Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs Prediction, 2/28/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 28, 2026

Location: Kimmel Arena in Asheville, NC

TV: ESPN+

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs (14-15) are hosting the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (14-16) at Kimmel Arena on Saturday.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers stepped onto the hardwood against Winthrop and walked away with a win by a score of 86-84 in their last game. Charleston Southern finished the contest with a 43.5% FG percentage (30 of 69) and made 14 out of their 37 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Buccaneers converted 12 of their 21 tries for a rate of 57.1%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 17 assists in this contest while forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of defense, Charleston Southern allowed the other team to go 36.6% from the field on 26 of 71 shooting. Winthrop doled out 8 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. Moreover, Winthrop grabbed 39 boards (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Winthrop finished shooting 64.7% at the charity stripe by converting 22 of their 34 shots. They knocked down 10 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding fouls, the Buccaneers ended up finishing with 26 and Winthrop racked up 21 fouls.

Jaquias Franklin is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He totaled 24 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He played 27 minutes and collected 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 69.2% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists.

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Charleston Southern will play this contest with a win-loss record of 14-16 on the season. They average 83.2 points per outing (43rd in D-1) while hitting 45.4% from the floor. The Buccaneers are hitting 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (360 of 1010) and 64.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Charleston Southern is grabbing 42.4 boards per contest and has earned 502 assists on the year, which ranks 23rd in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Buccaneers have forced 9.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 34th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 321 relinquished this year. The Buccaneers are giving up a FG percentage of 41.3% (818 of 1,981) and they relinquish 39.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 31.0% on shots from distance and they rank 331st in college hoops in PPG allowed (80.1).

When they last played, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 77-71 against Gardner-Webb. In regard to rebounding, UNC Asheville allowed Gardner-Webb to collect 21 in total (5 offensive). They wrapped up this game 32.0% from three-point range by shooting 8 of 25 and finished the contest at 13 out of 18 at the free throw line (72.2%). The Bulldogs allowed Gardner-Webb to bury 25 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 47.2% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Bulldogs went 27 out of 55 from the field which had them shooting 49.1%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, UNC Asheville buried 8 of 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to make 15 of those for a clip of 62.5%. Gardner-Webb was called for 20 personal fouls in the game which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 3 steals for this contest. The Bulldogs corralled 21 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 35 in the game.

Kameron Taylor pitched in for the Bulldogs in the matchup. He recorded 24 points in his 38 minutes on the court and totaled 5 dimes in the game. He knocked down 8 of 16 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

UNC Asheville has a mark of 14-15 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 45.6% from the field, which ranks 161st in the nation. UNC Asheville has tallied 2,118 pts on the year (73.0 per contest) and they pull in 35.0 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 11.2 times per game (347th in the country) and they turn it over 12.1 times per game. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 17.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 69.1% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 123rd in the nation in points allowed per game with 71.9. They are able to force 10.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (176th in Division 1). The UNC Asheville defense gives up 32.3% on shots from distance (199 of 616) and their opposition knocks down 68.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 12.2 assists and 33.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 82nd and 106th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNC Asheville

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