The Citadel vs VMI Prediction 3/7/25 College Basketball Picks

The Citadel Bulldogs and VMI Keydets meet on Friday in college basketball action at Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville. Here’s a The Citadel vs VMI prediction. This article will include a The Citadel vs VMI Pick.

The Citadel Bulldogs Betting Preview

The Citadel Bulldogs (5-24, 9-16 ATS) opened the season with five wins from eight games, but since then, they didn’t record a single victory! The last time The Citadel won was on December 4 against a sub-division team. The Bulldogs suffered 21 consecutive defeats, easily the season’s longest losing streak (seven more than Long Beach State). Following the most recent loss to East Tennessee State, The Citadel ended the regular season at the bottom of the SoCon Standings without a conference win and 15 games behind the leaders Chattanooga.

The Citadel averages 66.7 PPG (372nd) and allows 75.1 PPG (275th). The Bulldogs are 269th in rebounds (34.3) and 329th in assists (12.3). Brody Fox leads the team with 16.7 PPG, 5.1 RPG, 2.3 APG, and 1.2 SPG. Keynan Davis follows him with 9.2 PPG and 3.2 RPG, while Sola Adebisi has 8.7 PPG, a team-high 6.0 RPG, and a team-high 1.0 BPG. 

VMI Keydets Betting Preview

The VMI Keydets (13-18, 17-9-1 ATS) went through a successful period from mid-January to mid-February during which they recorded seven wins in ten games. However, VMI lost four straight games to Wofford, Furman, Samford, and Chattanooga to wrap up the regular season. The Keydets found themselves in 7th place in the SoCon Standings with seven wins ahead of The Citadel and eight behind the No. 1 seed Chattanooga.

VMI is averaging 73.9 PPG (198th) and is allowing 73.6 PPG (230th). The Keydets are getting 34.9 RPG (234th) and dish out 12.9 APG (278th). Rickey Bradley Jr. is the team’s top scorer with 16.0 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 2.8 APG, and 1.4 SPG. Augustinas Kiudulas adds 15.1 PPG and a team-high 6.4 RPG, while TJ Johnson contributes 12.6 PPG, 4.5 RPG, and 1.5 SPG.

Why VMI will beat The Citadel

• The Citadel has lost each of its last 21 games against the Southern Conference.

Matchup/League Facts

• VMI ranks 355th among Division 1 teams for opponent three-point field goal attempts per game this season (27.8).
• VMI ranks 27th among Division 1 teams for three-point field goal attempts per game this season (28.2).

The Citadel vs VMI Prediction

VMI won six of the previous ten H2H encounters, including both meetings this season. There is no team in the country with a longer losing skid at the moment, and I don’t think The Citadel will suddenly start playing better and secure its first win since early December, let alone in the conference tournament. VMI should be good for some 80 points here, which will be more than enough to secure a comfortable victory. VMI covered the spread in four of the last five H2Hs, and I am backing the Keydets to do it again on Friday and advance to the next round, where UNC Greensboro awaits. VMI has covered the Spread in 18 of its last 28 games, while The Citadel has only covered the Spread in 9 of its previous 26 games.

Oliver Zivic's Pick: VMI -5.5