Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs Prediction, 3/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs UNC Asheville Bulldogs

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena in High Point, NC

TV: ESPN+

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs (20-11) will go up against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (10-19) at Nido and Mariana Qubein Arena on Friday.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers faced off with Presbyterian and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-65 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Buccaneers walked away with 21 and Presbyterian accumulated 15 personal fouls. They converted 2 of 13 attempts from 3-point land. Presbyterian finished shooting 78.3% when shooting free throws by burying 18 of 23 attempts. On top of that, Presbyterian totaled 36 rebounds (8 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. Presbyterian recorded 12 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. When talking about the defense, Charleston Southern let their opponent shoot 44.8% from the floor on 26 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes in the matchup while creating 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 25 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Buccaneers buried 8 of 15 tries for a percentage of 53.3%. Charleston Southern wrapped up the contest with a 42.4% FG percentage (25 out of 59) and converted 7 of their 26 three-point shots.

A'lahn Sumler is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He finished 38.5% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He was on the court for 37 minutes played and collected 2 rebounds. He walked away with 23 points on 10 of 26 shooting.

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Charleston Southern will play this game with a win-loss mark of 10-19 for the season. They have an average of 68.0 points per game (312th in D-1) while going 41.6% from the field. The Buccaneers are connecting on 33.2% on 3-point shots (202 of 609) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charleston Southern is collecting 35.2 boards per contest and has 295 assists on the season, which is 353rd in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Buccaneers are forcing 9.7 turnovers every game and they draw 15.7 personal fouls. They surrender 31.2% on shots from distance and they are 249th in the country in PPG allowed (74.1). The Buccaneers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.4% (787 of 1,735) and they surrender 36.2 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 53rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 335 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the UNC Asheville Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 71-62 when they played Radford. The Bulldogs were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. Radford earned 12 fouls in the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 11 shots. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, UNC Asheville knocked down 10 of their 29 attempts (34.5%). When the game finished, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 26 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.3%. The Bulldogs permitted Radford to bury 22 of their 54 tries from the field which had them sitting at 40.7% for this contest. They went 46.2% from distance via 6 out of 13 and finished the game at 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). In reference to team rebounding, UNC Asheville permitted Radford to grab 34 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Drew Pember was important for the Bulldogs for the contest. He knocked down 8 out of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He earned 25 points in his 33 mins of playing time and tallied 3 dimes for this contest.

UNC Asheville has a mark of 20-11 on the campaign. The Bulldogs are committing 17.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.5 times per contest (50th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.1 times per contest. UNC Asheville has accounted for 2,480 pts for the year (80.0 per contest) and they average 35.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 55th in the nation.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 233rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 73.3. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.9% from the field (134th in the country). The UNC Asheville defense gives up 32.1% on shots from 3-point land (221 of 688) and their opponents are converting on 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 12.0 dimes and 34.8 total boards per game, which has them ranked 104th and 185th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UNC Asheville

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