What channel is UNC basketball vs UCLA today? Time, TV, streaming, schedule

Posted by Admin December 21, 2024 Basketball

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The North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team plays the UCLA Bruins on Saturday afternoon (3 p.m., CBS) in the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City.

Coming off a loss to No. 7 Florida (11-0), the Tar Heels (6-5, 1-0 ACC) are in desperate need of a big win before flipping the calendar to 2025.

UNC, which is 0-4 against ranked teams through 11 games, will try to get over the hump against No. 18 UCLA (10-1). The Heels are 11-3 in the all-time series against the Bruins, including six straight victories.

Here’s everything you need to know about UNC vs. UCLA, including time, TV and streaming info and more:

What channel is UNC vs UCLA on today?

TV Channel: CBS

Livestream: Fubo

Watch UNC vs UCLA on Fubo

UNC vs. UCLA will be broadcast on CBS. Brad Nessler, Bill Raftery and Jenny Dell will be on the TV call for CBS. Streaming options for the game include FUBO. Jones Angell, Tyler Zeller, Adam Lucas and Dave Nathan will have the radio call on the Tar Heel Sports Network.

UNC vs UCLA start time

Date: Saturday, Dec. 21

Start time: 3 p.m.

The UNC vs. UCLA game in the CBS Sports Classic starts at 3 p.m. ET from Madison Square Garden in New York City.

UNC vs UCLA prediction, betting odds

Game lines and odds from BetMGM will be posted as they become available.

UNC 76, UCLA 72: The Bruins have built their strong start around bruising defense, but their offense isn’t overwhelming. UNC’s losses have come against teams inside the top 30 of KenPom’s offensive efficiency ratings. With an improved effort from start to finish, the Heels will finally get over the hump.

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UNC basketball schedule

Oct. 15 at Memphis (Exhibition) (W, 84-76)
Oct. 27 vs. Johnson C. Smith (Exhibition) (W, 127-63)
Nov. 4 vs. Elon (W, 90-76)
Nov. 8 at Kansas (L, 92-89)
Nov. 15 vs. American (W, 107-55)
Nov. 22 at Hawai’i (W, 87-69)
Nov. 25 vs Dayton at Maui Invitational (W, 92-90)
Nov. 26 vs Auburn at Maui Invitational (L, 85-72)
Nov. 27 vs Michigan State at Maui Invitational (L, 94-91 OT)
Dec. 4 vs. Alabama (L, 94-79)
Dec. 7 vs. Georgia Tech (W, 68-65)
Dec. 14 vs. La Salle (W, 93-67)
Dec. 17 vs. Florida (L, 90-84)
Dec. 21 vs. UCLA (CBS Sports Classic in New York City)
Dec. 29 vs. Campbell
Jan. 1 at Louisville
Jan. 4 at Notre Dame
Jan. 7 vs. SMU
Jan. 11 at N.C. State
Jan. 15 vs. Cal
Jan. 18 vs. Stanford
Jan. 21 at Wake Forest
Jan. 25 vs. Boston College
Jan. 28 at Pitt
Feb. 1 at Duke
Feb. 8 vs. Pitt
Feb. 10 at Clemson
Feb. 15 at Syracuse
Feb. 19 vs. N.C. State
Feb. 22 vs. Virginia
Feb. 24 at Florida State
March 1 vs. Miami
March 4 at Virginia Tech
March 8 vs. Duke
March 11-15 at ACC Tournament (Charlotte)

Rodd Baxley covers Duke, North Carolina and N.C. State for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his ACC coverage on X/Twitter or Bluesky: @RoddBaxley. Got questions regarding those teams? Send them to rbaxley@fayobserver.com.

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