The North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team plays the Kansas Jayhawks on Friday (7 p.m., ESPN2) in a top-10 matchup at Allen Fieldhouse.
The ninth-ranked Tar Heels (1-0) and top-ranked Jayhawks (1-0) haven’t played since the national championship game of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The programs have combined for more than 4,700 wins, 37 Final Fours and 10 NCAA titles.
UNC hasn’t played at Kansas since 1960. The teams have split the last 12 meetings in the series, but the Jayhawks have won the last four games.
UNC vs Kansas prediction, preview
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TV Channel: ESPN2
Livestream: Fubo (free trial), ESPN+
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UNC at Kansas will be broadcast on ESPN2. Dan Shulman and Jay Bilas will have the call on ESPN2. Streaming options for the game include FUBO, which offers a free trial to new subscribers. Jones Angell, Tyler Zeller, Adam Lucas and Dave Nathan will have the radio call on the Tar Heel Sports Network.
UNC vs Kansas time today
Date: Friday, Nov. 8
Start time: 7 p.m.
The UNC at Kansas game starts at 7 p.m. from Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.
UNC vs Kansas prediction, betting odds
Kansas 84, UNC 76: The Jayhawks aren’t in the habit of losing games at Allen Fieldhouse, where the home team is 91-5 across the last six seasons. With Hunter Dickinson and Alabama transfer Rylan Griffen doing a bulk of the damage, Kansas will deal the Heels their first loss of the season.
Game lines and odds from BetMGM will be posted as they become available.
Spread: Kansas is a 7.5-point favorite
Over/under: 158.5 points
Moneyline: UNC (+260), Kansas (-350)
UNC basketball schedule
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Oct. 15 at Memphis (Exhibition) (W, 84-76)
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Oct. 27 vs. Johnson C. Smith (Exhibition) (W, 127-63)
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Nov. 4 vs. Elon (W, 90-76)
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Nov. 8 at Kansas
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Nov. 15 vs. American
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Nov. 22 at Hawai’i
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Nov. 25-27 at Maui Invitational
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Dec. 4 vs. Alabama (ACC/SEC Challenge)
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Dec. 7 vs. Georgia Tech
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Dec. 14 vs. La Salle
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Dec. 17 vs. Florida (Jumpman Invitational in Charlotte)
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Dec. 21 vs. UCLA (CBS Sports Classic in New York City)
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Dec. 29 vs. Campbell
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Jan. 1 at Louisville
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Jan. 4 at Notre Dame
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Jan. 7 vs. SMU
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Jan. 11 at N.C. State
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Jan. 15 vs. Cal
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Jan. 18 vs. Stanford
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Jan. 21 at Wake Forest
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Jan. 25 vs. Boston College
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Jan. 28 at Pitt
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Feb. 1 at Duke
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Feb. 8 vs. Pitt
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Feb. 10 at Clemson
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Feb. 15 at Syracuse
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Feb. 19 vs. N.C. State
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Feb. 22 vs. Virginia
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Feb. 24 at Florida State
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March 1 vs. Miami
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March 4 at Virginia Tech
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March 8 vs. Duke
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March 11-15 at ACC Tournament (Charlotte)
Kansas basketball schedule
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Nov. 4 (home): vs Howard (W, 87-57)
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Nov. 8 (home): vs North Carolina, 6 p.m. (CT), ESPN2
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Nov. 12 (neutral): vs Michigan State in Atlanta, Georgia, 5:30 p.m. (CT), ESPN
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Nov. 16 (home): vs Oakland, Time TBA, ESPN+
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Nov. 19 (home): vs UNC-Wilmington, 7 p.m. (CT), ESPN+
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Nov. 26 (neutral): vs Duke in Las Vegas, Nevada, 8 p.m. (CT), ESPN
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Nov. 30 (home): vs Furman, Time TBA, ESPN+
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Dec. 4 (away): at Creighton, 7:30 p.m. (CT), FS1
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