The North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team will try to even up its road record in the final ACC road game of the season against the Virginia Tech Hokies on Tuesday (7 p.m., ESPNU) at Cassell Coliseum.
The Tar Heels (19-11, 12-6 ACC) have an opportunity to remedy that blemish against the Hokies (13-16, 8-10). UNC, which is 5-6 in true road games this season, is 9-5 against Virginia Tech at Cassell Coliseum. The Heels have lost two of their last three games in Blacksburg.
As of Tuesday afternoon, UNC remains on the NCAA Tournament bubble and is included on just 19 of 104 bracket projections on Bracket Matrix.
The Tar Heels will likely need to win at Virginia Tech and top No. 2 Duke in the regular-season finale to get on the right side of the bubble conversation. The ACC Tournament begins March 11 in Charlotte, but the Tar Heels are currently slated to play Wednesday, March 12 at Spectrum Center.
Here’s everything you need to know about UNC vs. Virginia Tech including time, TV and streaming info and more:
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TV Channel: ESPNU
UNC vs. Virginia Tech will be broadcast on ESPNU. Kevin Brown and Jon Crispin will be on the TV call from Cassell Coliseum. Streaming options for the game include FUBO and ESPN+. Jones Angell, Tyler Zeller, Adam Lucas and Dave Nathan will have the radio call on the Tar Heel Sports Network.
UNC vs Virginia Tech start time
Date: Tuesday, March 4
Start time: 7 p.m. ET
The UNC vs. Virginia game starts at 7 p.m. ET from Cassell Coliseum in Blacksburg, Virginia.
UNC vs Virginia Tech prediction, betting odds
Game lines and odds from BetMGM will be posted as they become available.
UNC 80, Virginia Tech 69: The Tar Heels tinkered with their lineup and found positive momentum in time for March. Cassell Coliseum is an underrated venue and Mike Young is an underrated coach, but UNC appears to be aware of the stakes in the final week of the regular season.
Spread: UNC is an 7.5-point favorite
Over/under: 150.5 points
Moneyline: UNC (-350), Virginia Tech (+280)
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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 (W, 76-74)
- Dec. 29 vs. Campbell (W, 97-81)
- Jan. 1 at Louisville (L, 83-70)
- Jan. 4 at Notre Dame (W, 74-73)
- Jan. 7 vs. SMU (W, 82-67)
- Jan. 11 at N.C. State (W, 63-61)
- Jan. 15 vs. Cal (W, 79-53)
- Jan. 18 vs. Stanford (L, 72-71)
- Jan. 21 at Wake Forest (L, 67-66)
- Jan. 25 vs. Boston College (W, 102-96)
- Jan. 28 at Pitt (L, 73-65)
- Feb. 1 at Duke (L, 87-70)
- Feb. 8 vs. Pitt (W, 67-66)
- Feb. 10 at Clemson (L, 85-65)
- Feb. 15 at Syracuse (W, 88-82)
- Feb. 19 vs. N.C. State (W, 97-73)
- Feb. 22 vs. Virginia (W, 81-66)
- Feb. 24 at Florida State (W, 96-85)
- March 1 vs. Miami (W, 92-73)
- 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 [email protected].
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