N. Carolina Tar Heels vs. Wake Forest Demon Deacons: How to watch NCAA Basketball online, TV channel, live stream info, start time

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Wake Forest Demon Deacons @ N. Carolina Tar Heels

Current Records: Wake Forest 13-5, N. Carolina 15-3

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We’ve got another exciting ACC matchup on schedule as the Wake Forest Demon Deacons and the N. Carolina Tar Heels are set to tip at 7:00 p.m. ET on January 22nd at Dean E. Smith Center. Both teams come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.

Wake Forest has made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won eight games by 19 points or more this season. Everything went their way against the Cardinals on Saturday as the Demon Deacons made off with a 90-65 win. Wake Forest was heavily favored coming into this game, and the results showcase why.

Wake Forest got their win on the backs of several key players, but it was Hunter Sallis out in front who scored 19 points along with five assists and five rebounds. Andrew Carr was another key contributor, scoring 18 points.

Meanwhile, N. Carolina had already won seven in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 20.7 points), and they went ahead and made it eight on Saturday. They walked away with a 76-66 win over the Eagles.

N. Carolina’s success was the result of a balanced attack that saw several players step up, but RJ Davis led the charge by scoring 16 points along with six rebounds. Another player making a difference was Armando Bacot, who scored ten points along with nine rebounds.

The Demon Deacons pushed their record up to 13-5 with that victory, which was their 11th straight at home. They’ve been dominating during the games in that stretch too, as they’ve won by an average of 19.55 points. As for the Tar Heels, they are on a roll lately: they’ve won 11 of their last 13 contests, which provided a nice bump to their 15-3 record this season.

Fans should be in for an exciting game on Monday as Wake Forest and N. Carolina are among the highest scoring teams in the league right now. Wake Forest hasn’t had any problem running up the score this season, having averaged 81.1 points per game. However, it’s not like N. Carolina struggles in that department as they’ve been averaging 83.4 points per game. With both teams so easily able to put up points, the only question left is who can run the score up higher.

Wake Forest is hoping to beat the odds on Monday, as the experts think they’re headed for a loss. They might be worth a quick bet since they’ve covered the spread the last three times they’ve played N. Carolina.

Odds

N. Carolina is a big 8-point favorite against Wake Forest, according to the latest college basketball odds.

The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Tar Heels as a 8.5-point favorite.

The over/under is set at 156 points.

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Series History

N. Carolina has won 7 out of their last 10 games against Wake Forest.

• Feb 07, 2023 – Wake Forest 92 vs. N. Carolina 85
• Jan 04, 2023 – N. Carolina 88 vs. Wake Forest 79
• Jan 22, 2022 – Wake Forest 98 vs. N. Carolina 76
• Jan 20, 2021 – N. Carolina 80 vs. Wake Forest 73
• Mar 03, 2020 – N. Carolina 93 vs. Wake Forest 83
• Feb 11, 2020 – Wake Forest 74 vs. N. Carolina 57
• Feb 16, 2019 – N. Carolina 95 vs. Wake Forest 57
• Dec 30, 2017 – N. Carolina 73 vs. Wake Forest 69
• Jan 11, 2017 – N. Carolina 93 vs. Wake Forest 87
• Jan 20, 2016 – N. Carolina 83 vs. Wake Forest 68