Charleston Cougars vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks Prediction, 3/1/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Cougars vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks

Date: Sunday, March 1, 2026

Location: Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, NC

TV: CBSSN

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks (25-4) will compete against the Charleston Cougars (20-10) at Trask Coliseum on Sunday.

The Charleston Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against Hampton and earned the victory with a final of 85-71 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Cougars left the arena with 16 and Hampton had 20 fouls. They buried 10 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. Hampton ended up going 78.9% at the free throw line by making 15 of 19 attempts. In addition, Hampton collected 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Hampton doled out 14 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. With regard to defense, Charleston let their opponent shoot 40.4% from the field on 23 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 20 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 7 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 36 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Cougars made 20 of 29 attempts for a rate of 69.0%. Charleston ended with a 52.6% FG percentage (30 of 57) and made 5 of their 11 three-point shots.

Martin Kalu is someone who was a major factor for the game. He finished the contest at 58.3% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He saw the court for 31 mins and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Charleston will enter this contest with a mark of 20-10 this year. They turn it over 10.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game. As a team, Charleston is grabbing 37.9 boards per game and has accounted for 405 dimes for the campaign, which is 174th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars are connecting on 29.9% on shots from 3-point land (195 of 653) and 73.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.9 points per contest (177th in Division 1) while shooting 44.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Cougars are forcing 10.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 31.6% on shots from distance and they are 156th in college in points per game allowed (73.0). The Cougars defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.5% (791 of 1,905) and they concede 36.7 boards per contest as a squad. They are 271st in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 418 relinquished on the season.

In their last game, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks went home victorious with a score of 88-65 when they played North Carolina A&T. In the matter of cleaning the glass, UNC Wilmington permitted North Carolina A&T to pull down 26 in total (5 on the offensive side). They went 25.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 out of 24 and ended up going 11 out of 16 at the free throw line (68.8%). The Seahawks allowed North Carolina A&T to make 24 of their 54 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 44.4% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Seahawks ended up shooting 33 for 69 from the floor which had them at 47.8%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, UNC Wilmington buried 12 of 27 attempts (44.4%). They were able to convert 10 of those for a rate of 71.4%. North Carolina A&T was called for 13 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Seahawks to the free throw line for 14 shots. They coughed up the ball 4 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Seahawks pulled down 26 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for this contest.

Patrick Wessler ended up being a factor for the Seahawks for the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 14 for this game for a rate of 57.1%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 26 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist for this game.

UNC Wilmington has a win-loss record of 25-4 this season. The Seahawks are committing 17.1 fouls per game and they go 69.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per game (228th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 9.6 times per contest. UNC Wilmington has totaled 2,243 pts this year (77.3 per game) and they pull in 39.8 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Seahawks are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 213th in college.

The Seahawks on the defensive side of the court are 29th in college in points allowed per game with 67.1. They are forcing 10.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (31st in college). The UNC Wilmington defense concedes 29.7% on three-point shots (210 of 708) and their opponents are converting on 73.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 10.8 dimes and 32.9 total boards per game, which is ranked 20th and 82nd in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNC Wilmington

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