NBA Cup leads Friday’s sports TV slate with college hoops, football and NASCAR
NXTbets Pro | Published On: November 7, 2026
NBA Cup Friday
Friday’s TV and streaming slate is led by NBA Cup group play. The 76ers visit the Cavaliers at 7:30 p.m. ET, then the Lakers meet the Trail Blazers at 10 p.m. ET. Prime Video carries both Cup games, while the Raptors visit the Bucks and the Spurs visit the Kings round out the tournament card. The rest of the league also stays busy, with the Celtics at the Hornets, the Wizards at the Hawks and the Thunder at the Grizzlies. Those matchups are spread across Prime Video, NBA regional networks and local outlets, giving the league a wide television footprint from early evening into the late window.
College basketball joins the mix with the Hall of Fame Series doubleheader in Boston. Boston College meets UMass in the opener, then UConn faces Michigan in the nightcap. Other men’s and women’s games run across ESPN+, BTN, SEC Network, ACC Network and more, so basketball fans can move from the NBA Cup to a full college slate without leaving the screen. The setup gives Friday a strong hoops focus, with national streaming windows, regional telecasts and a showcase event in Boston all filling the same night.
College Football Weekend
College football’s Week 10 schedule adds another Friday slate. Virginia Tech visits SMU, South Florida goes to East Carolina, Nebraska plays at Illinois, New Mexico travels to Nevada and TCU heads to Arizona. The day also includes a full slate of studio shows and analysis. The coverage also includes studio shows and analysis throughout the day.
Saturday then shifts to the top tier of the college game. Alabama meets LSU at 3:30 p.m. ET on ABC, Georgia plays Mississippi at 7:30 p.m. ET on ABC and Miami faces Notre Dame on NBC and Peacock. Those games add three more matchups to the weekend schedule. Saturday adds to the weekend football schedule, while Friday’s games and studio coverage keep college football moving. The result is a weekend built around live football, with a steady flow of games, studio programming and coverage across multiple networks.
Motorsports and Soccer
Motorsports and soccer fill the rest of the weekend board. The NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series Championship Race is set for 7:30 p.m. ET at Homestead-Miami Speedway on FS1, and the NASCAR O’Reilly Auto Parts Series Championship Race is also at Homestead-Miami. Formula 1 practice and qualifying take place in Brazil, and both practice sessions air on Apple TV in the United States. That gives the motorsports slate a strong international edge, with championship racing in Florida and Formula 1 action in Brazil sharing the same stretch of the schedule.
Saturday’s soccer slate adds Premier League action with Tottenham Hotspur at Leeds United, Arsenal at Hull City and Newcastle United against Fulham. Tennis also stays in the mix as the Rolex Paris Masters reaches its semifinals. Saturday’s NBA schedule is lighter than Friday’s Cup card, but it still includes Nuggets-Pacers and Knicks-Cavaliers, giving basketball fans a second straight day of prominent matchups. The weekend lineup moves from championship racing to top-flight soccer and back to the NBA, with several sports sharing the same broadcast stage and giving viewers a broad list of choices across the day and night.
