How to watch, bet UNC, N.C. State, Duke men’s and women’s basketball in NCAA tournaments
Starting Tuesday and rolling through to Monday, television stations all over the channel guide will be airing college basketball games as part of the men’s and women’s NCAA Tournaments.
From well-known channels like ESPN and local CBS affiliates, to lesser-known ones, like TruTV, they will be filling TV screens as people across the country place bets and track bracket prediction accuracy.
In North Carolina’s Triangle region, the maximum number of ACC teams are included in both brackets after N.C. State’s stunning men’s basketball run from No. 10 seed to ACC Tournament champion and automatic NCAA berth landed it in the field.
At N.C. State, Duke and North Carolina, both the men’s and women’s teams are in their respective NCAA tournaments. In addition, a First Four men’s tournament game involving Wagner and Howard on Tuesday will send the winner to face North Carolina on Thursday in Charlotte.
Here is how to watch those games, along with starting times, channels and betting lines for the first-round games:
How to watch all NCAA Tournament games
See the times and channels for games below, which are on channels that are available on most major cable and satellite subscription packages. Streamers can watch men’s and women’s tournament games on Hulu + Live TV and YouTube TV. Games televised by CBS are available to stream on Paramount Plus, with a subscription, or on the CBS app by linking it to a cable or satellite subscription.
Tuesday’s game
Howard men vs. Wagner
Where: University of Dayton Arena, Dayton
Time: 9:40 p.m.
Bracket: West Region
Seeds/Records: No. 16 Howard Bison (18-16) vs. No. 16 Wagner Seahawks (16-15)
TV: TruTV
Announcers: Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel, Jon Rothstein
Betting line: Howard is a 3.5-point favorite with an over-under total of 128.5 points.
Thursday’s games
North Carolina men vs. Howard or Wagner
Where: Spectrum Center, Charlotte
Time: 2:45 p.m.
Bracket: West Region
Seeds/Records: No. 1 North Carolina Tar Heels (27-7) vs. No. 16 Howard or Wagner
TV: CBS
Announcers: Brian Anderson, Jim Jackson, Allie LaForce
Betting line: Not set as it will be established following the Howard-Wagner game
N.C. State men vs. Texas Tech
Where: PPG Paints Arena, Pittsburgh
Time: 9:40 p.m.
Bracket: South Region
Seeds/Records: No. 11 NC State Wolfpack (22-14) vs. No. 6 Texas Tech Red Raiders (23-10)
TV: CBS
Announcers: Andrew Catalon, Steve Lappas, Evan Washburn
Betting line: Texas Tech is a 5.5-point favorite with an over-under total of 145.5 points.
Friday’s games
UNC women vs. Michigan State
Where: Colonial Life Arena, Columbia, S.C.
Time: 11:30 a.m.
Bracket: Albany Region 1
Seeds/Records: No. 8 North Carolina Tar Heels (19-12) vs. No. 9 Michigan State Spartans (22-8)
TV: ESPN2
Betting line: No line established
Duke women vs. Richmond
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Bracket: Portland Region 3
Seeds/Records: No. 7 Duke Blue Devils (20-11) vs. No. 10 Richmond Spiders (29-5)
TV: ESPNews
Betting line: No line established
Duke men vs. Vermont
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Time: 7:10 p.m.
Bracket: South Region
Seeds/Records: No. 4 Duke Blue Devils (24-8) vs. No. 13 Vermont Catamounts (28-6)
TV: CBS
Announcers: Ian Eagle, Bill Raftery, Grant Hill, Tracy Wolfson
Betting line: Duke is an 11.5-point favorite and the over-under total is 132.5 points.
Saturday’s game
NC State women vs. Tennessee-Chattanooga
Where: Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Bracket: Portland Region 4
Seeds/Records: No. 3 N.C. State Wolfpack (27-6) vs. No. 14 Chattanooga (28-4)
TV: ESPNU
Betting line: No line established