied for fourth place in the ACC standings with a 7-5 record after consecutive losses against Duke and Florida State. Last Saturday they shot just 20.7 percent from the floor and committed 10 costly turnovers in the first half and they just weren't able to recover and lost 76-62 against the Seminoles. C.J. Leslie had 21 points and nine rebounds and Lorenzo Brown added 12 points.

In their first meeting of the season North Carolina won 74-55 in Chapel Hill back on January 26. Tyler Zeller finished with 21 points along with a career-high 17 rebounds for the Tar Heels. Scott Wood finished with 11 points for a Wolfpack team that was outrebounded 48-21.

Our NCAAB Free Picks take some trends into consideration. North Carolina has won 11 straight games against North Carolina State and 17 of their last 18 games overall. North Carolina is 9-4 ATS when playing against a team with a winning record this season. North Carolina State on the other hand is just 3-10 ATS in home games this season.

Betting Predictions: North Carolina has won four straight road games and even though North Carolina State has plenty of talent to stay in the game, the North Carolina frontcourt is too hard to contain. It won't be easy but North Carolina will win and cover.