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ACC Now podcast: Breaking down Duke at UNC game and keys for each team in postseason

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North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis talks with Justin McKoy (22), RJ Davis (4) and Caleb Love (2) during a timeout in the second half of UNC’s 78-68 victory over Virginia Tech at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.
North Carolina head coach Hubert Davis talks with Justin McKoy (22), RJ Davis (4) and Caleb Love (2) during a timeout in the second half of UNC’s 78-68 victory over Virginia Tech at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., Monday, Jan. 24, 2022. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com

Who willl be the X-factors in Saturday’s Duke-UNC game? As the rivals play for the top spot in the ACC standings, have the Blue Devils and Tar Heels addressed issues they have had this season? And, outside of Duke and UNC, who else could win the ACC?

N&O sports columnist Luke DeCock, UNC beat writer C.L. Brown and Duke beat writer Steve Wiseman answer these questions and others on our latest ACC Now podcast.

You can also listen to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Audible, TuneIn and Stitcher.

Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski talks with Trevor Keels (1) during the second half of Duke’s 88-73 victory over N.C. State at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Saturday, January 15, 2022.
Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski talks with Trevor Keels (1) during the second half of Duke’s 88-73 victory over N.C. State at Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, N.C., Saturday, January 15, 2022. Ethan Hyman ehyman@newsobserver.com

This story was originally published February 4, 2022 at 5:00 AM with the headline "ACC Now podcast: Breaking down Duke at UNC game and keys for each team in postseason."

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