Heels starting guard Cormac Ryan will play after missing the last game with a minor injury. He averages 10.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game and hits 93.3% from the free-throw line. It's the charity stripe that might be the difference here as RJ Davis hits 91.3% and Armando Bacot 85.5%. Home teams usually get to the line more. Those are my reasons ...

Tenn D is terrific. UNC may be down a double digit scorer. Take the under and hope we aren’t shooting lots of chase foul shots at the end.

UNC's Cormac Ryan looks like he'll give it a go tonight. The Volunteers comes off back-to-back losses to two teams that are better overall teams than UNC. The Tar Heels struggled against Villanova, who has a good defense but not like year's past. Now, UNC faces the number one defensive in terms of efficiency. There is some concern that the Volunteers may not be able to keep up offensively which is why they’ll have to win the defensive battle first like they did last season on several occasions.

Tennessee is coming off consecutive losses in Hawaii, but there's no shame in losing to Purdue and Kansas by single digits. The Volunteers are rested and angry, and they lead the nation in defensive efficiency, per KenPom. They face a Tar Heels team that hasn't played the same caliber of schedule could be missing guard Cormac Ryan (10.8 ppg) due to an ankle injury. Grab the points.