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Samford Bulldogs vs Virginia Military Keydets Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: February 10, 2024 at 1:00 PM ET

Venue: Cameron Hall — Lexington, VA

Article updated Feb 10, 6:35 AM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Samford Bulldogs are on the road playing the Virginia Military Keydets at the Cameron Hall stadium on Saturday, 2/10/2024 @ 1:00pm EST. Samford is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The Samford Bulldogs are on the road playing the Virginia Military Keydets at the Cameron Hall stadium on Saturday, 2/10/2024 @ 1:00pm EST. Samford is the betting favorite opening at -18 and the current line is Samford -19.5.

Bulldogs vs Keydets Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Keydets to win today's game by 11 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Virginia Military Keydets to cover the 19.5 point spread and the total to go under 173.5 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Samford 63 to Virginia Military 74

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

53% of SportsJaw users predict Samford Bulldogs to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Samford will win straight-up is 96%.

Based on the current lines, Oddsmakers predict the score to be SAMFD 106.25, VMI 67.25.

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

split down the middle on Covers.com

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Samford Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 116, Samford is ranked #4 in offense (scoring an average of 87.78 per game), #253 in defense (allowing an average of 74.57 points to be scored against them per game) and are 21-3 (13-9 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Bulldogs hit an average of 49.39% of their field goals (ranked #11) and 72.67% of their free throws (ranked #129) and makes an average of 40.41% of their three pointers ranked #2 in the NCAAB). They average 37.00 rebounds per game (ranked # 118) and average 18.48 offensive assists and 13.57 turnovers per game (ranked # 6 and 308 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Samford allows an average of 42.77% field goals (ranked #143) and 70.30% free throws (ranked #119 in the NCAAB) The Bulldogs allow an average of 35.73% of the three pointers (ranked #312) and averages 35.39 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.39) Finally, the Bulldogs average 14.04 defensive assists and 17.39 turnovers per game (ranked # 286 and 4 respectively).

Virginia Military Key Betting Stats

Virginia Military Keydets has a power ranking of 348 and are #258 for offense (scoring an average of 71.22 per game), #353 for defense (giving up an average of 81.09 points per game) and 4-20 (8-12-1 ATS) overall. Samford went 0-3 (1-2 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Virginia Military.

For offense, the Keydets hit an average of 43.66% of their field goals (ranked #247) and 69.17% of their free throws (ranked #274) and makes an average of 33.33% of their three pointers (ranked #216 in the NCAAB). They average 37.87 rebounds per game (ranked # 83) and average 10.83 offensive assists and 16.22 turnovers per game (ranked # 335) and 356 respectively).

On defense, Virginia Military allows an average of 44.83% field goals (ranked #255) and 65.63% free throws (ranked #6 in the NCAAB) The Keydets allow an average of 34.44% of the three pointers (ranked #263) and averages 38.26 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 38.26) Finally, the Keydets average 14.96 defensive assists and 11.52 turnovers per game (ranked # 324 and 248 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Virginia Military Keydets to cover the 19.5 point spread and the total to go under 173.5 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Samford Bulldogs-2,500 → -2,750Moved
  • Moneyline · Virginia Military Keydets+1,300 → +1,177Moved
  • Spread · Samford Bulldogs-18 (-110) → -19.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Virginia Military Keydets+18 (-110) → +19.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over169.5 (-110) → 173.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under169.5 (-110) → 173.5 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Samford Bulldogs
14-3 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 3-7-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Virginia Military Keydets
1-15 matchup record · 4-6-0 ATS · 7-3-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-02-10T11:35:25.662Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-13Virginia Military Keydets 96 · Samford Bulldogs 134
  • 2023-02-18Samford Bulldogs 96 · Virginia Military Keydets 61
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Samford Bulldogs defeated Virginia Military Keydets 102-63

Samford Bulldogs defeated Virginia Military Keydets 102-63 on February 10, 2024, a 39-point decision in the series. Samford Bulldogs' strongest period was the 1st half, when it outscored its opponent 56-35. Against SportsJaw's recorded Samford Bulldogs -19.5 (-110) spread, Samford Bulldogs covered, while the 165 combined points finished under the recorded total of 173.5.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoversSpread · Samford Bulldogs -18 (-110)Win
  • JohnTharpMoneyline · Samford Bulldogs -2,000Win