How to watch UNC-Ash. Bulldogs vs. Western Carolina Catamounts: NCAA Basketball live stream info, TV channel, start time, game odds

How to watch UNC-Asheville vs. Western Carolina basketball game

By Scout Staff

Dec 14, 2024 at 2:50 pm ET • 2 min read

Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between UNC-Ash. and the win they were favored to collect coming into this afternoon. They have jumped out to a quick 42-33 lead against Western Carolina.

UNC-Ash. came into the match with some extra motivation after the loss they were dealt the last time these two teams faced off. We'll see if they're able to flip the script or if it'll just be more of the same.

Who's Playing

Western Carolina Catamounts @ UNC-Ash. Bulldogs

Current Records: Western Carolina 3-5, UNC-Ash. 5-4

How To Watch

When: Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 2 p.m. ET
Where: Kimmel Arena -- Asheville, North Carolina
TV: ESPN Plus
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $24.00

What to Know

The UNC-Ash. Bulldogs' homestand will continue as they prepare to take on the Western Carolina Catamounts at 2:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Kimmel Arena. The Bulldogs are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 81.1 points per game this season.

Last Wednesday, everything came up roses for UNC-Ash. against Bluefield College as the team secured a 92-46 victory. The game was pretty much decided by the half, when the score had already reached 56-24.

UNC-Ash. was working as a unit and finished the game with 27 assists. That's the most assists they've posted since back in November of 2023.

Meanwhile, Western Carolina entered their matchup against SC Upstate on Saturday without any home losses, but there's a first time for everything. Western Carolina fell 74-68 to SC Upstate. The Catamounts didn't live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.

UNC-Ash. now has a winning record of 5-4. As for Western Carolina, their defeat ended a seven-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 3-5.

Keep an eye on the arc in Saturday's contest: UNC-Ash. has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 9 threes per game. However, it's not like Western Carolina struggles in that department as they've been averaging 9.9. Given these competing strengths, it'll be interesting to see how their clash plays out.

Going forward, UNC-Ash. is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by nine points. This will be their first time playing as the favorites at home this season.