Samford vs. Chattanooga Predictions & Picks: Spread, Total – January 23
Published 6:28 pm Wednesday, January 22, 2025
Thursday’s contest between the Samford Bulldogs (15-4, 5-1 SoCon) and Chattanooga Mocs (12-7, 4-2 SoCon) squaring off at McKenzie Arena has a projected final score of 79-78 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of Samford, so expect a competitive matchup. The game will start at 7:00 PM ET on January 23.
According to our computer prediction, Chattanooga is projected to cover the spread (1.5) against Samford. The two sides are projected to eclipse the 153.5 total.
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Samford vs. Chattanooga Game Info & Odds
- Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025
- Time: 7:00 PM ET
- TV: ESPNU
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- Where: Chattanooga, Tennessee
- Venue: McKenzie Arena
- Line: Samford -1.5
- Point total: 153.5
- Moneyline (to win): Samford -118, Chattanooga -102
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Samford vs. Chattanooga Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Samford 79, Chattanooga 78
Spread & Total Prediction for Samford vs. Chattanooga
- Pick ATS: Chattanooga (+1.5)
- Pick OU: Over (153.5)
Samford has gone 8-9-0 against the spread, while Chattanooga’s ATS record this season is 9-8-0. A total of seven out of the Bulldogs’ games this season have gone over the point total, and 10 of the Mocs’ games have gone over. The teams combine to score 163 points per game, 9.5 more points than this matchup’s total. Samford is 4-6 against the spread and 8-2 overall over its last 10 games, while Chattanooga has gone 6-4 against the spread and 6-4 overall.
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Samford Performance Insights
- The Bulldogs average 85.4 points per game (11th in college basketball) while allowing 74.4 per contest (261st in college basketball). They have a +210 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 11 points per game.
- Samford records 32.6 rebounds per game (168th in college basketball) compared to the 32.3 of its opponents.
- Samford makes 11.2 three-pointers per game (fifth-most in college basketball), 3.1 more than its opponents (8.1). It is shooting 37.3% from beyond the arc (42nd in college basketball) while allowing opponents to shoot 32.7%.
- The Bulldogs rank 61st in college basketball by averaging 101.8 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively are 102nd in college basketball, allowing 88.6 points per 100 possessions.
- Samford wins the turnover battle by 3.1 per game, committing 12.7 (292nd in college basketball) while its opponents average 15.8.
Chattanooga Performance Insights
- The Mocs outscore opponents by five points per game (posting 77.6 points per game, 104th in college basketball, and allowing 72.6 per contest, 221st in college basketball) and have a +96 scoring differential.
- Chattanooga averages 30.6 rebounds per game (292nd in college basketball), compared to the 29.8 of its opponents.
- Chattanooga makes 1.7 more threes per game than the opposition, 9.9 (32nd in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 8.2.
- Chattanooga forces 10.3 turnovers per game (308th in college basketball) while committing 10.1 (48th in college basketball).
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