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UNC Greensboro vs Samford 1/22/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

Samford Bulldogs (11-7) vs. UNC Greensboro Spartans (10-8)
January 22, 2022 5:00 pm EDT
The Line: UNC Greensboro Spartans -6 / Samford Bulldogs +6; Over/Under: -133.5
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The Samford Bulldogs and the UNC-Greensboro Spartans meet in college basketball action from the Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday afternoon.

The Samford Bulldogs will look to rebound from a 99-80 loss to VMI last time out. Ques Glover leads the Bulldogs in scoring and assists with 18.1 PPG and 4.5 APG while Jermaine Marshall has 11.9 PPG with a team-high 8.6 RPG to lead the Bulldogs on the glass. Jaden Campbell has 10.9 PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for Samford so far this season. As a team, Samford is averaging 75.7 PPG on 42.9% shooting from the field, 32.5% from three and 72.7% from the foul line while allowing 75.7 PPG on 45.9% shooting from the field and 36.2% from three this season.

The UNC-Greensboro Spartans will try to ounce back after a 72-64 loss to Chattanooga in their last game. De’Monte Buckingham leads UNCG in scoring and rebounding with 13.2 PPG and 7.4 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for the Spartans up to this point in the season. Bas Leyte has 8.7 PPG with 5.7 RPG while Kobe Langley has a team-high 3.3 APG as well this season. As a team, UNC-Greensboro is averaging 63.3 PPG on 42% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 72.8% from the foul line while allowing 63.4 PPG on 40.2% shooting from the field and 32.3% from three this season.

Samford is 13-31-2 ATS in their last 46 games as an underdog and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 games as a road underdog. UNC-Greensboro is 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite while the under is 17-6 in their last 23 home games.

I get the case to be made for either side here, but as weird as it may sound, I’m siding with the over here. Samford’s had serious defensive issues as of late and while UNCG is solid on defense, the scoring has picked up for the Spartans as of late and I think we could have a game where both teams get into the high-60s at least. Give me the over here

Chris Ruffolo's Free Pick: Over 133.5

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