Louisville forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield OUT against North Carolina

Neither North Carolina or Louisville will be at 100% for their tilt at 2 p.m. in the Yum! Center. Tar Heel starting center Armando Bacot missed the last game and will try to give it a go vs. the Cards today, though he’s not completely healthy. Meanwhile, the Cards will be missing one of their top bigs in Brandon Huntley-Hatfield, who Jon Rothstein reports is missing today’s game due to an unspecified injury.

Here was that report, which he tweeted:

“Louisville sophomore forward Brandon Huntley-Hatfield will miss today’s game against North Carolina due to an injury, per release. Averages 7.5 PPG.”

Bacot good to go, Huntley-Hatfield on the bench. Man, the Cardinals just can’t catch a break on the basketball front. But they’ll try for their first ACC win this afternoon against the Heels.

How to watch

Tip-off: 2 p.m.

Location: Louisville, KY

Channel: ESPN

Vegas odds

According to the Vegas Insider Consensus, North Carolina averages out as a 12.5-point favorite over the Cardinals in the Yum! Center.

ESPN BPI Prediction

Predicted winner: North Carolina

Predicted point differential: 17.0

Win probability: 93.1%

Matchup quality: 49.5

KenPom Prediction

Predicted final score: 80-65 North Carolina

Win probability: 92%