UNC Asheville vs Radford Prediction 2/20/25 College Basketball Picks

The UNC-Asheville Bulldogs and the Radford Highlanders meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Dedmon Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a UNC-Asheville vs. Radford prediction.

UNC-Asheville Recap

The UNC-Asheville Bulldogs come into this game looking to build on their 75-72 win over Charleston Southern last time out to improve to 19-7 on the year. After this game, UNC-Asheville will head home for a matchup against Longwood.

Bulldogs Win Back-To-Back Games & 9 Of Last 10

Jordan Marsh leads UNC-Asheville in scoring and assists with 18.8 PPG and 3.8 APG along with 4.4 RPG while Toyaz Solomon has 15.7 PPG with a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass so far this season. Josh Banks has 15.4 PPG with 3.7 RPG and Fletcher Abee has 11 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for UNC-Asheville so far this season. Kameron Taylor has also chipped in 8.7 PPG with 4.5 RPG as well on the year for UNC-Asheville. As a team, UNC-Asheville is averaging 84.4 PPG on 47.6% shooting from the field, 35.6% from three, and 70.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the North Carolina-Asheville Bulldogs will win

• North Carolina-Asheville has won each of its last six games against Radford.
• Radford has lost eight of its last nine night games against the Big South Conference at Carilion Clinic Court at the Dedmon Center.

Radford Recap

The Radford Highlanders come into this game looking to bounce back from a 78-74 loss at the hands of Winthrop last time out to fall to 16-11 on the year. After this game, Radford will welcome Presbyterian to town.

Highlanders Looking For Consistency

Jarvis Moss leads the Highlanders in scoring with 13.9 PPG along with 2.6 RPG while Brandon Maclin has 10.1 PPG with 4.6 RPG and a team-high 2.1 APG as the Highlanders’ leading assist man and the only other double-digit scorer for Radford up to this point in the year. Truth Harris has chipped in 8.6 PPG while Josiah Harris has 8.2 PPG with a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead Radford in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Radford is averaging 74.3 PPG on 44.9% shooting from the field, 37% from behind the three-point line, and 75.7% from the foul line so far this season. 

Why the Radford Highlanders will win

• North Carolina-Asheville has lost each of its last five away games when playing with a rest disadvantage.
• The home team has won 16 of North Carolina-Asheville’s last 20 games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Radford’s last six home games has produced a total of 148+ points.
• Each of North Carolina-Asheville’s last four games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 147+ points.

UNC-Asheville vs. Radford Prediction

I’m leaning towards UNC-Asheville here. Radford has one of the Big South’s best offensive units, but that didn’t stop Radford from winning the first meeting this season. Now granted, venues have changed, and Radford is at home with revenge on the brain in this game, but I still think that UNC-Asheville is the better team playing far more consistent basketball at this time of the year when consistency is paramount with the conference tournament just around the corner. I think that Radford being favored at home makes sense, but in the end, I’m rolling with UNC-Asheville and the free bucket in this one.