How to watch UNC basketball vs Wake Forest on TV, live stream

On January 22, 2025By Littum

The North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team and the Wake Forest Demon Deacons meet in a Tobacco Road rivalry game Tuesday (9 p.m. ET, ESPN) at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem.

The Tar Heels (12-7, 5-2 ACC) and Demon Deacons (14-4, 6-1) are two ACC teams looking for marquee wins as they try to bolster their NCAA Tournament resumes ‘ is ahead of March Madness. UNC is coming off its first loss in program history to Stanford, and Wake Forest aims to extend its winning streak to six games Tuesday night.

The Deacs have won three straight on the heels of Winston-Salem, but UNC posted a 21-point win against Wake Forest last season in Chapel Hill. Carolina hasn’t won at Joel since 2019.

Veteran guards RJ Davis and Hunter Sallis are among the key players to watch in UNC vs. The Wake Forest game. Davis, who scored 36 points against the Demon Deacons last season, is averaging 17.3 points per game in his fifth season. Sallis, the second-leading scorer in the ACC with 19.5 points per game. game, has reached 20 or more points in seven straight games.

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

What channel is UNC vs Wake Forest on today?

TV channel: ESPN

Live stream: Fubo, ESPN+

See UNC vs. Wake Forest on ESPN+

UNC vs. Wake Forest will be broadcast on ESPN. Dave O’Brien, Cory Alexander and Myron Medcalf will be on the televsion call from Joel Coliseum. Streaming options for the game include FUBO and ESPN+. Jones Angell, Tyler Hansbrough, Adam Lucas and Dave Nathan will have the radio call on the Tar Heel Sports Network.

UNC vs Wake Forest start time

Date: Tuesday 21 January

Start time: 9 p.m. ET

UNC vs. The Wake Forest game starts at 9:00 PM ET from the Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

UNC vs Wake Forest prediction, betting odds

Game lines and odds from BetMGM will be published when they become available.

Wake Forest 76, UNC 70: The Demon Deacons have dominated the Tar Heels at Joel in recent years, but they have never won four straight against UNC at Joel. With a 9-0 record at home this season, including wins in their last three ACC home games by an average of 16 points, Hunter Sallis and the Deacs will get it done this week.

Spread: UNC is a 1.5 point underdog

Above/below: 148.5 points

Moneyline: UNC (+100), Wake Forest (-120)

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UNC basketball schedule

October 15 at Memphis (Exhibition) (W, 84-76)
October 27 vs. Johnson C. Smith (exhibition) (W, 127-63)
Nov. 4 vs. Elon (W, 90-76)
Nov. 8 at Kansas (L, 92-89)
November 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)
December 4 vs. Alabama (L, 94-79)
December 7 vs. Georgia Tech (W, 68-65)
Dec. 14 vs. La Salle (W, 93-67)
December 17 vs. Florida (L, 90-84)
December 21 vs. UCLA (W, 76-74)
December 29 vs. Campbell (W, 97-81)
Jan. 1 at Louisville (L, 83-70)
Jan. 4 at Notre Dame (W, 74-73)
January 7 vs. SMU (W, 82-67)
Jan. 11 at NC State (W, 63-61)
January 15 vs. Cal (W, 79-53)
Jan. 18 vs. Stanford (W, 72-71)
Jan. 21 at Wake Forest
January 25 vs. Boston College
Jan. 28 at Pitt
Feb. 1 at Duke
Feb. 8 vs. Pitt
Feb. 10 at Clemson
Feb. 15 in Syracuse
February 19 vs. NC 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)

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