UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Radford Highlanders Prediction, 11/21/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Radford Highlanders

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: The Dedmon Center in Radford, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Dedmon Center is the location where the Radford Highlanders (2-4) will try to beat the UNC Wilmington Seahawks (3-1) on Friday.

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks stepped onto the hardwood against East Carolina and went home with a win by a final score of 85-60 in their last contest. UNC Wilmington ended the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (25 out of 50) and made 14 out of their 28 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Seahawks converted 21 of their 28 shots for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 38 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 19 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 1 steal. When discussing defending, UNC Wilmington allowed their opponent to shoot 33.3% from the field on 21 of 63 shooting. East Carolina totaled 8 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In addition, East Carolina totaled 27 rebounds (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. East Carolina finished the game at 78.6% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 14 tries. They converted 7 out of their 25 attempts from 3-point land. When it comes to personal fouls, the Seahawks ended up with 20 and East Carolina finished the game with 22 personal fouls.

Christian May is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field but didn't record an assist. He played for 25 minutes played and snagged 6 boards. He ended up with 22 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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UNC Wilmington heads into this game with a mark of 3-1 this year. They are giving up possession 10.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.3 fouls per contest. As a team, UNC Wilmington is pulling down 44.3 boards per contest and has racked up 58 dimes on the campaign, which is 290th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Seahawks are hitting 37.2% on 3-pointers (32 of 86) and 69.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 85.3 points per outing (102nd in D-1) while connecting on 45.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Seahawks are forcing 11.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They rank 57th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 45 surrendered so far this year. The Seahawks defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.7% (96 of 242) and they concede 33.3 boards per contest as a team. They relinquish 32.4% on three-point shots and they are 144th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (70.8).

For their last game, the Radford Highlanders took a defeat with a final score of 87-58 when they faced South Carolina. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Radford permitted South Carolina to get 37 in all (6 offensive). They wrapped up this game 28.0% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 25 and ended up shooting 12 of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Highlanders permitted South Carolina to bury 34 out of 59 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 57.6% in the matchup. In all, the Highlanders finished the game shooting 17 out of 55 from the field which had them shooting 30.9%. In terms of 3-point shots, Radford buried 7 of 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to bury 17 of those for a rate of 68.0%. South Carolina committed 21 personal fouls for this game which took the Highlanders to the free throw line for 25 tries. They turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Highlanders pulled down 14 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 21 in this game.

Del Jones ended up being important for the Highlanders in the matchup. He buried 6 of 15 for this game for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the matchup.

Radford has a win-loss record of 2-4 for the season. The Highlanders commit 21.7 fouls per game and they go 65.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.7 times per contest (322nd in college) and they turn it over 13.3 times per contest. Radford has totaled 452 points on the campaign (75.3 per game) and they collect 37.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Highlanders are connecting on 41.4% from the floor, which is ranked 312th in college.

The Highlanders on the defensive end are ranked 316th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 81.8. They are forcing 13.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (282nd in college hoops). The Radford defense concedes 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (50 of 144) and their opponents are making 68.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 16.0 dimes and 39.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 309th and 318th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNC Wilmington

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