Jai Lucas says Miami has everything needed to compete at the top of the college basketball world. And the Hurricanes have given him the chance to prove it. The soon-to-be former Duke associate head coach was finally announced as the new coach at Miami on Thursday,

Six UNC players scored in double figures as the Tar Heels spread the wealth — and the minutes — in a methodical home win over Miami.

North Carolina made quick work of Miami on Saturday but even after winning five in a row, two of those on the road, it’s hard to say the Tar Heels have turned a corner until they face stiffer competition.

Jai Lucas, a McDonald's All-American at Bellaire, was named the head coach at Miami after a quick rise in the coaching ranks.

It is a Saturday ACC battle as we continue our College Basketball odds series with a Miami-North Carolina prediction and pick.

Miami has just one player 6'10" or taller: starting center Lynn Kidd. If the Tar Heels want to win Saturday's game and stay on bubble watch for the NCAA Tournament, they need to crash the boards and bully the Hurricanes down low.