UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs Presbyterian Blue Hose Prediction, 1/14/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs Presbyterian Blue Hose

Date: Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Location: Templeton Center in Clinton, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Presbyterian Blue Hose (8-10) are welcoming the UNC Asheville Bulldogs (8-10) at Templeton Center on Wednesday.

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs took the court against Radford and earned the victory with a final of 91-72 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 23 and Radford racked up 25 fouls. They converted 3 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. Radford finished 71.9% at the free throw line by making 23 of 32 attempts. Additionally, Radford snagged 33 boards (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Radford earned 9 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, UNC Asheville let their opponent shoot 39.0% from the floor on 23 of 59 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in this matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 18 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 62.1%. UNC Asheville finished the game with a 53.4% field goal percentage (31 of 58) and converted 11 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Kameron Taylor is someone who was a major factor for this game. He was able to score 27 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 38 minutes and also snagged 5 rebounds. He went 50.0% from the floor and totaled 5 assists.

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UNC Asheville heads into this matchup with a mark of 8-10 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game and as a team they commit 18.1 fouls every game. As a team, UNC Asheville is collecting 35.4 boards per contest and has 209 dimes so far this season, which ranks 303rd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are hitting 36.4% on 3-pointers (131 of 360) and 68.7% from the charity stripe. They average 74.8 points per outing (235th in college) while hitting 46.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They give up 31.3% on shots from distance while they are 191st in college hoops in points per game allowed (73.6). The Bulldogs defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.7% (472 of 1,056) and they relinquish 32.8 boards per game as a unit. They rank 170th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 219 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Presbyterian Blue Hose took a loss by a score of 77-70 against Longwood. The Blue Hose were able to pull down 18 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 24 in this contest. They coughed it up 13 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. Longwood earned 14 fouls for this game which took the Blue Hose to the charity stripe for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 10 of those for a percentage of 62.5%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Presbyterian converted 8 of 21 tries (38.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Blue Hose went 26 for 50 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.0%. The Blue Hose allowed Longwood to convert 28 out of their 58 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.3% for the matchup. They finished 47.4% from three-point range by going 9 out of 19 and ended up shooting 12 out of 14 at the charity stripe (85.7%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Presbyterian permitted Longwood to get 32 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Jaylen Peterson ended up being a major contributor for the Blue Hose in the game. He recorded 21 points in his 36 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He made 7 out of 9 for the contest for a rate of 77.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Presbyterian has a mark of 8-10 on the campaign. The Blue Hose have committed 17.1 fouls every game and they go 66.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 13.7 times per contest (228th in the country) and they cough up possession 13.0 times per game. Presbyterian has accumulated 1,257 points on the year (69.8 per game) and they average 35.5 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Blue Hose are shooting 46.0% from the floor, which ranks 145th in Division 1.

The Blue Hose on the defensive side of the court are 96th in the nation in PPG given up with 70.0. They are able to force 10.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (235th in college). The Presbyterian defense concedes 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (128 of 354) and opponents are knocking down 71.2% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.6 dimes and 30.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 122nd and 18th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UNC Asheville

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