The North Carolina Tar Heels take the basketball court today for the first time in eight days, as they take on the state’s Campbell Camels at 8 p.m., in their final non-conference tune-up before going into all-ACC play on New Year’s Day. Day.
UNC’s most recent result was a 76-74 upset win over a ranked UCLA team on Saturday, December 21 during the CBS Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden. North Carolina freshman Ian Jackson showed why he deserves a starting spot, scoring a career-high 24 points in his first collegiate game in his hometown.
Campbell (5-7) is in his second season as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association, after leaving the Big South Conference. The Camels have just three wins against Division I teams, while struggling against opponents like Ohio State (44-point loss), Evansville (13-point loss) and Morgan State (10-point loss).
Tonight isn’t a trap game, but we saw the Tar Heels get off to a slow start against smaller opponents at home. Just look at UNC’s first game against Elon, when the visiting Phoenix led late in the second half, before a barrage of UNC goals decided things.
North Carolina will face Campbell for the first time in program history, even though the two schools are an hour apart. The Camels only have one player averaging more than 10 points per game (Jasin Sinani, 12.4), while Jackson, RJ Davis, Seth Trimble and Elliot Cadeau all average double figures.
If you go to tonight’s game in Chapel Hill, have fun. If you’re tuning in on your TV, tablet, phone or device of choice, read below and see how you can watch.
What channel is North Carolina vs. Campbell on today? Time, TV program
TV channel: ACC Network
Time: 8 p.m. ET
Where to watch UNC vs. Campbell live
Watch UNC vs. Campbell Live on Fubo (Free Trial)
UNC vs. Campbell Prediction, Picks, Odds
North Carolina gets one last tune-up for ACC play against the Campbell Camels, who are struggling at 5-7 heading into tonight’s game. Campbell is in only his second season of play in the Colonial Athletic Association, moving from the smaller Big South Conference.
The Tar Heels haven’t played since the Dec. 21 loss to UCLA in the CBS Sports Classic, but even with the rust, they should be able to beat the Camels handily. UNC starts slow, as Campbell shoots a mindless percentage in the first five minutes, but RJ Davis leads a barrage of 3-pointers that anchors the North Carolina victory.
Prediction: North Carolina 86Campbell 62
All College basketball odds via BetMGM.
SPREAD: North Carolina -28.5
MONEY LINE: N / A
TOTAL P/O: 155.5 points total
Full Tar Heels schedule
October 12: Blue-White Melee (Blue 62, White 53)
October 15: Exhibition @ Memphis (W, 84-76)
October 27: Exhibition against Johnson C. Smith (V, 127-63)
November 4: against Elon (V, 90-76) (1-0, 0-0)
November 19, 8: at Kansas (L, 92-89) (1-1, 0-0)
November 15: against American University (V, 108-55) (2-1, 0-0)
November 22: in Hawaii (F, 87-69) (3-1, 0-0)
November 25: against Dayton, Maui Invitational (W, 92-90) (4-1, 0-0)
November 26: against. AuburnMaui Invitational (L, 85-72) (4-2, 0-0)
November 27: against. Michigan StateMaui Invitational (L, 94-90 OT) (4-3, 0-0)
December 4: against. AlabamaSEC/ACC Challenge (L, 94-79) (4-4, 0-0)
December 7: against Georgia Tech (V, 68-65) (5-4, 1-0)
Dec. 14: vs. La Salle (W, 93-67) (6-4, 1-0)
December 17: against. FloridaJumpman Invitational (L, 90-84) (6-5, 1-0)
December 21: against UCLA, CBS Sports Classic (W, 76-74)
December 29: against Campbell
January 1: in Louisville
January 4: at Our Lady
January 7: vs. SMU
January 11: at NC State
January 15: against California
Jan. 18: against. Stanford
January 21: at Wake Forest
January 25: vs. Boston College
January 28: at Pitt
February 1: and Duke
February 8: vs. Pitt
February 10: and Clemson
February 15: in Syracuse
February 19: vs. NC State
February 22: against Virginie
February 24: and State of Florida
March 1: vs. Miami (FL)
March 4: at Virginia Tech
March 8: vs. Duke
March 11-15: ACC Tournament (Spectrum Center in Charlotte, North Carolina)
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This article was originally published on Tar Heels Wire: What channel is UNC-Campbell basketball on today? Time, TV program for the match on December 29
