by James Q
Monday, Jan 24, 2022UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Northeastern Huskies Prediction, Spread and Trends to Watch - 01/24/2022
Game Time: 7:00 PM ET, Monday, January 24th, 2022
Venue: Matthews Arena, Boston, Massachusetts
Where to Watch: No TV
Opening NCAAB Odds at USA Sportsbooks
DraftKings Sportsbook: Northeastern -2; O/U 131
Caesars: Spread: Northeastern -2.5; O/U 132.5
VegasInsider: Spread: Northeastern -2.5; 132.5
WynnBet: Spread: Northeastern -2.5; O/U 132
Season Record
UNC Wilmington: 11-5 overall
Northeastern: 6-12 overall
The Seahawks and the Huskies will be playing each other twice this week to make up for an earlier Covid postponement. If you win money on this game tonight, you have a chance to do it all over again on Thursday. The lack of any TV coverage is disheartening. You may be able to stream the game or see it on NESN if you live in the Boston area and have that channel on your cable package.
It must be insulting to be UNC Wilmington and coming off a win over Towson see that you are underdogs by 2.5 points to a team that has not won a game yet in 2022. That’s the reality of being a small program. There are three names to know on the Seahawks: Jaylen Sims who leads the team in scoring and rebounding… and Mike Okauru and Shykeim Phillips who both average between 11-12 points a game for them. Of course if these guys switched jerseys I’d be fooled because the team picture does not list names… and UNC Wilmington games are only really available in box score form after the fact.
The Northeastern Huskies have lost their last 8 games. A losing streak that includes Hofstra, Delaware, Drexler, Towson. Their last win came on December 7th 2021 against the Massachusetts Minutemen 82-76 which was also a win ATS. The Huskies are led by Sophomore 6’7 guard Jahmyl Telfort who puts up 13.1 ppg. The team rarely covers the spread as they have gone 3-7 ATS… Those same 10 games logged 9 Overs and 1 Under. This is a team that gets run out of the gym!... Also they lost to Towson by 3 points… while UNC Wilmington BEAT Towson in their last game.
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UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Northeastern Huskies Preview and Analysis
RECENT FORM
UNC is 11-5, but 8-6 ATS. They have logged 6 Overs and 8 Unders. They are 5-3 in road games.
Northeastern is 6-12 on the season, but 6-11-1 ATS. They have notched 12 Overs and 6 Unders. They are 4-4 in home games.
OFFENSIVE ANALYSIS
UNC Wilmington is 238th in scoring with 69.3 ppg, 146th in rebounds with 33.4 per game, and 222nd in AST/TO ratio with 1.0
Northeastern is 315th in scoring with 64.9 ppg, 302nd in rebounds with 30 per game, and 307th in AST/TO ratio with 0.8
UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Northeastern Huskies Prediction
Our prediction for Monday, January 24th is… UNC Wilmington 68 - Northeastern 66
That’s right… and easy upset if you want to lay a small bet on a non-TV game. Northeastern has demonstrated no ability to get wins or cover spreads… and now they are favored over a team that beat the team that beat them? This is a lazy spread based on the respective school’s sizes.
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NCAAF Betting Trends
Northeastern is 1-6 ATS against Conference opponents this season.
Northeastern is 1-4 ATS after 3 or more consecutive losses this season.
UNC-Wilmington is 1-0 ATS versus Northeastern at Northeastern the last 3 seasons.
Injury Report
UNC-Wilmington: No significant injuries
Northeastern: G Tyreek Scott-Grayson (undisclosed) Out
Starting Lineup
UNC-Wilmington: G Shykiem Phillips, G James Baker, G Mike Okuru, F Trazarien White, F Jaylen
Northeastern: G Jahmyl Telfort, G Nikola Djogo, G Shaquille Walters, F Coleman Stucke, F Chris Doherty
James Q
About the Author:
James Q. has been involved with sports and gambling his entire life. A former division 1 scholarship basketball player, James understands sports (and especially basketball) inside-and-out. Following his basketball playing days, James parlayed his gambling skills into a semi-pro poker career. James resides in Los Angeles, and especially loves the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Dodgers. And when he isn't betting on sports (and writing about it), James can be found performing stand-up comedy on the Sunset Strip.
