Campbell Fighting Camels vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks Prediction, 1/17/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Campbell Fighting Camels vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2026

Location: Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, NC

TV: ESPN+

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks (16-2) will go up against the Campbell Fighting Camels (9-9) at Trask Coliseum on Saturday.

The Campbell Fighting Camels played Elon and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-82 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Fighting Camels finished with 14 while Elon racked up 15 fouls. They also converted 9 of 19 shots from distance. Elon ended up shooting 40.0% at the charity stripe by making 4 of 10 attempts. Additionally, Elon snagged 30 boards (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Elon totaled 18 assists and had 4 steals in this game. When talking about defending, Campbell allowed 56.5% from the floor on 35 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of rebounding, they compiled a total of 25 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Fighting Camels converted 12 of 17 shots for a rate of 70.6%. Campbell finished the game having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (29 of 61) and made 12 of their 26 3-pointers.

D.J. Smith is a player who was a factor for the game. He racked up 32 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Campbell comes into this one with a record of 9-9 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a group they are committing 16.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Campbell is collecting 37.2 rebounds per game and has tallied 229 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 248th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Fighting Camels are shooting 32.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (129 of 398) and 71.1% from the free throw line. They average 80.9 points per game (106th in the country) while shooting 45.7% from the field.

On defense, the Fighting Camels are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.2 fouls. They currently rank 292nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 263 relinquished so far this year. The Fighting Camels defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 48.3% (521 of 1,078) and they surrender 32.6 boards per game as a group. They concede 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 308th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (78.8).

When they last played, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks got the victory with a final of 75-71 against Stony Brook. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, UNC Wilmington allowed Stony Brook to snag 27 in all (4 on the offensive glass). They went 34.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 29 and ended up going 5 out of 6 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Seahawks permitted Stony Brook to convert 28 of their 60 tries from the field which had them sitting at 46.7% in this contest. Overall, the Seahawks went 28 for 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. In regard to shooting from downtown, UNC Wilmington converted 12 of their 25 attempts (48.0%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 46.7%. Stony Brook committed 16 fouls for this game which got the Seahawks to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They coughed it up 9 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Seahawks were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 33 in this contest.

Nolan Hodge pitched in for the Seahawks in this contest. He earned 22 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for this contest. He made 8 of 17 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 6 rebounds.

UNC Wilmington has a win-loss record of 16-2 this year. As an offense, the Seahawks are hitting on 45.1% from the field, which is ranked 198th in D-1. UNC Wilmington has totaled 1,409 pts so far this year (78.3 per contest) and they average 41.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.7 times per contest (229th in D-1) and they are turning it over 10.6 times per game. The Seahawks are committing 16.3 personal fouls every game and they shoot 69.3% from the charity stripe.

The UNC Wilmington defense allows 29.4% on shots from distance (135 of 459) and their opposition knocks down 73.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 11.1 assists and 32.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 29th and 64th in Division 1. The Seahawks defensively are ranked 22nd in the country in PPG given up with 65.7. They have forced 10.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.2% from the floor (21st in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Campbell

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