Michigan State is coming into this game with a 20-14 record this season and they were 10-10 in the conference. They were not a very strong team this season as they were barely over .500 in their own conference and they did not do well in their conference tournament either as they beat Minnesota in their 1st round and lost to Purdue in the next round. They have also been very inconsistent in their recent games as they have lost 2 of their last 4 as well as 5 of their last 8 games. Michigan State has also had a problem against ranked teams this season as they are only 2-6 when facing a ranked opponent at that time, losing games to Purdue, Illinois, Wisconsin twice, Arizona, and Duke. Their only game against an ACC opponent this season was a 9 point loss to Duke at a neutral location and now they are going up against the strongest team from the ACC this season. They are going up against a North Carolina team that is 28-7 this season and they were 17-3 in their conference. They lost in the finals of their conference tournament to NC State, but they still had the best record in the conference during the regular season. They have won 9 of their last 10 games as they were heating up into this tournament and they are coming off of a dominant win by close to 30 points against Wagner in the 1st round. North Carolina is also playing this tournament with a chip on their shoulder after missing out on the tournament last season and they are not taking anything for granted here. North Carolina will cover the spread in this game.