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Time: 7:00pm ET (Wednesday, January 20th, 2021)
Location: Chapel Hill, North Carolina (Dean Smith Center, 0 capacity)
TV: ACC Network
Streaming: Watch ESPN
Radio: Wake Forest IMG Radio Network, Wake Forest Gameday App
Live Stats: Wake Forest Sports, Wake Forest Gameday App
Twitter: @WakeMBB, @BloggerSoDear, @Les_Johns, @ConorONeillNOO
Instagram: @WakeBasketball
Spread: Wake +12
Over/Under: 141
Wake’s Rating: KenPom: 127 | NET: 142
Opponent’s Rating: KenPom: 35 | NET: 51
Kenpom Prediction: UNC wins 77-65
Opponent’s Best Win: Stanford (46)
Opponent’s Worst Loss: Georgia Tech (74)
Previous Matchup: Wake 83—UNC 93
ESPN Matchup Predictor: 15% chance to win
Wake Forest finally gets to play an unranked opponent again, but an ACC road game is still an ACC road game. The Deacs are up against the North Carolina Tar Heels in Chapel Hill looking for their first win in the Dean Dome since January 20th, 2010 (a game where Ish Smith got close to a triple double with 20 points, 6 assists and 7 rebounds). The Tar Heels are certainly better than they were last year (they finished last in the ACC, just in case you forgot), but they are not the college basketball juggernaut they have been in recent history. Personally, I can’t think of a better place to pickup the first ACC win of the season.