Navy Midshipmen vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks Prediction, 11/28/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks

Date: Friday, November 28, 2025

Location: Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, NC

TV: ESPN+

Trask Coliseum is where the UNC Wilmington Seahawks (5-1) will compete against the Navy Midshipmen (4-3) on Friday.

The Navy Midshipmen played Gardner-Webb and walked away with a win by a score of 84-51 in their last game. Navy walked away from the game having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (29 of 57) and converted 11 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Midshipmen buried 15 of their 18 shots for a rate of 83.3%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 20 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Navy let their opponent shoot 37.3% from the floor on 19 of 51 shooting. Gardner-Webb recorded 8 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Moreover, Gardner-Webb collected 19 rebounds (5 offensive, 14 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Gardner-Webb finished shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by making 9 of their 12 attempts. They also made 4 out of their 25 shots from long range. With respect to fouls, the Midshipmen walked away with 12 while Gardner-Webb totaled 17 fouls.

Aidan Kehoe is one player who was a factor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 9 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and pulled down 14 rebounds. He finished 69.2% from the field and earned 2 dimes.

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Navy will take the court with a mark of 4-3 on the season. They have an average of 77.6 points per game (197th in the country) while going 47.1% from the field. The Midshipmen are hitting 37.7% on shots from 3-point land (46 of 122) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Navy is snagging 36.3 boards per game and is sitting with 110 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 125th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Midshipmen are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.2% from 3-point land and they rank 178th in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.2). The Midshipmen defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.3% (152 of 351) and they relinquish 33.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are ranked 139th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 77 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks walked away with a victory by a final of 70-57 against SE Louisiana. With respect to team rebounding, UNC Wilmington permitted SE Louisiana to grab 25 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 17.2% from three-point range by going 5 of 29 and ended up going 6 of 12 at the charity stripe (50.0%). The Seahawks allowed SE Louisiana to knock down 23 out of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 39.7% for this game. Overall, the Seahawks walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 47 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.7%. Concerning 3-point shots, UNC Wilmington converted 5 of their 21 attempts (23.8%). They were able to knock down 23 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.7%. SE Louisiana committed 21 fouls in the game which got the Seahawks to the charity stripe for a total of 30 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. The Seahawks corralled 29 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this game.

Nolan Hodge ended up being a factor for the Seahawks for this game. He scored 14 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He made 5 of 12 in the game for a rate of 41.7%, and had 10 rebounds.

UNC Wilmington has a record of 5-1 on the season. The Seahawks are committing 17.5 fouls per game while shooting 69.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.2 times per game (204th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 11.3 times per game. UNC Wilmington has earned 492 points for the season (82.0 per contest) and they grab 42.5 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Seahawks are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 159th in Division 1.

The UNC Wilmington defense allows 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (46 of 137) and opponents are connecting on 76.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.0 assists and 31.6 rebounds per contest, ranking them 66th and 73rd in college hoops. The Seahawks on defense are ranked 137th in the country in points allowed per contest with 71.2. They are forcing their opponents into 11.6 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the floor (80th in college hoops).

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Navy

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