UNC Wilmington vs Yale Prediction 3/17/26 College Basketball Picks Today

In this article, we will formulate a UNC Wilmington vs Yale Prediction for this NIT 1st Round matchup on Tuesday, March 17^th. Let’s take a look at the prediction for this college basketball matchup.

Yale Bulldogs Preview

The Yale Bulldogs have a 24-6 overall record and an 11-3 record in the Ivy League conference. They are coming off an 88-84 loss against Penn and their previous three games were an 88-76 win against Cornell, a 78-53 win against Princeton and a 60-54 road win against Columbia.

Offensively, Yale averages 81.8 points per game, while allowing 72.1 points per game defensively. The Bulldogs shoot with 50% from the field and grab 35.2 rebounds per game, while dishing out 16.4 assists per game. They average 3.2 blocks per game and 5.6 steals per game defensively.

Nick Townsend leads Yale in scoring, with an average of 16.4 points per game, while shooting with 50.8% from the field and 77.7% from the free throw line, adding a team-high 7.4 rebounds and a team-high 4.3 assists.

UNC Wilmington Seahawks Preview

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks have a 26-6 overall record and a 15-3 record in the CAA conference. They are coming off an 85-70 win against Campbell and their previous three games were a 76-57 road win against Elon, a 79-76 loss against Charleston and an 88-65 win against NC A&T.

Offensively, UNC Wilmington averages 77 points per game, while allowing 68.4 points per game defensively. The Seahawks shoot with 45% from the field and grab 40 rebounds per game, while dishing out 13.5 assists per game. They average 2.4 blocks per game and 5.3 steals per game defensively.

Nolan Hodge leads UNC Wilmington in scoring, with an average of 14.4 points per game, while shooting with 40.7% from the field and 76.3% from the free throw line. Patrick Wessler is the team’s leading rebounder with 9.6 per game. Greedy Williams leads the team in assists with 4.2 per game.

UNC Wilmington vs Yale Prediction

In this UNC Wilmington vs Yale Prediction, UNC Wilmington is coming as -5 favorites. Both teams have been excellent this season and have exactly 6 defeats each, but UNC Wilmington has been slightly better against the spread. UNC Wilmington has lost two of its last three games while Yale is 8-2 in its last 10 games but just 3-7 against the spread. Yale’s both tournament games went over the total and UNC Wilmington is 3-1 to the over in its last 4 games. Take the over 145.5 points in this one.