The Jai Lucas Year 1 turnaround in Coral Gables has hit a few snags recently in ACC play. The Hurricanes fell to Cal at home to close out January and, before that, dropped two mid-January games to Clemson and Florida State.
Yet, Miami is leaps and bounds ahead of where it was last season and could be on the verge of notching the signature win its NCAA Tournament resume desperately needs. In fact, ESPN Analytics predicts that it will happen on Tuesday night when Miami hosts No. 11 UNC.
ESPN likes Miami chances against #14 North Carolina on Tuesday.