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The Citadel vs Samford Predictions & Best Bets

Game time: March 2, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET

Venue: Pete Hanna Center — Homewood, AL

Article updated Mar 2, 10:36 PM EST

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The The Citadel Bulldogs are traveling to play the Samford Bulldogs at the Pete Hanna Center stadium on Saturday, 3/2/2024 @ 3:00pm EST. Samford is the betting favorite

Game outlook

The The Citadel Bulldogs are traveling to play the Samford Bulldogs at the Pete Hanna Center stadium on Saturday, 3/2/2024 @ 3:00pm EST. Samford is the betting favorite opening at -15 and the current line is Samford -13.5.

Bulldogs vs Bulldogs Prediction for Today's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Bulldogs to win today's game by 14 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Samford Bulldogs to cover the 13.5 point spread and the total to go over 152 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: The Citadel 72 to Samford 86

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

Curated Picks & Predictions

The SportsJaw community predicts The Citadel Bulldogs to cover the spread (55%)

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Samford will win straight-up is 92%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be CITDL 62.5, SAMFD 89.5.

OddsShark predicts Samford will win, cover the spread, and the total will go under.

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The Citadel Key Betting Stats

With a power ranking of 235, The Citadel is ranked #275 in offense (scoring an average of 70.38 per game), #120 in defense (allowing an average of 70.07 points to be scored against them per game) and are 11-19 (13-13-1 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Bulldogs hit an average of 45.85% of their field goals (ranked #115) and 71.65% of their free throws (ranked #193) and makes an average of 33.21% of their three pointers ranked #225 in the NCAAB). They average 34.69 rebounds per game (ranked # 231) and average 11.10 offensive assists and 11.90 turnovers per game (ranked # 323 and 188 respectively).

Defensively speaking, The Citadel allows an average of 45.07% field goals (ranked #261) and 72.25% free throws (ranked #218 in the NCAAB) The Bulldogs allow an average of 34.64% of the three pointers (ranked #263) and averages 32.24 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 32.24) Finally, the Bulldogs average 14.52 defensive assists and 11.00 turnovers per game (ranked # 306 and 277 respectively).

Samford Key Betting Stats

Samford Bulldogs has a power ranking of 8 and are #4 for offense (scoring an average of 87.31 per game), #239 for defense (giving up an average of 73.79 points per game) and 25-5 (16-12 ATS) overall. The Citadel went 3-0 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Samford.

For offense, the Bulldogs hit an average of 49.67% of their field goals (ranked #7) and 72.58% of their free throws (ranked #148) and makes an average of 40.16% of their three pointers (ranked #3 in the NCAAB). They average 36.14 rebounds per game (ranked # 140) and average 18.14 offensive assists and 13.10 turnovers per game (ranked # 6) and 293 respectively).

On defense, Samford allows an average of 42.87% field goals (ranked #139) and 69.57% free throws (ranked #61 in the NCAAB) The Bulldogs allow an average of 33.83% of the three pointers (ranked #208) and averages 35.48 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 35.48) Finally, the Bulldogs average 13.69 defensive assists and 17.10 turnovers per game (ranked # 259 and 4 respectively).

Betting Summary

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

The Scorecaster model predicts the Samford Bulldogs to cover the 13.5 point spread and the total to go over 152 points.

For the best predictions available, make sure to checkout the best bets made by our certified NCAAB experts.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NCAAB Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

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

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · The Citadel Bulldogs+875 → +700Moved
  • Moneyline · Samford Bulldogs-1,525 → -1,133Moved
  • Spread · The Citadel Bulldogs+15 (-110) → +13.5 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Samford Bulldogs-15 (-110) → -13.5 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Over151.5 (-110) → 152 (-110)Moved
  • Total · Under151.5 (-110) → 152 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

The Citadel Bulldogs
6-18 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Samford Bulldogs
18-5 matchup record · 5-5-0 ATS · 4-6-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2024-03-03T03:36:37.009Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

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

Recent head-to-head

  • 2024-01-06Samford Bulldogs 80 · The Citadel Bulldogs 64
  • 2023-02-11The Citadel Bulldogs 70 · Samford Bulldogs 76
Final result

Matchup pick recap

Samford Bulldogs defeated The Citadel Bulldogs 92-80

Samford Bulldogs defeated The Citadel Bulldogs 92-80 on March 2, 2024, a 12-point decision in the series. Samford Bulldogs' strongest period was the 2nd half, when it outscored its opponent 53-43. Against SportsJaw's recorded The Citadel Bulldogs +13.5 (-110) spread, The Citadel Bulldogs covered, while the 172 combined points finished over the recorded total of 152.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • RcollinsSpread · The Citadel Bulldogs +15 (-110)Win
  • DemarcusBryantSpread · The Citadel Bulldogs +15 (-110)Win
  • GustavosintoSpread · The Citadel Bulldogs +15 (-110)Win
  • Josh720Total · Over 151.5 (-110)Win
  • CoolioSpread · The Citadel Bulldogs +15 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Under 151.5 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · The Citadel Bulldogs +15 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 151.5 (-110)Win