Monmouth Hawks vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks Prediction, 2/19/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs UNC Wilmington Seahawks

Date: Thursday, February 19, 2026

Location: Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, NC

TV: ESPN+

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks (22-4) will compete against the Monmouth Hawks (14-12) at Trask Coliseum on Thursday.

The Monmouth Hawks faced Towson and notched a win by a score of 72-71 in their last contest. Monmouth ended the contest with a 35.7% field goal percentage (25 of 70) and converted 11 of 28 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 11 of their 18 shots for a rate of 61.1%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 35 with 18 of them being offensive. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defending, Monmouth allowed their opponent to shoot 50.9% from the floor on 27 out of 53 shooting. Towson doled out 9 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Towson collected 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't have a block. Towson finished 44.4% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 18 attempts. They converted 9 of 21 tries from distance. When discussing fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 12 while Towson recorded 16 fouls.

Kavion McClain is someone who had an impact in the game. He walked away with 17 points on 7 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and snagged 1 rebound. He ended up shooting 35.0% from the floor and also totaled 5 dimes.

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Monmouth steps onto the hardwood with a record of 14-12 so far this season. They are giving up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.9 personal fouls per game. As a team, Monmouth is pulling down 35.6 boards per contest and has earned 366 assists for the campaign, which is 186th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Hawks are shooting 34.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (177 of 507) and 73.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 72.6 points per contest (264th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 13.9 turnovers every game and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are ranked 94th in college in giving up assists with 322 surrendered this year. The Hawks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (654 of 1,512) and they relinquish 36.0 boards per contest as a team. They give up 34.7% on 3-pointers while they are 110th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (71.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks took home the win by a final score of 70-66 against Hofstra. The Seahawks snagged 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this contest. They also turned it over 6 times, while earning 3 steals in the game. Hofstra committed 21 personal fouls for the game which took the Seahawks to the free throw line for a total of 36 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of those for a rate of 61.1%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, UNC Wilmington knocked down 4 of their 14 attempts (28.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Seahawks finished 22 out of 48 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.8%. The Seahawks permitted Hofstra to convert 20 out of 53 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.7% in the matchup. They shot 37.5% from distance by hitting 9 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, UNC Wilmington allowed Hofstra to get 30 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Patrick Wessler pitched in for the Seahawks for the matchup. He scored 18 points in his 28 minutes of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He knocked down 7 of 14 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 9 rebounds.

UNC Wilmington has a record of 22-4 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Seahawks are hitting on 45.1% from the floor, which is ranked 190th in college. UNC Wilmington has accumulated 2,003 points for the year (77.0 per game) and they pull in 39.7 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 13.4 times per game (225th in college) and they are turning it over 9.9 times per game. The Seahawks have committed 17.1 fouls per game and they hit 68.8% from the free throw line.

The Seahawks defensively are ranked 30th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.0. They are forcing 10.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (36th in college). The UNC Wilmington defense allows 29.6% on 3-pointers (191 of 646) and opponents are converting on 73.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.1 dimes and 32.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 28th and 83rd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNC Wilmington

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