TV and Streaming Viewing Picks for December 28, 2024: how to watch your football Saturday

All Times Eastern

College Basketball
Men’s
CBS Sports Classic
HBCU Showcase, Corbett Sports Center, North Carolina Agricultural & Technical State University, Greensboro, NC
North Carolina Central at North Carolina A&T — CBS, 2 p.m.

HBCU Showcase, Hampton University Convocation Center, Hampton University, Hampton, VA
Howard at Hampton — CBS, 4 p.m.

West Coast Hoops Showdown
WCC vs. Big Ten, Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
UCLA vs. Gonzaga — Fox, 4 p.m.

Alabama A&M at Georgia Tech — ACC Network, noon
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Maryland — Big Ten Network, noon
Coppin State at Georgetown — FS1, noon
Eastern Kentucky at Louisville — The CW, noon
Alice Lloyd at Morehead State — ESPN+, noon
Columbia International at Charleston Southern — ESPN+, 1 p.m.
Delaware State at Saint Joseph’s — ESPN+, 1 p.m.
Fairleigh Dickinson at Boston College — ACC Network, 2 p.m.
Mississippi at Memphis — ESPN2, 2 p.m.
Eastern Michigan at Davidson — FanDuel Sports Network South/FanDuel Sports Network Detroit/ESPN+, 2 p.m.
Loyola Maryland at DePaul — FS1, 2 p.m.
Bucknell at Syracuse — The CW, 2 p.m.
Spartanburg Methodist at North Carolina-Wilmington — WSFX/FloSports, 2 p.m.
Kentucky Christian at Wofford — ESPN+, 2 p.m.
Mercer at Georgia State — ESPN+, 2 p.m.
Mount St. Mary’s at George Mason — ESPN+, 2 p.m.
Blackburn at Eastern Illinois — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Webber International at South Florida — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Dallas at Sam Houston — ESPN+, 3:30 p.m.
Abilene Christian at Texas A&M — SEC Network, 4 p.m.
Fairfield at Columbia — SNY/ESPN+, 4 p.m.
Bethesda at Utah Valley — ESPN+, 4 p.m.
Virginia University of Lynchburg at North Carolina-Greensboro ESPN+, 4 p.m.
Nevada at Wyoming — Mountain West Network, 4 p.m.
New Mexico at Colorado State — Mountain West Network, 4 p.m.
New Orleans at McNeese — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
Nobel at Cal State-Fullerton — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
Southwest Christian at Tulsa — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
Boise State at San José State — Mountain West Network, 5 p.m.
Utah State at San Diego State — Fox, 6 p.m.
Delaware at St. John’s — FS1, 6 p.m.
Florida Gulf Coast at Richmond — ESPN+, 6 p.m.
Cal Maritime at Cal-Davis — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Occidental at Cal-San Diego — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Pepperdine at Santa Clara — ESPN+, 7, p.m.
Virginia Wesleyan at Old Dominion — ESPN+, 7 p.m.
Marshall at Elon — FloSports, 7 p.m.
Biblical Studies at Texas Southern — YouTube, 7 p.m.
Washington State at Portland — KRCW/ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Jackson State at California Baptist — ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Pacific at Saint Mary’s — ESPN+, 8 p.m.
William Woods at Saint Louis — ESPN+, 8 p.m.
Mount Marty at Nebraska-Omaha — Summit League Network, 8 p.m.
La Sierra at Cal State-Northridge — ESPN+, 9 p.m.
Northern New Mexico at Texas-El Paso — ESPN+, 9 p.m.
University of the Southwest at New Mexico State — ESPN+, 9 p.m.
Fresno State at UNLV — Silver State Sports & Entertainment Network/Mountain West Network, 10 p.m.
Loyola Marymount at San Francisco — ESPN+, 10 p.m.

Women’s
Wisconsin at Indiana — Big Ten Network, 2 p.m.
Creighton at St. John’s — Fox, 2 p.m.
Defiance College at Toledo — ESPN+, 2 p.m.
Detroit Mercy at Robert Morris — ESPN+, 2 p.m.
Purdue Fort Wayne at Wright State — ESPN+, 2 p.m.
St. Thomas (MN) at Eastern Michigan — ESPN+, 2 p.m.
Viterbo at Northern Illinois — ESPN+, 2 p.m.
Youngstown State at IU Indianapolis — ESPN+, 2 p.m.
Oregon at Illinois — B1G+, 3 p.m.
Washington at Northwestern — B1G+, 3 p.m.
Bethel (TN) at North Alabama — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Pepperdine at Washington State — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Portland at Santa Clara — ESPN+, 3 p.m.
Penn State at Minnesota — Big Ten Network, 4 p.m.
Oregon State at Gonzaga — ESPN2, 4 p.m.
Cal Maritime at Cal-Davis — ESPN+, 4 p.m.
Cal Poly at Southern Utah — ESPN+, 4 p.m.
Ohio at Georgia — SEC Network Plus, 4 p.m.
Western Kentucky at Kentucky — SEC Network Plus, 4 p.m.
Saint Mary’s at Pacific — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
San Francisco at Loyola Marymount — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
Tennessee Southern at Austin Peay — ESPN+, 5 p.m.
Maryland-Eastern Shore at Georgetown — FloSports, 7 p.m.

On the Court — Big Ten Network, 6 p.m.

College Football
Fenway Bowl
Independent vs. ACC, Fenway Park, Boston, MA
Announcers: Chris Cotter/Mark Herzlich//Coley Harvey
UConn vs. North Carolina — ESPN, 11 a.m.

Pinstripe Bowl
ACC vs. Big Ten, Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York, NY
Announcers: Mike Monaco/Kirk Morrison//Dawn Davenport
Boston College vs. Nebraska — ABC, noon

New Mexico Bowl
Sun Belt Conference vs. Big 12, University Stadium, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM
Announcers: Brian Custer/Rod Gilmore//Lauren Sisler
Louisiana vs. TCU — ESPN, 2:15 p.m.

Pop-Tarts Bowl
Big 12 vs. ACC, Camping World Stadium, Orlando, FL
Announcers: Tom Hart/Jordan Rodgers//Cole Cubelic
Iowa State vs. Miami (FL) — ABC, 3:30 p.m.

Arizona Bowl
MAC vs. Mountain West Conference, Arizona Stadium, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Announcers: Thom Brennaman/Max Browne//Treavor Scales
Miami (OH) vs. Colorado State — The CW, 4:30 p.m.

Military Bowl
American Athletic Conference vs. ACC, Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, United States Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Announcers: Jay Alter/Rocky Boiman//Alex Chappell
East Carolina vs. North Carolina State — ESPN, 5:45 p.m.

Alamo Bowl
Big 12 vs. Big 12, Alamodome, San Antonio, TX
Announcers: Dave Pasch/Dusty Dvoracek//Taylor McGregor
BYU vs. Colorado — ABC, 7:30 p.m.

BYU Sports Nation Game Day — BYUtv, 5 p.m.
BYU Sports Nation Postgame — BYUtv, 11 p.m.

Independence Bowl
Conference USA vs. American Athletic Conference, Independence Stadium, Shreveport, LA
Announcers: Lowell Galindo/Fozzy Whittaker//Tori Petry
Louisiana Tech vs. Army — ESPN, 9:15 p.m.

College Football Today — SportsGrid, 9 a.m.

College Hockey
Men’s
Holiday Face-Off
Semifinals, Fiserv Forum, Milwaukee, WI
UConn vs. Alaska — B1G+, 2:30 p.m.
Wisconsin vs. Ferris State — B1G+, 6 p.m.

Ledyard Bank Classic
Semifinals, Rupert C. Thompson Arena, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Northeastern vs. Providence — ESPN+, 4 p.m.
Dartmouth vs. Alaska-Anchorage — ESPN+, 7:30 p.m.

New Hampshire at RPI — ESPN, 3 p.m.
Princeton at Army — FloSports, 4 p.m.

Hockey
2024 IIHF World Junior Championship
Group Play
Group B, TD Place, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Kazakhstan vs. Czechia — TSN1/NHL Network, 1 p.m.

Group A, Canadian Tire Centre, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Latvia vs. United States  — TSN1/TSN5/NHL Network, 3;30 p.m.

Mixed Martial Arts
UFC Top 10: Slugfests — ESPN2, 6 p.m.
UFC Unleashed: Lightweight Title — ESPN2, 10 p.m.

MLB
Play Ball — MLB Network, 10 a.m.
MLB Network Breakdown — MLB Network, 10:30 a.m.
MLB Network Countdown: 2024 Plays of the Year — MLB Network, 11 a.m.
MLB Network Countdown: Stats & Oddities of 2024 — MLB Network, 7 p.m.

NBA
Miami at Atlanta — NBA TV/FanDuel Sports Network Sun/FanDuel Sports Network Southeast, 3 p.m.
Oklahoma City at Charlotte — NBA TV/FanDuel Sports Network Oklahoma/FanDuel Sports Network Southeast, 6 p.m.
New York at Washington — MSG Network/Monumental Sports Network, 7 p.m.
Milwaukee at Chicago — FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin/Chicago Sports Network, 8 pm.
Phoenix at Golden State — NBA TV/KPHE/KTVK/NBC Sports Bay Area, 8:30 p.m.
Detroit at Denver — FanDuel Sports Network Detroit/Altitude, 9 p.m.
Philadelphia at Utah — NBC Sports Philadelphia/KJZZ, 9:30 p.m.
Dallas at Portland — KFAA/KATU 2.2, 10 p.m.
Sacramento at Los Angeles Lakers — NBC Sports California Plus/Spectrum SportsNet, 10:30 p.m.

NBA TV Pregame Show — NBA TV, 2:30 p.m.
NBA GameTime Live — NBA TV, 5:30 p.m.
NBA TV Postgame Show — NBA TV, 11 p.m.
NBA GameTime — NBA TV, midnight

NBA G League
Windy City Bulls at Delaware Blue Coats — tubi/WPSG, 6 p.m.
Wisconsin Herd at Greensboro Swarm — WACY, 7 p.m.
Santa Cruz Warriors at Rio Grande Valley Vipers — NBC Sports Bay Area Plus/KRGV 5.3, 8 p.m.
Oklahoma City Blue at Texas Legends — tubi/Urban Edge Network, 8:30 p.m.

NFL
Week 17
Saturday NFL Special, Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
Announcers: Chris Rose/Ross Tucker//Steve Wyche
Los Angeles Chargers at New England Patriots — NFL Network/NFL+/KCBS/WCVB/WMUR, 1 p.m.

Announcers: Colleen Wolfe/Maurice Jones-Drew/Steve Mariucci
NFL GameDay Kickoff — NFL Network, 10 a.m.

Saturday NFL Special, Paycor Stadium, Cincinnati, OH
Announcers: Kevin Harlan/Trent Green//Melanie Collins
Denver Broncos at Cincinnati Bengals — NFL Network/KMGH/WXIX, 4:30 p.m.

Announcers: Colleen Wolfe/Maurice Jones-Drew/Steve Mariucci
NFL GameDay Kickoff — NFL Network, 4 p.m.

Saturday NFL Special, SoFi Stadium, Inglewood, CA
Announcers: Rich Eisen/Kurt Warner//Jamie Erdahl
Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams — NFL Network/KPNX/KCBS, 8 p.m.

Announcers: Rhett Lewis/Michael Robinson/Steve Smith, Jr.
NFL GameDay Kickoff — NFL Network, 7:30 p.m.
NFL GameDay Final — NFL Network, 11:30 p.m.

NFL Fantasy Football Sports Today Saturday — SportsGrid, 7 a.m.
Good Morning Football — NFL Network, 8 a.m.
NFL Matchup — ESPN2, 8:30 a.m.
NFL Pro Football Today — SportsGrid, noon
Los Angeles Chargers vs. New England Patriots NFL Football In-Game LIVE Gameday — SportsGrid, 1 p.m.
Denver Broncos vs. Cincinnati Bengals NFL Football In-Game LIVE Gameday — SportsGrid, 4:30 p.m.
Arizona Cardinals vs. Los Angeles Rams NFL Football In-Game LIVE Gameday — SportsGrid,  8 p.m.

NHL
Hockey Night in Canada
Edmonton Oilers at Los Angeles Kings — Sportsnet/TVA Sports/Los Angeles Kings, 4 p.m.
Ottawa Senators at Winnipeg Jets — Sportsnet West/Sportsnet 360/City TV/TVA Sports, 7 p.m.
Washington Capitals at Toronto Maple Leafs — Sportsnet (East/Ontario/Pacific)/CBC/Monumental Sports Network 2, 7 p.m.
Calgary Flames at San José Sharks — Sportsnet/CBC/City TV/TVA Sports/NBC Sports California, 10 p.m.

Hockey Central Saturday — Sportsnet/Sportsnet 360/CBC/NHL Network, 6:30 p.m.
After Hours — Sportsnet/Sportsnet One/Sportsnet 360/CBC, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

Montréal at Florida — TSN2/RDS/Scripps Sports, 1 p.m.
Philadelphia at Anaheim — NBC Sports Philadelphia/Victory+/KCOP, 4 p.m.
Seattle at Vancouver — Kraken Hockey Network (KING/KONG)/Sportsnet Pacific, 4 p.m.
Columbus at Boston — FanDuel Sports Network Ohio/NESN, 7 p.m.
New Jersey at Carolina — MSG SportsNet 2/FanDuel Sports Network South, 7 p.m.
New York Rangers at Tampa Bay — MSG Network 2/FanDuel Sports Network Sun, 7 p.m.
Pittsburgh at New York Islanders — SportsNet Pittsburgh/MSG SportsNet, 7:30 p.m.

On the Fly — NHL Network, 10 p.m.
On the Fly: Calgary at San José Bonus Coverage — NHL Network, midnight
On the Fly — NHL Network, 1 a.m. (Sunday)

PWHL
Montréal Victoire at Minnesota Frost — CBC/FanDuel Sports Network North, 2 p.m.

Serie A
Matchday 18
Empoli FC vs. Genoa CFC — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 9 a.m.
Parma Calcio 1913 vs. AC Monza — CBS Sports Network, 9 a.m.
Cagliari Calcio vs. Inter Milan — CBS Sports Golazo Network, noon
SS Lazio vs. Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 2:45 p.m.
Udinese Calcio vs. Torino FC — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 6:30 a.m. (Sunday)

CBS Sports Golazo Matchday — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 11 a.m.
CBS Sports Golazo Matchday — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 2 p.m.

Soccer
Scoreline — CBS Sports Golazo Network, 5 p.m.
ESPN FC — ESPN+, 5:30 p.m.
Línea de cuatro: Selección mexicana — TUDN, 8 p.m.