The Charleston Southern Buccaneers and UNC Asheville Bulldogs face off on Friday in a college basketball showdown in the Big South Tournament at Bojangles Coliseum. When these two teams faced off on February 22nd it was UNC Asheville that secured the 80-62 victory.
Charleston Southern Betting Preview
Charleston Southern comes into this game with a 10-20 record overall and they have gone 14-14 against the spread. In the last game against High Point, Charleston Southern scored 72 points and that was enough to secure the two point victory. Charleston Southern is averaging 72.8 points while their defense is giving up 74.3 points per game. Claudell Harris Jr. is averaging 17.6 points while shooting 46.6 percent from the field and 34.2 percent from behind the three point line.
UNC Asheville Betting Preview
On the other side of this matchup is UNC Asheville who sits with a 24-7 record overall and they have gone 16-12-1 against the spread. In the last game against Longwood, the offense scored 76 points and that was enough to win by ten points. UNC Asheville is averaging 75.3 points while their defense is giving up 68.7 points per game. The last time they faced off against Charleston Southern the offense scored 80 points and they are going to need the offense to be good here. Drew Pember is averaging 20.4 points while shooting 46.8 percent from the field and 38.8 percent from behind the three point line.
Charleston Southern vs UNC Asheville Trends
UNC Asheville is 4-0 against the spread in their last four games. The under is 9-1 in UNC Asheville’s last 10 games on Friday. The over is 8-2 in UNC Asheville’s last 10 games. The Buccaneers are 4-1 against the spread in their last five games following a straight up win.
Shane’s Free Pick
There is going to be no shortage of scoring in this game. UNC Asheville is averaging 75.3 points per game and they are going to have no issue running up the score again here. Charleston Southern is also going to find plenty of success scoring here and they are going to get over their season average of 72.8 points. Back the over to cash here.