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How to Watch Bally Sports Southwest Live

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Bally Sports Southwest is a regional sports network available on three live TV streaming services.  

Here is everything you need to know to start watching Bally Sports Southwest without cable.

Bally Sports Southwest (formerly FOX Sports Southwest) carries in-market game coverage for a number of MLB, NBA, and NHL teams. 

You can watch home games for the Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio Spurs and Dallas Stars.

A subscription to any of the streaming services listed below run month to month, and have no long term commitments. 

Live TV ServiceBally Sports Southwest# of Channels
DIRECTV STREAMYes105
fuboYes152
Hulu Live TVNo75
Sling TVNo31-41
YouTube TVNo128

How to Watch Bally Sports Southwest

Cord-cutters rely on live TV streaming services to watch their favorite sports teams without cable. 

There are more options to stream games in 2023 than a few years ago. DIRECTV STREAM is no longer the only live TV option for streaming games.

Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV and Chromecast with Google TV and many Smart TVs support streaming live TV. Tablets and smartphones running on iOS and Android can stream live TV as well.   

Bally Sports+, DIRECTV STREAM, and fubo are the three options in 2023 for streaming games on Bally Sports Southwest in your home market. But keep in mind, the teams and games you can watch depend on where you live. 

You need to live within the home market of Bally Sports Southwest to get the channel.

The coverage area for Bally Sports Southwest is Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, and New Mexico.  

Bally Sports Southwest carries regular season games of the Texas Rangers, Dallas Mavericks, and San Antonio Spurs. For college sports, there is coverage for the Big 12 Conference and Conference USA.

A couple of these services carry popular cable sports networks such as ESPN, ESPN2, NBA TV, and Big Ten Network. 

DIRECTV STREAM

DIRECTV STREAM (formerly AT&T TV) has ESPN, TNT, TBS and local channels such as NBC.

The Choice plan has more than 105 channels for $99.99 per month. You get unlimited Cloud DVR for recording TV shows and sporting events.

There are no added fees for the regional sports channels.

DIRECTV STREAM still has one advantage over paying for a cable TV bundle. You can subscribe month to month and cancel whenever you want.

You can sign up for a free 5-day trial of DIRECTV STREAM without any obligations. New customers can get $10 off for the first three months. That brings the price down to $89.99 per month during the promotional period.

Subscribers can get three months of HBO Max, Cinemax, Showtime and MGM+ for free before the regular rate kicks in. The Choice bundle has a wide variety of sports channels including SEC Network, NBA TV and MLB Network.

All of your local ABC, CBS, FOX, Telemundo and Univision channels are included. And you get top cable TV channels such as HGTV and History.

DIRECTV STREAM works on Roku, Google Chromecast, Amazon Fire TV devices, Apple TV and Samsung Smart TVs. You can watch live TV on iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads.

You can also watch live TV on unlimited screens within your home.

You can look over the different channel lineups before making any decisions. You don’t need a cable or satellite receiver box. DIRECTV STREAM is offering a discount on an annual rate if you buy their streaming box instead of using your own. 

fubo

fubo (formerly fuboTV) has more than 152 channels in its Pro plan, including Bally Sports Southwest. 2023 marks the first year that fubo is carrying Bally Sports RSNs. 

The Pro plan has a large roster of regional networks and national sports channels for basketball and baseball fans. Bally Sports, AT&T SportsNet and NESN are available to in-market subscribers. 

Subscribers get ESPN, FS1, FOX, NBA TV, NFL Network, ACC Network and Big Ten Network as well. 

You can get a 7-day free trial. There are no contracts or obligations. 

A subscription costs $74.99 per month. You can watch TV or on-demand content on 10 screens at once. fubo adds a regional sports fee. It costs $10.99 per month for one regional network. It’s $13.99 per month if you have two RSNs in your area. 

fubo has entertainment channels, including Discovery, FX, Paramount Network, USA Network and Hallmark Channel. Subscribers get 1,000 hours of Cloud DVR for recordings, so you can watch replays of games whenever you like. 

Elite and Premier subscribers can watch some games on FS1 and FOX in upscaled 4K.

fubo offers select sporting events and TV shows in 4K. There’s a huge on-demand library of movies and TV shows for when you don’t need live TV.

fubo works on Amazon Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV (tvOS) and Android TV. Samsung Smart TVs, Vizio SmartCast TVs, Hisense, and TVs running Google TV or Android TV are supported. Gamers can watch fubo on Xbox game consoles. 

You should look over the channel lineup for your area before signing up.

Bally Sports+

Bally Sports+ is a new streaming service that offers some key regional sports networks for NBA, NHL and MLB fans. 

MLB fans will find some, but not all of their local teams on the service. The service has live games and on-demand programming. 

According to ballysports.com, the service has rights to stream games from the Detroit Tigers, Kansas City Royals, Miami Marlins, Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays. The service had a soft launch in 2022, and continues to work on adding more sports rights to its service. 

Bally Sports+ costs $19.99 per month, or $189.99 per year following a 7-day free trial. You can check to see if your favorite team has been added by entering your zip code.   

If you have satellite or cable TV service, you can still use your account credentials to activate the Bally Sports app. 

How to Watch Bally Sports Southwest Without Cable FAQs

These are questions that sports fans ask when searching for ways to stream Bally Sports Southwest without a pay TV provider. 

How to stream Bally Sports Southwest

You can sign up for a live TV streaming service to stream Bally Sports Southwest without a cable or satellite provider. DIRECTV STREAM and fubo carry Bally Sports Southwest to in-market customers. Bally Sports+, a standalone streaming service, is carrying some, but not all MLB teams this season. 

What teams can I watch on Bally Sports Southwest?

The Texas Rangers (MLB) and Dallas Stars (NHL) games are available throughout the BSS coverage area. Dallas Mavericks (NBA) games are available to fans in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.

Subscribers in Arkansas can watch Rangers, St. Louis Cardinals, Dallas Mavericks and Stars games. They can also watch Memphis Grizzlies games on Bally Sports South. Oklahoma City Thunder games are available in Arkansas on Bally Sports Oklahoma.

Can I stream Bally Sports Southwest Extra?

Bally Sports Southwest Extra (formerly Bally Sports Southwest Plus) is an overflow channel that airs games when two or more sporting events are happening at or around the same time. 

Is Bally Sports Southwest on YouTube TV?

YouTube TV currently does not have Bally Sports Southwest. But it does carry live games of hometown teams on other networks such as FS1, ESPN and FOX that are part of the national broadcast schedule. 

The streaming service currently does not have a long-term agreement with Sinclair Broadcast Group since the company took ownership of 21 regional Fox Sports networks in 2019. Sinclair renamed FOX Sports networks to Bally Sports shortly after the purchase.

Does Hulu have Bally Sports Southwest?

Hulu Live TV used to carry FOX Sports Southwest when the network was under different ownership. Hulu currently does not have any of the 19 Bally Sports channels.

Hulu Live TV has more than 75 live TV channels with coverage of MLB, NHL and NBA. You will find sports coverage through the ESPN networks and local broadcast channels. 

Does Sling TV have Bally Sports Southwest?

Sling TV has no regional sports networks. You can find national sports networks such as ESPN that carry MLB, NHL, NBA and college football games. 

Does Bally Sports Southwest have an app?

There is a Bally Sports app that supports most major streaming devices. DIRECTV STREAM and cable TV subscribers can watch highlights and live game coverage from Bally Sports Southwest.

If you are not a pay-TV subscriber, you can still watch some free game highlights. The Bally Sports app is available on Roku, Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Android TV devices, Google Chromecast. On the web, you can also sign in and stream at ballysports.com.

Is Bally Sports Southwest free?

Bally Sports Southwest is not free to watch. However, DIRECTV STREAM has a free 5-day trial of the Choice plan, which carries Bally Sports Southwest. fubo has a free 7-day trial for new subscribers as well. 

If you cancel before the free trial ends, then you won’t be billed for service.

How to get Bally Sports Southwest

fubo has Bally Sports Southwest, and comprehensive coverage of MLB, NHL and NBA games for the 2023 season. The Pro plan has 152 channels, including national sports networks, local channels and regional sports networks.

The Pro plan costs $74.99 per month. The regional sports fee is $10.99 or $13.99 per month, depending on whether you get one or two RSNs. 

You can look over fubo’s channel lineups, or get a free 7-day trial. 

DIRECTV STREAM’s Choice plan offers more than 105 channels with no regional sports fee. The service has a 5-day free trial.

At $19.99 per month. Bally Sports+ is the cheapest option for a number of in-market MLB teams this season. But the service doesn’t yet have the streaming rights to every MLB team. You can try out the service with a free 7-day trial. 

Which streaming services have regional sports networks?

DIRECTV STREAM, fubo, Hulu Live TV, and YouTube TV all carry regional sports networks. But fubo and DIRECTV STREAM currently carry the most out of the four live TV streaming services.

You can also stream these RSNs if you live within the local broadcast area:

Note: This article was published on March 25, 2022, and has been updated to reflect new streaming options and prices.

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