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Samford vs Wofford

Sat Jan 28 2:00PM
77
Final
85
 12TODDS
SAMFD324577147
WOFFD483785+3

Samford vs Wofford Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Samford is on the road playing Wofford at the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium stadium on Saturday, 1/28/2023 @ 2:00pm EST. Samford -1 was the opening favorite and current line is Samford -2.

BULLDOGS PREVIEW:

The Samford Bulldogs have an overall record of 14-8 through 22 games. So far, the Bulldogs have played 10 games on the road and have a record of 4-6. It has been favored to win 12 of its 12 games this season, with a record of 10-2. According to the betting line, Samford has a -3 point advantage today. Logan Dye is Samford's top scorer this season, averaging 14.14 points per game. The scoring for the team has been accounted for by Dye at 18.05% so far. Additionally, he contributes 1.36 assists and 5.5 rebounds per game. Marshall averages 11.71 points per game, which makes him the Bulldogs' second-leading scorer. His and Marshall's combined scoring accounts for 32.3% of the team's total.

PREVIEW OF THE TERRITORIES:

With a record of 12-10, the Wofford Terriers head into today's game in their 23rd game of the season. With a record of 9-3 at home, Wofford has played 12 games at home this year. Throughout the season, Wofford has been the underdog in 8 games, posting a 3-5 record. The lines have the Terriers as underdogs by +3 points. At present, Wofford's top scorer is B.J. Mack, who averages 15.48 points per game. Currently, Mack is responsible for 19.79% of the team's scoring. In addition to his 4.95 rebounds per game, he also assists 1.38 times per game. At 14.45 points per game, Jackson Paveletzke is the Terriers' second-leading scorer. His and Paveletzke's combined scoring accounts for 39.2% of the team's total.

Shooting 3-pointers will be a key factor in this matchup. Wofford and Samford both average 9.0 made 3-pointers per game coming into the game. According to the odds, we think the Wofford Terriers will cover by +3 points. Their defense should be able to close out on Samford's outside shooters enough to make things difficult. As underdogs, Wofford has a reasonable chance of covering the spread at +3.

 

Samford Highlights

With a power ranking of 19, Samford is ranked #46 in offense (scoring an average of 78.05 per game), #184 in defense (allowing an average of 69.33 points to be scored against them per game) and are 14-8 (9-9 ATS) this season.

Wofford Highlights

Wofford Terriers has a power ranking of 239 and are #134 for offense (scoring an average of 74.14 per game), #173 for defense (giving up an average of 69.33 points per game) and 12-10 (11-8 ATS) overall. Samford went 1-2 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Wofford.

Curated Picks & Predictions

  • Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be SAMFD 70.75, WOFFD 74.75.
  • 53% of SportsJaw users predict Samford Bulldogs to cover.
  • OddsShark's prediction is Samford will win, wofford will cover, and the total will go over.
  • 56% picked Samford Bulldogs on Covers.com
  • SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Bulldogs 76 to Terriers 71.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Bulldogs 76 to Terriers 71.

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Current Odds[ - ]

 
SAMFD
WOFFD
Open
Side
-3
+3
+1
Moneyline
-155
+135
-105
Total
Over 147
Under 147
145.5

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Power Rankings[ - ]

Samford Bulldogs
HIGHLIGHTS
Wofford Terriers
46th
OFFENSE
134th
157th
FG %
58th
143rd
3 PT %
250th
101st
Rebounds
266th
184th
DEFENSE
173rd
154th
FG %
291st
340th
3 PT %
198th
113th
Rebounds
9th

Last 10 Games Stats[ + ]

Samford BulldogsSamford

vs FURL 84-91
55.17FG %
68.42FT %
73 PT %
vs WCARW 74-65
41.07FG %
91.67FT %
63 PT %
vs ETENW 69-59
44.44FG %
75FT %
63 PT %
vs CHATTW 75-74
40.35FG %
70.37FT %
103 PT %
vs WOFFW 83-58
53.33FG %
50FT %
163 PT %
vs UNCGW 70-68
50FG %
45.45FT %
153 PT %
vs VMIW 87-78
52.73FG %
78.95FT %
143 PT %
vs CITADW 75-63
44.68FG %
85.29FT %
43 PT %
vs MERCW 78-69
50FG %
76.47FT %
133 PT %
vs BELML 56-79
36.73FG %
81.25FT %
73 PT %

Wofford TerriersWofford

vs CHATTW 85-80
46.77FG %
93.33FT %
133 PT %
vs FURL 82-96
49.21FG %
70.59FT %
83 PT %
vs WCARL 71-76
45.76FG %
61.54FT %
93 PT %
vs VMIW 86-67
54.55FG %
89.47FT %
93 PT %
vs SAML 58-83
42.86FG %
71.43FT %
63 PT %
vs CITADW 77-57
53.45FG %
50FT %
93 PT %
vs MERCW 53-52
39.29FG %
77.78FT %
23 PT %
vs UNCGL 64-73
40.35FG %
80FT %
63 PT %
vs ETENL 71-73
38.71FG %
85.71FT %
53 PT %
vs TEXAMW 67-62
39.68FG %
100FT %
103 PT %

Injuries[ - ]

Samford BulldogsSamford

  • There are no injuries listed at this time

Wofford TerriersWofford

Infographics & Predictions[ - ]

Samford vs Wofford prediction and stats

The Bulldogs have a slightly better offense and both teams have a compariable defense. The Bulldogs won more games straight up and against the spread over their last 3 matchups. Adjusted score predictions based on power rankings and strength of schedule: Bulldogs 74 to Terriers 73.

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After crunching 8 relative data points, our relative predictions model has a 63% confidence Bulldogs will cover the spread - view the Samford vs Wofford infographic for details on this prediction.

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