VMI vs Bellarmine Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/9/24

The VMI Keydets and Bellarmine Knights meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Freedom Hall. Here’s a VMI vs Bellarmine Prediction. This article will include a VMI vs Bellarmine Pick.

VMI Keydets Betting Preview

The VMI Keydets beat Washington College, and they play Tennessee Tech and Pittsburgh next. The VMI Keydets are averaging 103 points on 49.3 percent shooting and allowing 54 points on 36.7 percent shooting. Augustinas Kiudulas is averaging 27 points and 7 rebounds, while TJ Johnson is averaging 17 points and 2 rebounds. Walker Andrews is the third double-digit scorer and Linus Holmstrom is dishing 1 assist. The VMI Keydets are shooting 32.3 percent from beyond the arc and 76 percent from the free throw line. The VMI Keydets are allowing 31.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44 rebounds per game.

Bellarmine Knights Betting Preview

The Bellarmine Knights lost to VCU, and they play Southern Indiana, Marshall, and Louisville next. The Bellarmine Knights are averaging 65 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 84 points on 52.7 percent shooting. Dezmond McKinney is averaging 15 points and 4 rebounds, while Ben Johnson is averaging 15 points and 0 assists. Jack Karasinksi is the third double-digit scorer and Billy Smith is grabbing 1 rebound. The Bellarmine Knights are shooting 30.8 percent from beyond the arc and 69.2 percent from the free throw line. The Bellarmine Knights are allowing 51.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 26 rebounds per game.

Why the Bellarmine Knights will win

• VMI has lost 13 of its last 14 games.
• The home team has won six of Bellarmine’s last seven games.

VMI vs Bellarmine Prediction

The VMI Keydets have some showing and proving to do as they didn’t play anybody in their opener, and they were absolutely dreadful last season. The Bellarmine Knights hung within the number against VCU and that’s encouraging with the competition getting softer. Bellarmine will have the best player on the floor and should be better on the defensive side with a game under its belt. Bellarmine has covered 3 of its last 4 games. Thick line, but I’m encouraged by what I saw from Bellarmine in a limited sample size. Give me the Knights and the chalk at home.