UNC Wilmington vs. Hofstra: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 29, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 28, 2024

In regular season action on Thursday, the UNC Wilmington Seahawks (20-8, 11-5 CAA) will play the Hofstra Pride (18-11, 11-5 CAA), with Trazarien White and Tyler Thomas among the key players to watch. Tipoff at Trask Coliseum is at 7:00 PM ET. Thursday’s matchup between the Seahawks and the Pride features the Seahawks as 5-point favorites. The game has a point total of 143.5.

UNC Wilmington vs. Hofstra Betting Lines

UNC Wilmington vs Hofstra Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
UNC Wilmington -5 143.5 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick UNC Wilmington (-5)
Total Pick Over (143.5)

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UNC Wilmington vs. Hofstra Stat Rankings

UNC Wilmington Avg. (Rank) Hofstra Avg. (Rank)
81.1 (31st) Points Scored 74.9 (147th)
71.5 (167th) Points Allowed 68.7 (91st)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
9.0 (153rd) Off. Rebounds 6.3 (351st)
8.6 (65th) 3pt Made 10.3 (10th)
12.8 (204th) Assists 15.8 (41st)
8.0 (5th) Turnovers 9.9 (56th)

UNC Wilmington vs. Hofstra Betting Trends

  • The Seahawks have 12 wins in 25 games against the spread this year.
  • As 5-point favorites or more, UNC Wilmington is 4-7 against the spread.
  • The Seahawks have seen 16 of their 25 games hit the over.
  • UNC Wilmington’s games have finished with more than 143.5 points 16 times so far this season.
  • The over/under in this matchup is 143.5 points, 9.2 fewer than the average total in this season’s Seahawks contests.
  • Against the spread, Hofstra is 12-15-0 this year.
  • As a 5-point underdog or more, the Pride have one win ATS (1-1) this year.
  • UNC Wilmington has played 25 games this season, and 16 of them have gone over the total.
  • There have been 13 Pride games this season with more than 143.5 points scored.
  • The average total for Hofstra’s games is 143.6 points, 0.1 more than this game’s over/under.

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UNC Wilmington Impact Players

  • White leads the Seahawks with 20.0 points per game and 7.1 rebounds, while also averaging 1.7 assists.
  • Shykeim Phillips is tops on his team in assists per contest (3.8), and also posts 14.0 points and 3.2 rebounds. Defensively, he delivers 1.8 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • KJ Jenkins averages 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists per contest, shooting 41.6% from the floor and 39.0% from beyond the arc with 3.0 made 3-pointers per game.
  • Donovan Newby is putting up 7.5 points, 2.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds per contest.
  • Maleeck Harden-Hayes puts up 10.7 points, 4.3 rebounds and 0.6 assists per contest, shooting 41.3% from the floor and 30.8% from downtown with 1.6 made 3-pointers per contest.

Hofstra Impact Players

  • Thomas is the Pride’s top scorer (22.4 points per game, third in college basketball) and assist man (3.4), and puts up 5.2 rebounds.
  • Darlinstone Dubar is posting a team-best 6.7 rebounds per game. And he is contributing 17.7 points and 1.5 assists, making 52.3% of his shots from the floor and 39.4% from beyond the arc, with 2.3 triples per game.
  • Jaquan Carlos is posting a team-best 6.4 assists per contest. And he is producing 9.7 points and 4.3 rebounds, making 38.8% of his shots from the floor and 33.6% from 3-point range, with 1.3 triples per contest.
  • The Pride get 6.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game from Jacco Fritz.
  • The Pride get 6.9 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game from German Plotnikov.

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