UAB Blazers vs Charlotte 49ers Prediction, 3/4/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UAB Blazers vs Charlotte 49ers

Date: Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Location: Halton Arena in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Charlotte 49ers (15-14) will take on the UAB Blazers (18-11) at Halton Arena on Wednesday.

The UAB Blazers took the court against North Texas and took a loss by a score of 62-58 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Blazers ended up finishing with 11 while North Texas accounted for 16 fouls. They made 6 of their 17 tries from beyond the arc. North Texas ended up shooting 60.0% at the charity stripe by making 6 of their 10 attempts. Additionally, North Texas snagged 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. North Texas earned 11 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, UAB let their opponent shoot 41.7% from the field on 25 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists in this matchup while forcing 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Blazers converted 13 of 20 tries for a rate of 65.0%. UAB walked away from the game with a 39.2% field goal percentage (20 out of 51) and made 5 out of their 20 3-point attempts.

Chance Westry is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He accounted for 17 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 32 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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UAB steps onto the court with a mark of 18-11 this season. They average 78.9 pts per game (110th in D-1) while hitting 43.8% from the field. The Blazers are shooting 28.4% on three-point attempts (165 of 580) and 69.9% from the free throw line. As a team, UAB is collecting 40.5 boards per contest and has 401 assists for the year, which is 227th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 9.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 14.4 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Blazers are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They rank 134th in D-1 in giving up assists with 383 relinquished so far this year. The Blazers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 42.8% (767 of 1,792) and they surrender 36.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 31.7% on shots from distance while they are 162nd in college in PPG allowed (73.1).

The last time they took the court, the Charlotte 49ers went home defeated by a final of 77-76 against Florida Atlantic. The 49ers earned 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 32 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 3 steals for this contest. Florida Atlantic earned 16 fouls in the game which got the 49ers to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of those for a rate of 84.2%. In relation to 3-pointers, Charlotte made 8 of 31 attempts (25.8%). When the final whistle blew, the 49ers finished shooting 26 out of 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.9%. The 49ers permitted Florida Atlantic to knock down 28 out of their 65 attempts from the floor which had them at 43.1% for the matchup. They finished shooting 25.0% from distance by going 6 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). When talking about rebounding, Charlotte allowed Florida Atlantic to collect 37 in all (12 offensive).

Anton Bonke was important for the 49ers for this game. He made 8 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 80.0%, and had 13 rebounds. He tallied 20 points in his 39 mins of playing time and added 1 assist for the matchup.

Charlotte has a mark of 15-14 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the 49ers are shooting 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 134th in the country. Charlotte has totaled 2,137 points this season (73.7 per contest) and they grab 34.3 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.9 times per contest (258th in college) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per game. The 49ers are committing 17.4 fouls per game and they shoot 71.8% from the free throw line.

The 49ers are ranked 189th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 73.9. They are able to force 9.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.6% from the floor (209th in college). The Charlotte defense gives up 34.6% from downtown (232 of 671) and their opponents are making 69.6% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 12.4 assists and 31.8 total rebounds per game, which is 101st and 45th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UAB

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