Western Carolina at UNC Greensboro odds, picks and predictions

Kevin Erickson | Staff Writer

The Western Carolina Catamounts (19-8, 8-6 SoCon) and UNC Greensboro Spartans (19-8, 10-4) meet Wednesday at Greensboro Coliseum. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. ET (CBS Sports Network). Below, we analyze FanDuel Sportsbook's lines around the Western Carolina vs. UNC Greensboro odds, and make our expert college basketball picks, predictions and best bets.

The Catamounts picked up a 70-65 win over East Tennessee State Saturday, but Western Carolina failed to cover as a 7.5-point favorite as the Under (137) cashed. WCU is just 1-5 against the spread (ATS) in the past 6 games, while cashing the Under in 4 straight outings.

UNC Greensboro posted an 85-82 OT win in Cullowhee in the first meeting back on Jan. 24, cashing as a 1.5-point underdog as the Over (134) comfortably connected.

The Spartans covered as 2-point favorites in a 58-47 win at Wofford Saturday, sweeping a 2-game road trip last week. However, UNCG has dropped its past 3 home games, going 0-3 ATS as a home favorite in the span. It is just 3-4 ATS in the previous 7 outings, while the Over has outpaced the Under 7-3 across the past 10 contests.

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Western Carolina at UNC Greensboro odds

Provided by FanDuel Sportsbook; access Paste BN Sports Scores and Sports Betting Odds hub for a full list. Lines last updated at 5:27 a.m. ET.

Moneyline (ML): Western Carolina +152 (bet $100 to win $152) | UNC Greensboro -184 (bet $184 to win $100)
Against the spread: Western Carolina +4.5 (-115) | UNC Greensboro -4.5 (-105)
Over/Under (O/U): 139.5 (O: -115 | U: -105)

Western Carolina at UNC Greensboro picks and predictions

Prediction

UNC Greensboro 69, Western Carolina 66

Moneyline

UNC Greensboro (-184) is a little on the expensive side, costing nearly 2 times your potential return. Perhaps if this game was on the road, it might be best to play the Spartans, but at home, UNCG has dropped its past 3 outings.

Western Carolina (+152) can't be trusted as a moderate underdog, though, as it has dropped 9 of the past 10 meetings in the series vs. UNCG -- the lone win coming Feb. 24, 2021.

PASS.

Against the spread

WESTERN CAROLINA +4.5 (-115) is worth a look, catching more than 2 buckets in this SoCon showdown in G-Boro.

While UNC Greensboro has covered the past 3 meetings in the head-to-head series, including this season's contest at WCU (85-82 in OT Jan. 24), the Spartans have failed to cash in the past 3 at home. In fact, they've lost all those games outright.

Western has covered 2 of the previous 3 trips to Greensboro, while going 3-2 ATS in the previous 5 battles at the Coliseum.

Each of these teams have been ice-cold against the number, so something's gotta give. Roll with the Catamounts lightly on the road.

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Over/Under

UNDER 139.5 (-105) might be the best play on the board.

While these teams did go Over in their first matchup, that game also went to OT. Western Carolina has cashed the Under in 4 in a row, going for 71 or fewer points on offense in 3 of those outings, while holding the opposition to 65 or fewer points in 3 of the contests.

Greensboro has hit the Over in 7 of the previous 10 games, but the Under is 3-3 in the past 6 home contests.

In this series, there is a slight edge to the Under, cashing in 6 of the past 9 battles.

Get ready, North Carolina!

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