The UNC Wilmington Seahawks (12-5, 2-2 CAA) host the Northeastern Huskies (10-7, 2-2 CAA) in a matchup of CAA teams at Raiford G. Trask Coliseum, starting at 7:00 PM ET on Thursday, January 16, 2025. The Huskies are 6.5-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under set at 141 points.
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UNC Wilmington and Northeastern Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
When it has played as at least 6.5-point favorites this season, UNC Wilmington is 3-3 against the spread.
Northeastern is 1-1 against the spread when an underdog by 6.5 points or more this season.
These two teams average a combined 149 points per game, eight more points than the over/under of 141 set for this game.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 2.2 fewer points per game (138.8) than this matchup’s over/under of 141 points.
UNC Wilmington’s average total in outings this season has been 149.4, 8.4 points higher than the total in this particular game.
Huskies games this season have averaged an over/under of 138.6 points, 2.4 fewer than the point total in this matchup.
The Seahawks are 9-5-1 against the spread this season.
The Huskies are 7-10-0 against the spread this season.
UNC Wilmington Stats & Insights
UNC Wilmington is outscoring opponents by 9.5 points per game with a +161 scoring differential overall. It puts up 79.4 points per game (78th in college basketball) and gives up 69.9 per outing (134th in college basketball).
The 37.6 rebounds per game UNC Wilmington averages rank 10th in the country, and are 8.3 more than the 29.3 its opponents pull down per contest.
The Seahawks connect on 7.8 three-pointers per game (179th in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 7.3. They shoot 32.2% from deep while their opponents hit 30.5% from long range.
UNC Wilmington averages 100.2 points per 100 possessions on offense (84th in college basketball), and gives up 88.3 points per 100 possessions (106th in college basketball).
Offensively, the Seahawks have performed better when playing at home this season, putting up 83.5 points per game, compared to 72 per game in away games.
Northeastern Stats & Insights
Northeastern puts up 69.6 points per game (299th in college basketball) while giving up 68.9 per outing (107th in college basketball). It has a +12 scoring differential.
Northeastern wins the rebound battle by an average of 2.7 boards. It collects 32.5 rebounds per game (189th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 29.8.
Northeastern connects on 6.4 three-pointers per game (309th in college basketball) at a 32.4% rate (256th in college basketball), compared to the 7.1 its opponents make, shooting 34.5% from beyond the arc.
Northeastern scores 90.7 points per 100 possessions (290th in college basketball), while conceding 89.8 points per 100 possessions (135th in college basketball).
At home, the Huskies average 71.8 points per game. On the road, they score 69.1.
UNC Wilmington Key Players to Watch
The leader in points and assists for the Seahawks is Donovan Newby, who scores 16.5 points and dishes out 3.4 assists per game.
UNC Wilmington’s best rebounder is Sean Moore, who averages 6.2 boards per game in addition to a PPG average of 7.5.
The Seahawks get the most three-point shooting production out of Newby, who knocks down 2.2 threes per game.
The UNC Wilmington steals leader is Moore, who averages 1.3 takeaways per game, while its blocks leader is Khamari McGriff, who compiles 1.2 rejections per contest.
Northeastern Key Players to Watch
Rashad King averages 17.1 points and tacks on 3.2 assists per game, and is at the top of the Huskies’ leaderboards for those statistics.
Harold Woods’ stat line of 8.2 rebounds, 11.9 points and 2.5 assists per game secures the top spot on the Northeastern rebounding leaderboard.
King is dependable from distance and leads the Huskies with 1.6 made threes per game.
Northeastern’s leader in steals is King with 1.4 per game, and its leader in blocks is Collin Metcalf with 2.2 per game.
UNC Wilmington vs. Northeastern Prediction
UNC Wilmington 74, Northeastern 67
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