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The NC-Wilmington Seahawks host the Charleston Cougars in a CAA game that will take place at the Trask Coliseum in Wilmington, North Carolina at 7 PM ET. The b etting odds for this Colonial Athletic Association match opened with NC-Wilmington as a -7 point spread favorite, but has risen as high as -8.5 at some of the sharper books. The O/U line was orginally offered at 142 but has risen to 144 at many books.
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Charleston has won 17 of their 23 games on the season and they have an ATS record of 11-8-1 in the 20 games that have had a posted line. NC-Wilmington has won 20 of their 23 games this season and they have covered the spread in 10 of the 19 games that have had a posted line. Charleston is coming off a 90-76 win over Drexel in their last game where they covered the 6-point line. The total number of points scored in the game was 166, which was well over the closing line of 136.5. The Cougars have covered the spread in two of their last three games and in four of their last five games, including their last three, the total has gone over. Overall, Charleston has won two of their last three games.
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NC-Wilmington is coming off a 96-78 loss to William & Mary in their last game where they failed to cover the spread as a 6-point favorite. The total number of points scored in the game was 174, which was over the closing line of 168.5. The Seahawks have failed to cover the spread in two of their last three games and in their last two games the total has gone over while in the previous three games the total went under. NC-Wilmington had their nine-game winning streak snapped with the loss to William & Mary.
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Offensively, Charleston is putting up 66.6 points per game on a 40.8% FG average. On the defensive side of the ball the Cougars are allowing 61.7 points per game, which ranks 10th in the nation, on a 41.2% FG average.
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NC-Wilmington is putting up 86 points per game, which ranks 10th in the nation, on a 47% FG average. On defense the Seahawks are allowing 74.9 points per game on a 48.2% FG average.
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In the middle of last month these teams met at Charleston where the Seahawks beat the Cougars 65-59.
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Charleston Cougars at NC-Wilmington Seahawks Betting Trends<br />
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Charleston is 8-3 against the spread in their last 11 road games.
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North Carolina-Wilmington is 6-13 against the spread in their last 19 home games.
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Charleston is 1-8 against the spread in their last 9 games against NC-Wilmington.
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The game total has gone under 6 times in 8 games with these two teams.
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Public Money Consensus<br />
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In this NCAAB matchup between Charleston and NC Wilmington have the public leaning heavily to the Seahawks to cover the 8 points with over 75%. The over/under bettors are banking on this game going over the posted total line of 142 with over 80%.
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