College of Charleston vs UNC-Wilmington Picks and Prediction – 1/20/2024

The Charleston Cougars end a two game homestand Saturday with a game in North Carolina against UNC Wilmington. Charleston is 8 games above .500 riding a long winning streak into this matchup. The Cougars offense has led the way for the team this season scoring just over 80 points on 42.8% shooting. For other college basketball news see our College Basketball Picks. Defensively Charleston could improve allowing 74.2 points per game this season and gave up 83 in their last outing.

Offensively Charleston did the work in their last game scoring 94 points on 47.9% shooting knocked down 11 triples. Defensively Charleston did have issues giving up 83 points on 42.3% shooting, but the Cougars won the rebounding battle in forced 6 turnovers in the victory. Kobe Rodgers led the way for the Charleston offense with 19 points on nine shots.

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks are seven games above .500 riding a 2 game-winning streak coming into Saturday. Offensively UNC Wilmington is one of the better teams in the entire conference scoring 81.5 points on 45.9% shooting. The Seahawks defense has held their own as well allowing you 72.4 points per game through 17 games played this year.

Trazarien White is the offensive leader of the season for UNC Wilmington averaging 20.3 points and 6.2 rebounds. Maleeck Hardin-Hayes averages 7.1 points and KJ Jenkins chips in 10 points as the fourth player in double figures. Shykeim Phillips is second on the roster averaging 13.8 points and a team leading 2.6 assists.