UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Hofstra Pride 1/3/2022 Picks Predictions

UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Hofstra Pride 1/3/2022 Picks Predictions Previews

The UNC Wilmington Seahawks (7-5) will collide with the Hofstra Pride (8-6) in the Colonial Athletic Conference at David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex in Hempstead on Monday, January 3, 2022, at 8:00 PM ET. UNC Wilmington comes into this match-up targeting their second conference win this season.

The Seahawks won their last four outings including a two-point victory over the Delaware Fightin’ Blue Hens. UNC Wilmington is in 2nd place at 1-0 in the Colonial Athletic Conference with a 7-5 overall standing, winning 2 of their last five road contests this season.

The Seahawks ended the first half versus the Fightin’ Blue Hens with a 32-all score but managed to gain a 38-36 lead in the 2nd half of their 70-68 triumph. Guards Shykeim Phillips and Jaylen Sims powered the Seahawks’ offense with 17 points each while Guard Mike Okauru chipped in 15 points as the third double-digit scorer for UNC Wilmington.

For the season, Guard Jaylen Sims carried the offense for the Seahawks with an average of 12.4 PPG with a team-high 6.3 rebounds per match.

Guard Mike Okauru is the next top-scorer at an average of 11.8 PPG while distributing a team-high 2.7 assists. The UNC Wilmington Seahawks scored an average of 66.4 PPG on 39.1% FG while allowing 66.0 PPG with an average of 36.9 rebounds per outing this season.

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UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs Hofstra Pride Predictions 1/3/2022

The Hofstra Pride will be returning to their home court to host UNC Wilmington on Monday after a disappointing one-point loss to William & Mary in their recent road tour this season. The Pride won three of their last four contests and earned an 8-6 record on the year.

Hofstra dropped to 9th place at 0-1 in the Colonial Athletic Conference with an overall standing at 8-6 while winning all five games played at home this season.

The Pride struggled in their offense against the Tribe making only 30.2% FG and committed 12 turnovers resulting in their one-point defeat at 62-63 on December 29. Guard Aaron Estrada led the scoring for Hofstra with 21 points while Forward Abayomi Iyiola grabbed 11 rebounds for the Pride in the losing effort.

The offense for Hofstra was excellent in gaining an average of 78.8 PPG on 46.2% overall shooting with five players on double-digit scoring this season.

Zach Cooks lifted the offense for the Pride with an average of 16.1 PPG while Jalen Ray contributed an average of 15.4 PPG as the next leading scorer. Guard Aaron Estrada pitched in an average of 13.9 PPG with a team-high 5.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists per contest.

UNC Wilmington Seahawks vs. Hofstra Pride. The NCAAB Pick for this outing is Hofstra. Both teams performed well this season with the Seahawks on the advantage after winning their last four matches while the Pride snapped a three-game winning streak by a one-point loss to W&M. However, Hofstra will be playing at home and the Pride won all of their last five home contests this season. The prediction: The Hofstra Pride will win at 75-66.

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