VCU vs Chattanooga College Basketball Picks, Best Bets and Odds 11/20/2021

The Chattanooga Mocs and the VCU Rams meet in college basketball action from the Stuart Siegel Center on Saturday.

The Chattanooga Mocs will be out to add to their 69-62 loss at the hands of Tennessee Tech last time out. David Jean-Baptiste has a team-high 17.3 PPG while Malachi Smith has 14.7 PPG with a team-high 5.7 RPG and 5.3 APG. Darius Banks has 12.3 PPG with 5.3 RPG to make up the trio of double-digit scorers for Chattanooga up to this point in the season while KC Hankton has 8 PPG and 5.7 RPG of his own. As a team, Chattanooga is averaging 73 PPG on 44.5% shooting from the field, 34.4% from thre and 75% from the foul line while allowing 57 PPG on 36.6% shooting from the field and 25.8% from three this season.

The VCU Rams come into this one looking to build on a 48-37 win over Vanderbilt in their last game. Vince Williams Jr. and KeShawn Curry each have a team-high 9.3 PPG with Hason Ward adding 6.7 PPG with a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Rams on the glass and Marcus Tsohonis leads VCU in the assist department with 3 APG this season. As a team, VCU is averaging 49.7PPG on 38% shooting from the field, 25% from three point range and 63% from the charity stripe while allowing 49.7 PPG on 30.4% shooting from the field and 19% from three this season.

Chattanooga is 23-11-1 ATS in their last 35 games overall and 21-6 ATS in their last 27 road games while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games following an ATS loss. VCU is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a win and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games following an ATS win while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.

It’s not going to be pretty, but I think this is going to be a game that you need to watch if defensive showcases are your jam. This just feels like a first to 60 or maybe 65 kind of game, so I’ll take the under in this one.