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Season records: Louisiana and UNC Wilmington
ULThis seasonUNCW
0-0Record0-0
0-0ATS0-0
0-0O/U0-0

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects UNCW 76–65 · win probability UNCW 82%
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model 140.6
Model edge
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The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 409-367 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: UNCW has more of the edges

UL 1, UNCW 6 · 2025-26 numbers until both teams have played three games
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Free throws
Free throw rate: UL 28.7, UNCW 40.4. Allowed: UL 45.8, UNCW 31.7
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Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: UL 28.4%, UNCW 35.3%. Defensive: UL 67.7%, UNCW 72.4%
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UL offense vs UNCW defense
Offense 292nd of 366 against a defense 119th, on the model’s ratings
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Three-pointers
UL hits 33.6% and allows 35.6%; UNCW hits 35.0% and allows 29.7%. Threes are 40.5% and 38.8% of their shots
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Shooting
Effective FG%: UL 47.1 and allows 52.6; UNCW 50.4 and allows 47.5
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Home court
UNCW at home. This season: UNCW 0-0 at home, UL 0-0 away
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Who is back
Minutes back from last season: UL 59%, UNCW 35%. Transfers in: UL 3, UNCW 4. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
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Turnovers
Turnover rate: UL 16.8%, UNCW 14.9%. Forced: UL 18.3%, UNCW 14.9%
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UNCW offense vs UL defense
Offense 131st of 366 against a defense 157th, on the model’s ratings
Context
Tempo
About 65 possessions: UL plays 64.1 a game (359th fastest), UNCW 66.1 (310th). Faster games mean more points
Context
Schedule so far
UL has played the 226th-hardest schedule, UNCW the 228th. A record against a soft schedule means less

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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Model vs market

MarketModelModel edge
Spread—UNCW -10.5—
Total—140.6—
Projected score—UL 65.1 · UNCW 75.6

1st-half model

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1H spreadUNCW -6.1—
1H total65.8—
1H projected scoreUL 29.8 · UNCW 36—

UNC Wilmington has the better starters

Position by position: Louisiana 0, UNC Wilmington 3, even 2
LouisianaBetterUNC Wilmington
G D. Lavergne9.9 pts · 3.3 reb · 2.8 ast Score 40
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G W. Kermoury TR13.1 pts · 3.2 reb · 2.3 ast Score 75
G M. Cooper5.9 pts · 2.7 reb · 3.5 ast Score 1
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G T. Pettway TR8.8 pts · 2.1 reb · 2 ast Score 64
G T. Middleton TR12.4 pts · 3.5 reb · 3 ast Score 49
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F G. Walsh9.1 pts · 6.3 reb · 0.8 ast Score 57
G J. Keller17 pts · 2 reb · 3 ast Not ranked
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F S. Elliott TR4.1 pts · 2.7 reb · 1 ast Score 23
F J. Harris TR9.3 pts · 6.3 reb · 1.9 ast Score 34
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C P. Wessler13.5 pts · 9.4 reb · 1.1 ast Score 87
LouisianaBetterUNC Wilmington
UL offense292nd of 366 · -9.0
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UNCW defense119th of 366 · -1.8
UL defense157th of 366 · -3.4
Even
UNCW offense131st of 366 · -3.7
Backcourt-6.4 · 4 players
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Backcourt+1.0 · 2 players
Frontcourt-1.2 · 1 player
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Frontcourt+2.5 · 3 players
Bench-0.5 · 4 players
Even
Bench-1.4 · 3 players
Score, worst to bestUL betterUNCW betterTR transfer · NEW no Division I numbers

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Louisiana
Guards
D. Lavergne30 minM. Cooper30 minT. Middleton30 min · TRJ. Keller30 minL. Myers2 minD. WareNew
Forwards
J. Harris27 min · TRD. Pounds18 min · TRT. Jones17 minJ. Evans11 minR. OlajuwonNewT. DuncanNew
UNC Wilmington
Guards
W. Kermoury27 min · TRT. Pettway22 min · TRJ. Lamothe15 minX. Brown12 min · TRM. Smith3 minC. LusterNew
Forwards
G. Walsh26 minS. Elliott17 min · TRT. NelsonNewM. ProdanovicNewW. SewardNew
Centers
P. Wessler27 min
Showing 2025-26 until both teams have played this season.

Matchup stats

2025-26 · rank among 365 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
ULUNCW
Scoring
63.7 #354Points per game74.6 #174
0.99 #333Points per possession1.13 #84
64.1 #359Pace (possessions)66.1 #310
Shooting
47.1 #334Effective FG%50.4 #220
33.6 #1893-point %35.0 #124
40.5 #1603-point attempt rate38.8 #194
28.7 #334Free throw rate40.4 #54
Possessions
16.8 #185Turnover rate14.9 #57
28.4 #251Offensive rebound rate35.3 #40
10.3 #354Assists per game13.1 #204
Defense
70.7 #69Points allowed68.1 #32
1.10 #227Points allowed per possession1.03 #56
52.6 #247Opponent effective FG%47.5 #30
35.6 #286Opponent 3-point %29.7 #6
18.3 #85Turnovers forced14.9 #297
67.7 #272Defensive rebound rate72.4 #51
5.8 #257Steals per game5.1 #330
3.5 #141Blocks per game2.4 #312

Louisiana

11-22 in 2025-26 overall · 8-12 in conference · Sun Belt Conference

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs James Madison72–87
  • Wvs Georgia St84–75
  • L@ Arkansas St58–81
  • L@ Troy59–78
  • Wvs Texas St67–54

A week or more of rest.

UNC Wilmington

25-7 in 2025-26 overall · 15-4 in conference · Coastal Athletic Association

Last five, 2025-26
  • Lvs Dayton61–80
  • W@ Yale68–67
  • Lvs Campbell70–85
  • W@ Elon76–57
  • Lvs Charleston76–79

A week or more of rest.