Boston College vs. UNC: How to watch, odds, picks, final score predictions from ESPN, KenPom

North Carolina will try to stay perfect in ACC play Tuesday night when the Tar Heels take on Boston College, which is still searching for its first conference win. Ahead of the game, predictions are rolling in — including Las Vegas odds and KenPom projections.

How to watch Boston College vs. UNC

Tip-off: 7 p.m. ET

Location: Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Channel: ACC Network Extra/ESPN+

Vegas odds

North Carolina is a 14.5-point favorite over Boston College on Tuesday, according to VegasInsider. The over-under is set at 143.5 points.

ESPN BPI prediction

Predicted winner: UNC

Predicted point differential: 19.4

Win probability (for UNC): 95.2%

Matchup quality: 63.0

ESPN’s College Basketball Power Index (BPI) is a tool that measures team strength and uses that to predict outcomes of future performances. ESPN’s BPI has North Carolina vs Boston College ranked as the 18th highest-rated game on Tuesday’s slate in terms of matchup quality.

KenPom prediction

Predicted final score: UNC 79, Boston College 62

Win probability (for UNC): 94%

KenPom is another tool that provides advanced analysis across college basketball. Like ESPN, KenPom projects that UNC comes away with a victory over Boston College.

UNC coach Hubert Davis evaluates RJ Davis’ turnaround this season

R.J. Davis appears to be breaking out of an early season shooting slump, averaging 17.7 points per game and shooting at a 48.2% clip over his last seven games. North Carolina coach Hubert Davis has certainly noticed and explained why his star guard has been able to turn things around.

“I would say a couple things, and again I filter it through my own experience,” Hubert Davis said. “There’s times where you shoot the ball and for whatever reason you’re just not in rhythm and it doesn’t go in.”

Davis is a career 41% shooter from the field, but shot below that average in five of UNC’s first eight games of the season.

“When you’re a good shooter, I just always feel like the percentages will just even out,” Hubert Davis said. “If you miss 10 I’ve always believed in that confidence that the next 10 are going in. For RJ, he’s a great shooter and a great scorer, so his percentages getting back to normal is not a surprise for me because he’s a really good scorer and a really good shooter.”

On3’s Kaiden Smith contributed to this report.