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Virginia Military Keydets vs Samford Bulldogs Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: January 4, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: Pete Hanna Center — Homewood, AL

Article updated Jan 3, 10:14 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

Virginia Military is on the road playing Samford at the Pete Hanna Center stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Samford -14.5 was the opening favorite and current line

Game outlook

Virginia Military is on the road playing Samford at the Pete Hanna Center stadium on Wednesday, 1/4/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Samford -14.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Samford -13.5.

Virginia Military Highlights

With a power ranking of 292, Virginia Military is ranked #117 in offense (scoring an average of 75.79 per game), #323 in defense (allowing an average of 75.36 points to be scored against them per game) and are 5-10 (7-5 ATS) this season.

Samford Highlights

Samford Bulldogs has a power ranking of 232 and are #52 for offense (scoring an average of 79.00 per game), #236 for defense (giving up an average of 75.36 points per game) and 8-7 (6-5 ATS) overall. Virginia Military went 1-2 (0-3 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Samford.

Curated Picks & Predictions

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be VMI 85.25, SAMFD 58.25. 51% of SportsJaw users predict Virginia Military Keydets to cover. OddsShark 's prediction is Samford will win, cover the spread, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

SportsJaw's ScoreCaster prediction: Keydets 73 to Bulldogs 83.

Staff Prediction

Our prediction: Keydets 73 to Bulldogs 83.

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+690 → +700Moved
  • Moneyline · Samford Bulldogs-885 → -1,099Moved
  • Spread · Virginia Military Keydets+14.5 (-110) → +13.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Samford Bulldogs-14.5 (-110) → -13.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over144 (-110) → 143.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under144 (-110) → 143.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Virginia Military Keydets
6-26 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Samford Bulldogs
18-14 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-01-04T03:14:39.811Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

No verified injury or availability note was included in the published matchup research.

Recent head-to-head

  • 2022-02-17Virginia Military Keydets 99 · Samford Bulldogs 100
  • 2022-01-20Samford Bulldogs 80 · Virginia Military Keydets 99
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Samford Bulldogs defeated Virginia Military Keydets 87-78

Samford Bulldogs defeated Virginia Military Keydets 87-78 on January 4, 2023, a 9-point decision in the series. Samford Bulldogs' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 46-39. Against SportsJaw's recorded Virginia Military Keydets +13.5 (-110) spread, Virginia Military Keydets covered, while the 165 combined points finished over the recorded total of 143.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • DoclocksSpread · Virginia Military Keydets +13.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · Samford Bulldogs -13.5 (-110)Loss
  • CoolioTotal · Over 142 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkSpread · Samford Bulldogs -13.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 142 (-110)Win
  • CoversSpread · Virginia Military Keydets +13.5 (-110)Win