The Citadel vs Chattanooga 1/29/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Chattanooga Mocs (17-4) vs. The Citadel Bulldogs (9-10)
January 29, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: The Citadel Bulldogs +9 / Chattanooga Mocs -9; Over/Under: +148
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The Chattanooga Mocs and Citadel Bulldogs meet Saturday in college basketball action at the McAlister Field House. The Chattanooga Mocs look to build on their four-game winning streak. The Citadel Bulldogs look to get back to a .500 record.
The Chattanooga Mocs are averaging 76.4 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 63.8 points on 41.3 percent shooting. Malachi Smith is averaging 21.5 points and 6.3 rebounds, while David Jean-Baptiste is averaging 14.6 points and 2.5 assists. Silvio De Sousa is the third double-digit scorer and Darius Banks is grabbing 5 rebounds. The Chattanooga Mocs are shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Chattanooga Mocs are allowing 31.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.4 rebounds per game.
The Citadel Bulldogs are averaging 79 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 74.8 points on 40.9 percent shooting. Hayden Brown is averaging 18.8 points and 8.2 rebounds, while Jason Roche is averaging 13.8 points and 4.6 rebounds. Stephen Clark is the third double-digit scorer and Tyler Moffe is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Citadel Bulldogs are shooting 34.5 percent from beyond the arc and 66.7 percent from the free throw line. The Citadel Bulldogs are allowing 32.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game.
The Mocs are 35-16 ATS in their last 51 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games. The Bulldogs are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The over is 10-4 in Mocs last 14 overall. The under is 21-10 in Bulldogs last 31 overall. The underdog is 7-3-1 ATS in the last 11 meetings.
The Chattanooga Mocs are obviously the better team here and should be favored, but Citadel isn’t a pushover due to an offense that can get hot. The Citadel Bulldogs are even better at home, where they win by an average of 12.2 points and allow 40.8 percent shooting from the field. Chattanooga should win the game, but there’s some value with the Bulldogs and the points here.
