UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Towson Tigers Prediction, 1/29/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Towson Tigers

Date: Thursday, January 29, 2026

Location: SECU Arena in Towson, MD

TV: CBSSN

The Towson Tigers (12-10) will try to beat the UNC Wilmington Seahawks (18-3) at SECU Arena on Thursday.

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks faced off with Hampton and walked away with a win by a score of 75-67 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Seahawks ended up with 15 and Hampton accounted for 20 personal fouls. They made 8 out of their 25 shots from long range. Hampton finished the game shooting 62.5% when shooting free throws by burying 5 of their 8 attempts. Furthermore, Hampton totaled 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Hampton dished out 14 dimes and had 2 steals in this contest. In the matter of the defense, UNC Wilmington allowed 46.6% from the floor on 27 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 28 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Seahawks converted 19 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 70.4%. UNC Wilmington ended with a 53.1% FG percentage (26 out of 49) and made 4 of their 12 3-point attempts.

Joshua Williams is a player who played a role for the game. He accumulated 19 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and dished out 7 assists.

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UNC Wilmington enters this game with a win-loss record of 18-3 on the year. They average 77.7 pts per game (154th in the country) while hitting 44.9% from the field. The Seahawks are shooting 34.6% from downtown (154 of 445) and 69.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, UNC Wilmington is pulling in 40.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 278 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 224th in college hoops in terms of passing. They turn it over 10.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Seahawks are able to force 10.7 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They relinquish 29.4% from beyond the arc and they are 30th in college in points per game allowed (66.7). The Seahawks defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.3% (498 of 1,236) and they surrender 32.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are ranked 73rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 242 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Towson Tigers went home defeated by a final of 80-73 against North Carolina A&T. In regard to attacking the glass, Towson permitted North Carolina A&T to grab 30 in total (6 on the offensive side). They shot 35.0% from beyond the arc by going 7 out of 20 and ended up shooting 23 out of 33 from the free throw line (69.7%). The Tigers allowed North Carolina A&T to knock down 25 of their 47 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 53.2% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Tigers ended up going 24 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.9%. In terms of shooting from distance, Towson made 5 out of 22 attempts (22.7%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 69.0%. North Carolina A&T committed 20 fouls in the game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 29 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Tigers were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 for this contest.

Tyler Tejada ended up being a factor for the Tigers for this game. He made 7 out of 17 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and accounted for 7 rebounds. He tallied 22 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this game.

Towson has a win-loss mark of 12-10 so far this year. The Tigers are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls every game and they go 69.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 10.3 times per game (361st in college) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per contest. Towson has accumulated 1,530 points so far this year (69.5 per contest) and they snag 39.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 41.8% from the field, which has them ranked 329th in Division 1.

The Tigers on defense are ranked 37th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 67.1. They are forcing 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the field (170th in college hoops). The Towson defense gives up 30.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (158 of 518) and their opposition knocks down 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.4 assists and 32.1 boards every game, which has them ranked 40th and 59th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Towson

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