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Duke is a 3 point favorite over UNC. I was thinking 10 after the meltdown at Kenan against JMU.

We didn't get players after the game Saturday and we aren't getting them this week. UNC spokesman said, "Just letting them focus on Duke."

The league is slowly releasing the schedule this week. The opening games for everyone came out today. Here is it...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (TheACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference today announced its matchups in the conference opening weekend for the 2024-25 men’s basketball season. The games on Dec. 7 and 8 will mark the first time the ACC will feature 18 teams in action.

The full conference schedule, including most game times and television designations, will be announced on Tuesday, Sept. 24, from 8-9 p.m. on ACC Network.

California, SMU and Stanford will play their first ACC games on Saturday, Dec. 7. Stanford and California renew their rivalry by facing off in the ACC opener in Berkeley, California, while SMU entertains Virginia in Dallas, Texas. Fresh off its historic run to an ACC Championship and Final Four appearance in 2024, NC State starts its ACC schedule on Dec. 7 at home against Florida State.

In addition, ESPN announced Monday the game times and networks for the 2024 SEC/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge. The second iteration of the event features 16 games from Tuesday-Wednesday, Dec. 3-4, airing across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ACC Network and SEC Network.

2024-25 ACC Men’s Basketball Opening-Weekend Games

Saturday, Dec. 7

Clemson at Miami, Noon, ESPN2
Boston College at Wake Forest, Noon, ACCN
Syracuse at Notre Dame, Noon, The CW
Georgia Tech at North Carolina, 2 p.m., ACCN
Pitt at Virginia Tech, 2 p.m., ESPNU
Virginia at SMU, 2:15 p.m., The CW
Stanford at California, 4 p.m., ACCN
Florida State at NC State, 4 p.m., ESPNU

Sunday, Dec. 8

Duke at Louisville, 6 p.m., ACCN


PLUS.............

2024 SEC/ACC Men’s Basketball Challenge

Tuesday, Dec. 3
Arkansas at Miami, 7 or 7:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
Syracuse at Tennessee, 7 or 7:30 p.m., ESPN or ESPN2
South Carolina at Boston College, ACCN, 7 p.m.
Notre Dame at Georgia, ESPNU, 7 p.m.
California at Missouri, SECN, 7 p.m.
Wake Forest at Texas A&M, ESPN2, 9 p.m.
Ole Miss at Louisville, ACCN, 9 p.m.
Georgia Tech at Oklahoma, ESPNU, 9 p.m.
Florida State at LSU, SECN, 9 p.m.
Kentucky at Clemson, ESPN, 9:30 p.m.

Wednesday, Dec. 4
Alabama at North Carolina, ESPN, 7:15 p.m.
Virginia at Florida, ESPN2, 7:15 p.m.
Auburn at Duke, ESPN, 9:15 p.m.
Texas at NC State, ESPN2, 9:15 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Virginia Tech, ACCN, 9:15 p.m.
Pitt at Mississippi State, SECN, 9:15 p.m.

Any questions you want us to answer this week on The UNC FB Show? Get them in below and we'll pick two to discuss when we record Wednesday.

Interesting thgt some athletic department and univefrsity people are here. Hmmmmm