Duke vs. North Carolina Women: How to watch, TV channel, streaming, start time, predicted lineups and stats

A traditional ACC rivalry is renewed in Women's Basketball this week when the No. 14 Duke Blue Devils (12-3, 3-0 ACC) visit the No. 19 North Carolina Tar Heels (13-3, 1-2 ACC).

The Tar Heels have gotten off to a poor start in conference play, although they had a tough early schedule that included then-No. 25 Georgia Tech and then-No. 3 Notre Dame. Their one ACC win was on the road against the Miami Hurricanes.

Duke has played a gauntlet of a schedule already this season with matchups against then-No. 18 Maryland, then-No. 9 Kansas State, then-No. 8 Oklahoma and then-No. 3 South Carolina. The Blue Devils went 2-2 in those games, and their third loss was at South Florida.

How to watch Duke vs. North Carolina, TV channel and streaming

Duke vs. North Carolina will be broadcast on the ACC Network, which can be viewed through cable TV or streamed with live TV streaming apps such as YouTubeTV or FuboTV.

Duke vs. North Carolina start time, date and venue

Duke vs. North Carolina is scheduled to tip off at 7 PM ET/6PM CT on Thursday, January 9th from Carmichael Arena in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

Duke vs. North Carolina predicted lineups

Duke: Taina Mair, Ashlon Jackson, Reigan Richardson, Jadyn Donovan, Delaney Thomas

North Carolina: Alyssa Utsby, Reniya Kelly, Lexi Donarski, Indya Nivar, Maria Gakdeng

Duke vs. North Carolina stats

• Out of 362 Division I Women's Basketball teams, the North Carolina Tar Heels are 46th in offensive rating with 105.4 points scored per 100 possessions and are 21st in defensive rating with 76.7 points allowed per 100 possessions.
• The Duke Blue Devils are 28th in points scored per game with 80.3 and are 153rd in points allowed per game with 62.0.
• Tar Heels leading scorer Maria Gakdeng is averaging 11.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks while shooting 72.7 percent from the field in 22.2 minutes per game.
• Duke leading scorer Toby Fournier is averaging 12.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 1.3 blocks while shooting 57.4 percent from the field in 17.4 minutes per game off the bench.
• North Carolina guard Reniya Kelly is averaging 8.5 points and 2.2 assists while shooting 48.0 percent from three-point range.
• Blue Devils guard Ashlon Jackson is averaging 11.9 points, 2.1 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.2 steals while shooting 43.6 percent from three-point range in 27.7 minutes per game.

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