UNC Wilmington vs College of Charleston 2/12/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
College of Charleston Cougars (13-9) vs. UNC Wilmington Seahawks (16-7)
February 12, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: UNC Wilmington Seahawks -1.5 / College of Charleston Cougars +1.5; Over/Under: -148.5
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The Charleston Cougars and the UNC-Wilmington Seahawks meet in college basketball action from the Trask Coliseum on Saturday night.
The Charleston Cougars will look to add to their current three-game winning streak after a 66-64 win over Elon last time out. John Meeks leads the Cougars in scoring with 14.9 PPG along with 4.8 RPG while Reyne Smith has 12.3 PPG and Brenden Tucker has 11.4 PPG this season. Dimitrius Underwood has 10.3 PPG with a team-high 6.5 RPG and 3.2 APG to lead the Cougars in rebounding and assists as well as capping off the group of double-digit scorers for Charleston so far this season. As a team, Charleston is averaging 77.7 PPG on 42.1% shooting from the field, 32.5% from three and 74.1% from the foul line while allowing 75.5 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field and 33.2% from three this season.
The UNC-Wilmington Seahawks will look to bounce back from a 73-71 loss to Hofstra on the road last time out. Jaylen Sims leads the Seahawks in scoring and rebounding with 14.2 PPG and 5.5 RPG while Mike Okauru has 13.3 PPG and a team-high 2.6 APG and Shykeim Phillips also has 11.2 PPG and 3.4 RPG as well to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UNC-Wilmington this season. As a team, UNC Wilmington is averaging 70.7 PPG on 42% shooting from the field, 34% from three and 70.5% from the foul line while allowing 68.2 PPG on 45% shooting from the field and 35.9% from three this season.
Charleston is 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a road underdog and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following a win while the under is 5-0 in their last 5 games overall. UNC-Wilmington is 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games and 7-0 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 Saturday games.
I get that Charleston’s played fairly well as of late, but the reality for me here is that the books haven’t caught onto UNC-Wilmington yet and if they have they’ve stepped back from the Seahawks but that just leaves more value on the table for us. The Seahawks may have overachieved beyond belief this season, but they’re still the far superior team here and I think they do enough to get the win and cover here.
