Let’s apply an asterisk to UNC’s 11-point win over N.C. State a month ago. The Tar Heels sank 36 — 36! — free throws. Now the Wolfpack can get payback at home, where they are 13-1 straight-up this season. The Tar Heels are road-averse, having gone 2-6 SU and 2-5-1 against the spread in legitimate away games. The Wolfpack have been buoyed by the recent return of top rebounder and steals guy Jack Clark after a 10-game injury rehab. They promptly blistered Boston College by 30.

Bit apprehensive to pick today and just skip it to rest on my 10-0 Saturday (NCAA and NHL). Probably doom today then and likely just one of each. NC State is 13-1 at home and its six-game home winning streak in league games is the longest for the Pack in the same season since the 2005-06 team also won six. NC State has never won seven straight ACC home games in the same season. In its 10 ACC wins overall, NC State is shooting 38.3 percent from three-point range but is just 27.7 percent in its six conference losses. For the season, NC State is 16-2 if it shoots 30 percent or better from three-point range but 4-5 if it shoots under 30 percent. Guard Jack Clark (9.2 ppg, 7.2 rpg) missed the first meeting with UNC, which the Heels won by 11. North Carolina, which allows foes to hit about 34 percent from deep, is 2-6 SU on the road and has lost four of five overall.