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  3. Virginia Military Keydets vs Samford Bulldogs
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NCAAB · Virginia Military Keydets at Samford Bulldogs

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Game time: January 13, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET

Venue: Pete Hanna Center — Homewood, AL

Article updated Jan 13, 6:36 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Virginia Military Keydets are on the road playing the Samford Bulldogs at the Pete Hanna Center stadium on Saturday, 1/13/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Samford is the betting

Game outlook

The Virginia Military Keydets are on the road playing the Samford Bulldogs at the Pete Hanna Center stadium on Saturday, 1/13/2024 @ 6:00pm EST. Samford is the betting favorite opening at -23 and the current line is Samford -24.5.

Keydets vs Bulldogs Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and head to head stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bulldogs to win tonight's game by 20 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Virginia Military Keydets to cover the 24.5 point spread and the total to go under 162.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Virginia Military 68 to Samford 88

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Virginia Military Keydets and Samford Bulldogs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

50% of SportsJaw players predict Samford Bulldogs to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Samford will win straight-up is 98%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be VMI 56.75, SAMFD 105.75.

OddsShark 's prediction is Samford will win, vmi will cover, and the total will go under.

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Virginia Military Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 303, Virginia Military is ranked #287 in offense (scoring an average of 70.20 per game), #244 in defense (allowing an average of 73.87 points to be scored against them per game) and are 3-13 (4-8-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Keydets hit an average of 44.51% of their field goals (ranked #197) and 65.05% of their free throws (ranked #334) and makes an average of 34.28% of their three pointers ranked #161 in the NCAAB). They average 40.27 rebounds per game (ranked # 42) and average 11.47 offensive assists and 16.53 turnovers per game (ranked # 319 and 358 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Virginia Military allows an average of 42.04% field goals (ranked #128) and 64.53% free throws (ranked #7 in the NCAAB) The Keydets allow an average of 30.99% of the three pointers (ranked #88) and averages 36.07 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.07) Finally, the Keydets average 12.80 defensive assists and 11.47 turnovers per game (ranked # 182 and 280 respectively).

Samford Key Betting Stats

Samford Bulldogs has a power ranking of 52 and are #4 for offense (scoring an average of 89.47 per game), #254 for defense (giving up an average of 74.20 points per game) and 14-2 (9-5 ATS) overall. Virginia Military went 3-0 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Samford.

For offense, the Bulldogs hit an average of 49.13% of their field goals (ranked #23) and 73.58% of their free throws (ranked #98) and makes an average of 40.59% of their three pointers (ranked #4 in the NCAAB). They average 37.93 rebounds per game (ranked # 112) and average 20.27 offensive assists and 14.33 turnovers per game (ranked # 3) and 325 respectively).

On defense, Samford allows an average of 42.00% field goals (ranked #125) and 70.88% free throws (ranked #184 in the NCAAB) The Bulldogs allow an average of 32.44% of the three pointers (ranked #159) and averages 36.13 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 36.13) Finally, the Bulldogs average 13.00 defensive assists and 18.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 203 and 6 respectively).

Betting Summary

Samford has the advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Virginia Military Keydets to cover the 24.5 point spread and the total to go under 162.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw Keydets vs Bulldogs archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Keydets vs Bulldogs matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Virginia Military Keydets+1,800 → +1,424Moved
  • Moneyline · Samford Bulldogs-5,000 → -6,000Moved
  • Spread · Virginia Military Keydets+23 (-110) → +24 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Samford Bulldogs-23 (-110) → -24 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over161.5 (-110) → 162.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under161.5 (-110) → 162.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Virginia Military Keydets
0-8 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Samford Bulldogs
7-2 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-01-13T11:36:17.098Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Virginia Military Keydets and Samford Bulldogs, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2023-02-18Samford Bulldogs 96 · Virginia Military Keydets 61
  • 2023-01-04Virginia Military Keydets 78 · Samford Bulldogs 87
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Samford Bulldogs defeated Virginia Military Keydets 134-96

Samford Bulldogs defeated Virginia Military Keydets 134-96 on January 13, 2024, a 38-point decision in the series. Samford Bulldogs' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 62-42. Against SportsJaw's recorded Virginia Military Keydets +24 (-110) spread, Samford Bulldogs covered, while the 230 combined points finished over the recorded total of 162.5.

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