The Citadel (5-13) vs Western Carolina (5-13)
January 25, 2025 at 01:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: The Citadel -1.5 — Over/Under: 137
The Western Carolina Catamounts and the Citadel Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action from the McAlister Field House. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Western Carolina vs. the Citadel prediction.
Western Carolina Recap
The Western Carolina Catamounts come into this game looking to bounce back from an 85-58 loss to East Tennessee State last time out to fall to 5-13 on the year. After this game, Western Carolina will take on Chattanooga and VMI.
Catamounts Lose Third Straight
Bernard Pelote leads Western Carolina in scoring and rebounding with 13.2 PPG and 7.3 RPG while Cord Stansberry has 11.3 PPG and 3.7 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Western Carolina so far this season. Ice Emery has 9.4 PPG while Marcus Kell’s added 7.5 PPG with 3.6 RPG and Brandon Morgan’s added 6.6 PPG and dished out a team-high 2.2 APG to lead the Catamounts in assists so far this season. As a team, Western Carolina is averaging 67.6 PPG on 38.9% shooting from the field, 28.7% from three and 74.4% from the foul line this season.
Why the Western Carolina Catamounts will win
- The Citadel has lost each of its last 10 games.
- Western Carolina has won six of its last eight day games following a road loss.
The Citadel Recap
The Citadel Bulldogs come into this game looking to snap the skid after a 79-68 loss to Wofford last time out to drop to 5-13 on the year. After this game, the Citadel will head on the road to take on Mercer.
Bulldogs Lose 10 In A Row
Brody Fox leads the Citadel in scoring with 16.5 PPG along with 4.3 RPG and 2.6 APG as the lone double-digit scorer for the Citadel so far this season. Keynan Davis has 9.2 PPG with 3.2 RPG while Sola Adebisi has 8.1 PPG with a team-high 6.1 RPG to lead the Citadel in rebounding so far this season. Cameron Glover has 9.2 PPG and Colby McAllister has 7.2 PPG with 3.1 RPG while Paxton Davidson has 6.6 PPG with 2.9 RPG and a team-high 2.8 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, the Citadel is averaging 69.1 PPG on 44% shooting from the field, 31% from behind the three-point line, and 58.9% from the foul line so far this season.
Why The Citadel Bulldogs will win
- Western Carolina has lost each of its last nine road games.
- The home team has won four of Western Carolina’s last five games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Western Carolina’s last nine day games has produced a total of 138+ points.
- Thirty-seven of The Citadel’s last 44 day games against Conference opponents at McAlister Field House have produced a total of 138+ points.
Western Carolina vs The Citadel Prediction
This isn’t a game I’m necessarily rushing to the window to bet, but if I had to pick it I would probably lean towards Western Carolina here. The Citadel just haven’t been a great team from top to bottom this season and far more often than not they found a way to get their butts kicked even against competition closer to their level. Western Carolina is far from a world-beater, but I still think they’re the better team in this match-up between two teams that really don’t do anything all that well in conference play at least Western Carolina is one of the best free-throw shooting teams in the conference and that could prove to be the difference here. Give me Western Carolina in this one.