UNC Asheville vs Hampton College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Hampton Pirates (6-14) vs. UNC Asheville Bulldogs (12-11)
February 9, 2022 6:30 pm EDT
The Line: UNC Asheville Bulldogs -10 / Hampton Pirates +10; Over/Under: +130
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The Hampton Pirates and the UNC-Asheville Bulldogs meet in college basketball action from the Kimmel Arena on Wednesday night.
The Hampton Pirates will look to build on their 74-69 win over Presbyterian last time out. Najee Garvin leads the Pirates in scoring and rebounding with 16 PPG and 5.9 RPG while Russell dean has 14.2 PPG with 4 RPG and a team-high 3.4 APG to lead the Pirates in the assist department and to make up the pair of double-digit scorers for Hampton up to this point in the season. As a team, Hampton is averaging 62.9 PPG on 39% shooting from the field, 28.2% from three and 70.5% from the foul line while allowing 67.7 PPG on 41.2% shooting from the field and 27.4% from three this season.
The UNC-Asheville Bulldogs will look to bounce back from a 91-83 OT loss to High Point last time out. Drew Pember leads the Bulldogs in scoring and rebounding with 14.5 PPG and 6.7 RPG while Taijon Jones has 12.9 PPG with 5 RPG. LJ Thorpe has 12 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 3.2 APG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for UNC-Asheville this season. Trent Stephney leads the Bulldogs in assists as well with 3.4 APG this season. As a team, UNC-Asheville is averaging 73.7 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field , 35.9% from three and 72.5% from the foul line while allowing 67.5 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field and 27.6% from three this season.
Hampton is 1-11 ATS in their last 12 games against a team with a winning record and 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games following a win while the under is 5-1 in their last 6 road games following three or more consecutive home games. UNC-Asheville is 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 13-4 ATS in their last 17 games following an ATS loss while the over is 7-0 in their last 7 games following a loss.
I get why UNC-Asheville’s favored at home, but to be honest I’m not sure the Bulldogs are in a position to be laying points against anyone in their current from. Hampton hasn’t been great by any means, but they’re better than the alternative here and getting double-digits to fade the Bulldogs sounds promising to me. Give me the Pirates and the points.
