UNC Wilmington vs Monmouth Prediction 1/9/25 College Basketball Picks

The UNC-Wilmington Seahawks and the Monmouth Hawks meet Thursday in college basketball action from the OceanFirst Bank Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UNC-Wilmington vs. Monmouth prediction.

UNC-Wilmington Recap

The UNC-Wilmington Seahawks come into this game looking to build on a 77-69 win over Campbell last time out to improve to 11-4 on the year. After this game, UNC-Wilmington will head on the road for a date with Hofstra.

Seahawks Looking To Keep Ball Rolling

Donovan Newby leads the Seahawks in scoring and assists with 16.3 PPG and 3.2 APG while Khamari McGriff has 11.3 PPG with 4.6 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for UNCW so far this season. Harlan Obioha has 9.4 PPG with 5.7 RPG and Noah Ross has 9.3 PPG with 6.5 RPG in 11 games played so far this season. Joshua Corbin’s added 8 PPG with 2.1 APG and Sean Moore’s contributed 6.1 RPG as well for the Seahawks this season. As a team, UNC-Wilmington is averaging 81.5 PPG on 45.1% shooting from the field, 31.5% from three, and 74.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Carolina-Wilmington Seahawks will win

• Monmouth has lost 10 of its last 11 night games.
• North Carolina-Wilmington has won eight of its last 10 games.

Monmouth Recap

The Monmouth Hawks come into this game looking to bounce back after an 84-64 loss at the hands of Delaware last time out to fall to 3-12 on the year. After this game, Monmouth will head home for a matchup with Charleston.

Hawks Looking For Consistency

Abdi Bashir Jr. leads the Hawks in scoring with 21.7 PPG as the lone double-digit scorer for Monmouth so far this season while Madison Durr has 9.8 PPG with 2.5 RPG and a team-high 3.3 APG to lead the Hawks in the assist department up to this point in the season. Jack Collins also has 8.8 PPG with 5.1 RPG and Jaret Valencia has 8.3 PPG with a team-high 5.4 RPG to lead the Hawks in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Monmouth is averaging 67.7 PPG on 38.8% shooting from the field, 35.9% from three, and 74.4% from the foul line this season.

Why the Monmouth Hawks will win

• Monmouth has won each of its last 15 games at OceanFirst Bank Center.
• North Carolina-Wilmington has lost three of its last four night games against the Coastal Athletic Association.

UNC-Wilmington vs. Monmouth Prediction

I’m on the Seahawks of UNC-Wilmington here. I just have become accustomed to not trusting Monmouth offensively and the 3-12 record is brutal this season. Normally with Monmouth, I’d be able to say they scheduled up in non-conference play and conference play within the CAA is where the Hawks will be able to shine and make up ground but I just don’t see it. UNC-Wilmington’s far from a world-beater, but they’re the better team by a fair margin in this game and I think that the Hawks are in some trouble here, even on their home floor. Give me UNC-Wilmington laying the points in this one.