The North Carolina Tar Heels men’s basketball team plays the Virginia Tech Hokies on Saturday, Feb. 28 (8:30 p.m., ESPN2), at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill.
Ranked No. 20 in the USA TODAY Sports Coaches Poll and No. 18 in the AP Top 25, the Tar Heels (22-6, 10-5 ACC) will play their fifth game without injured freshman Caleb Wilson (fractured hand) against the Hokies (18-10, 7-8).
UNC is 9-1 against Virginia Tech at the Smith Center, winning nine straight at home since its only loss in 2007. The Tar Heels are 16-0 in Chapel Hill this season.
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Here’s how to watch the UNC vs. Virginia Tech game today, including time, TV schedule and streaming information:
What channel is UNC vs Virginia Tech on today?
TV Channel: ESPN2
Livestream: Fubo (free trial)
UNC vs. Virginia Tech will be televised nationally on ESPN2. Wes Durham and Dennis Scott will have the TV call from the Smith Center. The game can be streamed on Fubo, which offers a free trial to new subscribers.
Jones Angell will have the radio call on the Tar Heel Sports Radio Network. Tyler Hansbrough and Tyler Zeller will rotate as game analysts, with Dave Nathan and Adam Lucas joining the broadcast for pregame, halftime and postgame. For local radio in Chapel Hill, the game can be found on 97.9 FM. Fans can listen for free online through the 97.9 FM Chapelboro website.
UNC vs Virginia Tech time today
Date: Friday, Feb. 27
Start time: 8:30 p.m. ET
The UNC vs. Virginia Tech game starts at 8:30 p.m. ET from the Smith Center in Chapel Hill.
UNC vs Virginia Tech predictions, picks, odds
Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Friday, Feb. 27. Odds will be posted as soon as they become available.
The Hokies can score, but they struggle to keep teams out of the lane. Following a pound-the-paint performance against Louisville, UNC will carry that mentality into its penultimate home game against Virginia Tech. UNC 80, Virginia Tech 70
UNC-VT PREVIEW
Spread: UNC by 6 ½ points
Over/under: 148 ½ points
Moneyline: UNC (-330), Virginia Tech (+260)
UNC basketball schedule 2025-26
- Nov. 3: Central Arkansas (W, 94-54)
- Nov. 7: Kansas (W, 87-74)
- Nov. 14: N.C. Central (W, 97-53)
- Nov. 18: Navy (W, 73-61)
- Nov. 25: vs. St. Bonaventure (W, 85-70)
- Nov. 27: vs. Michigan State, Fort Myers, Fla.(L, 74-58)
- Dec. 2: at Kentucky (W, 67-64)
- Dec. 7: vs. Georgetown (W, 81-61)
- Dec. 13: vs. USC Upstate (W, 80-62)
- Dec. 16: vs. ETSU (W, 77-58)
- Dec. 20: vs. Ohio State (W, 71-70)
- Dec. 22: vs. ECU (W, 99-51)
- Dec. 30: vs. Florida State (W, 79-66)
- Jan. 3: at SMU (L, 97-83)
- Jan. 10: vs. Wake Forest (W, 87-84)
- Jan. 14: at Stanford (L, 95-90)
- Jan. 17: at Cal (L, 84-78)
- Jan. 21: vs. Notre Dame (W, 91-69)
- Jan. 24: at Virginia (W, 85-80)
- Jan. 31: at Georgia Tech (W, 91-75)
- Feb. 2: vs. Syracuse (W, 87-77)
- Feb. 7: vs. Duke (W, 71-68)
- Feb. 10: at Miami (L, 75-66)
- Feb. 14: vs. Pitt (W, 79-65)
- Feb. 17: at NC State (L, 82-58)
- Feb. 21: at Syracuse (W, 77-64)
- Feb. 23: vs. Louisville (W, 77-74)
- Feb. 28: vs. Virginia Tech
- March 3: vs. Clemson
- March 7: at Duke
Rodd Baxley covers North Carolina Tar Heels athletics for The Fayetteville Observer as part of the USA TODAY Network. Follow his ACC coverage on X/Twitter or Bluesky: @RoddBaxley. Got questions regarding UNC? Send them to [email protected].
