#872 ASA PLAY ON 8* Hofstra -7.5 over UNC Wilmington, Monday at 5 PM ET - UNCW sits on top of the Colonial with a 7-1 conference record. They have been one of the luckiest teams in the nation and we expect that to start to bite them, especially on the road. They have won 13 of their last 14 games and they’ve trailed by double digits in 10 of those 14 games. One of those come from behind wins came at home vs this Hofstra team just 10 days ago. The Seahawks trailed by as much as 15 in that game and didn’t take their first lead until the 2nd half. They led for less than 10 minutes in the game yet won by 6. Hofstra was favored by 4 in that road game and now we’re getting them only a few points higher at home. Hofstra now gets a shot a quick revenge here at home where they have been outstanding. The Pride are 8-1 at home winning by an average score of 85-70 shooting over 50% from the field and 37% from 3. They’ve also played the much tougher schedule facing 7 top 100 teams on the season to just 1 top 100 team for UNCW. Hofstra is actually the 2nd highest rated team that Wilmington will have played this season only behind Towson. Hofstra dominated the boards in their meeting 10 days ago (+13) but shot just 16% from beyond the arc yet the game still went to the wire. UNC Wilmington also sits in a brutal scheduling spot playing their 3rd road game 5 days having traveled Elon (North Carolina), William & Mary (Virginia) and now Hofstra (New York). The Pride, on the other hand, are playing their 3rd straight home game. There is a reason the team that sits in 3rd place in the CAA is favored by 7.5 vs the team that is in 1st place. Lay it with Hofstra.