The Clemson Tigers will travel to Chapel Hill, North Carolina to face the 3^rd-ranked North Carolina Tar Heels at the Dean E. Smith Center with the game scheduled to start at 7:00 PM ET on Tuesday evening and will air on ESPN.

Clemson enters this game having lost three of their last five games including Saturday’s 65-66 loss at home against the Virginia Cavaliers which has dropped their record to 14-7 and their conference record to 4-6 which puts them in 11^th place in the ACC. The Tigers have been one of the highest-scoring teams in college basketball this season as they enter this game averaging 79 points per game. PJ Hall has played a pivotal role in the success the Tigers have had offensively this season as he leads the team in scoring with an average of 19.9 points per game and is 2^nd on the team in rebounds with an average of 7 rebounds per game. Defensively, Clemson has been a slightly below-average team as they are allowing an average of 72.24 points per game which is more than the national average of 71.82 points per game. The Clemson Tigers will look to bounce back following the loss against the Cavaliers at home when they travel to face the North Carolina Tar Heels.

The North Carolina Tar Heels enter this matchup ranked 3^rd in the AP Poll and 3^rd in the Coaches Poll with a record of 18-4 while having a record of 10-1 in conference play. The Tar Heels have won 11 of their last 12 games including Saturday’s 93-84 win at home against the Duke Blue Devils. The success of the Tar Heels this season can be attributed to their offensive play as they enter this game ranked 21^st in points per game with an average of 83.09 points per game while also having an above-average team defensively as they are allowing an average of 69.91 points per game. Armando Bacot has been one of the main catalysts for the success North Carolina has had this season as he is 2^nd on the team in scoring while leading the team in rebounds and blocks with an average of 13.9 points, 9.9 rebounds, and 1.8 blocks per game. The North Carolina Tar Heels will look to improve their conference record to 11-1 when they host the Clemson Tigers on Tuesday evening.

BookMaker has the North Carolina Tar Heels listed as 7.5-point favorites at home against the Clemson Tigers on Tuesday evening. North Carolina has won seven of the last ten including three straight meetings against Clemson which includes a 65-55 win on the road against the Tigers earlier this season. The Tigers are 5-4-1 ATS in the last ten while the Tar Heels are 2-0-1 ATS in the last three games in the series. The Clemson Tigers are 11-10 ATS overall, 5-2 ATS on the road, 5-0 ATS as an underdog, and 4-6 ATS in conference games this season while the North Carolina Tar Heels are 14-8 ATS overall, 6-4 ATS at home, 13-7 ATS as a favorite, and 8-3 ATS in conference games on the year.

North Carolina has been the better team this season and is in 1^st place in the ACC while Clemson is in 11^th place in the conference. The Tar Heels have won the last three games in the series and are 2-0-1 ATS in the last three meetings while also having been the better team at covering the spread this season with a record of 14-8 ATS overall and 8-3 ATS in conference play while the Tigers are 11-10 ATS overall and 4-6 ATS in conference games. Buy the .5 point and lay the points with the North Carolina Tar Heels when they host the Clemson Tigers on Tuesday evening.