BTP Pigskin Predictions: North Carolina

Bob Donnan-USA TODAY SportsIn a meeting of a pair of teams heading in different directions, NC State welcomes rival North Carolina to Carter-Finley Stadium for a Saturday night heated affair under chilly conditions in front of a sure-to-be raucous crowd. This will be just the fourth true road game for the Tar Heels, who are just 1-2 in front of a visiting crowd. North Carolina is coming off a 20-31 loss at Clemson in the only comparable atmosphere the team has experienced to what they will face on the Wolfpack’s home turf.

For UNC, a favorable early season schedule spurred the team to a 6-0 start and a #10 national ranking. Since then, the team has dropped three of four games against FBS…