UNC freshmen Ian Jackson and Drake Powell will be getting their first experience in the State-Carolina rivalry.

It’s time to continue our Women’s College Basketball odds series with a Duke-North Carolina prediction and pick. Find out how to watch Duke-North Carolina. The Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels are both ranked in the top 20.

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After avoiding disaster with a last-second victory over Eastern Kentucky, the Cardinals knocked off North Carolina by 13. Pat Kelsey has things heading in the right direction. The Tar Heels were without Seth Trimble, but their loss at Louisville dropped them to 8-6: their worst 14-game start in five years.

Duke women’s basketball takes on archrival North Carolina Thursday in a matchup between two top 20 teams. The Chronicle previews the encounter with an overview, key stat, X-Factor and keys to the game.

Is there anything better in college basketball than a ranked battle between the Duke Blue Devils and North Carolina Tar Heels? Head coach Kara Lawson and the Blue Devils, up to No. 14 in the U