Who's Playing

UNC-Wilmington @ No. 1 North Carolina

What to Know

The UNC-Wilmington Seahawks and the #1 North Carolina Tar Heels are opening their 2022-2023 seasons against one another at 9 p.m. ET Monday at Dean E. Smith Center. UNC-Wilmington finished last year at 26-10 and will now try to light the spark for another quality season. Likewise, the Tar Heels finished 29-10 last season and were only one game away from winning it all, but they fell 72-69 in the championship to the Kansas Jayhawks.

A couple last-season stats to keep in the back of your head while watching: UNC-Wilmington was 16th best (top 5%) in turnovers per game, finishing the 2021-2022 season with only ten on average. Less enviably, UNC ranked 350th worst with respect to takeaways last year, where the team accrued only 9.7 on average (bottom 101%). The good news for UNC, of course, is that these forces working against them might not carry over into the new season.

Since the experts predict a loss, UNC-Wilmington will need to dig deep. Perhaps they'll be able to flip the script and come out with a big victory.

How To Watch

  • When: Monday at 9 p.m. ET
  • Where: Dean E. Smith Center -- Chapel Hill, North Carolina
  • TV: ACC Network
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $8.00

Odds

The Tar Heels are a big 23-point favorite against the Seahawks, 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 23.5-point favorite.

Over/Under: -109

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Series History

North Carolina have won both of the games they've played against UNC-Wilmington in the last eight years.

  • Nov 08, 2019 - North Carolina 78 vs. UNC-Wilmington 62
  • Dec 05, 2018 - North Carolina 97 vs. UNC-Wilmington 69