UNC Wilmington vs Northern Colorado 3/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks and Northern Colorado Bears meet Tuesday in the college basketball CBI Semifinal at the Ocean Center. The UNC Wilmington Seahawks look for another win after beating VMI and Drake. The Northern Colorado Bears look for another win after beating FAU and UNC Asheville. 

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks are averaging 71.1 points on 41.8 percent shooting and allowing 69 points on 44.7 percent shooting. Jaylen Sims is averaging 16.2 points and 2.4 assists, while Mike Okauru is averaging 13.1 points and 3.8 rebounds. Shykeim Phillips is the third double-digit scorer and Jaylen Fornes is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The UNC Wilmington Seahawks are shooting 32.5 percent from beyond the arc and 72.5 percent from the free throw line. The UNC Wilmington Seahawks are allowing 37 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.8 rebounds per game.

The Northern Colorado Bears are averaging 78.7 points on 48.1 percent shooting and allowing 76.8 points on 46.1 percent shooting. Daylen Kountz is averaging 21.2 points and 2.5 assists, while Matt Johnson II is averaging 13.5 points and 3.2 rebounds. Dru Kuxhausen is the third double-digit scorer and Bodie Hume is grabbing 6.1 rebounds. The Northern Colorado Bears are shooting 38.5 percent from beyond the arc and 71.4 percent from the free throw line. The Northern Colorado Bears are allowing 37.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.7 rebounds per game.

The Seahawks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 Tuesday games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 neutral site games. The Bears are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The under is 5-2 in Seahawks last 7 overall. The over is 22-8 in Bears last 30 overall.

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks are not only the better team this season, but they’re 21-11 against the spread on the year. UNC Wilmington has covered 20 of its last 26 games overall. It’s really hard to bet against those trends. The Northern Colorado Bears lose in the underdog role by an average of 6.2 points, and they’ve had to work harder to get to this point. I’ll lay the bucket with a team that’s done nothing but cover numbers this season. Give me the Seahawks.