UNC Asheville vs Kennesaw State Prediction Basketball Picks 12-23-23
UNC Asheville Bulldogs (7-6) vs Kennesaw State Owls (9-3)
2023-12-23 14:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: UNC Asheville Bulldogs -2.5 -- Over/Under: 160.5
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The Kennesaw State Owls and the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from the Kimmel Arena on Saturday afternoon. Which team will keep their win streak alive? Let’s dive in and find out with our Kennesaw State vs. UNC-Asheville Prediction.
Kennesaw State Team Preview
The Kennesaw State Owls come into this looking to build on their 5th straight win after a 91-59 win over Brescia last time out. Simeon Cottle leads the Owls in scoring with 16.7 PPG along with 3.2 APG while Demond Robinson has 13.3 PPG with a team-high 8.5 RPG to lead the Owls on the glass. Terrell Burden has 12.8 PPG with 4.3 RPG and a team-high 6.1 APG to lead the Owls in assists while Quincy Ademokoya has 11.8 PPG with 4 RPG and Jamel King has 10.4 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for the Owls so far this season. As a team, Kennesaw State is averaging 86.7 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field, 31.9% from three and 67.5% from the foul line this season.
UNC-Asheville Team Preview
The UNC-Asheville Bulldogs come into this one looking to build on back-to-back wins after a 76-63 win over Appalachian State last time out. Drew Pember leads the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 17.6 PPG and 7.2 RPG while Fletcher Abee has 12.2 PPG and Josh Banks has 13.6 PPG with 3.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UNC-Asheville so far this season. Caleb Burgess also has a team-high 5.1 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department so far this season. As a team, UNC-Asheville is averaging 81.6 PPG on 45.6% shooting from the field, 37% from three and 68.7% from the foul line this season.
Kennesaw State vs. UNC-Asheville Prediction
I’m backing the over here. Both teams can put up points in bunches and both tend to not play a whole lot of defense which I think definitely could be a theme here. Asheville’s scored into the high-70s in a lot of their home games this season, while Kennesaw State’s always live to put up 80+ points themselves with the 2nd-fastest offense in the country. Give me the over. Here you can get the latest odds.
