Chattanooga vs VMI 1/7/23 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The VMI Keydets and Chattanooga Mocs meet Saturday in college basketball action at the McKenzie Arena. The VMI Keydets look for their sixth win. The Chattanooga Mocs look for their 10th win.

The VMI Keydets are averaging 74.3 points on 44 percent shooting and allowing 75.4 points on 45.4 percent shooting. Sean Conway is averaging 14.9 points and 6.1 rebounds, while Asher Woods is averaging 14.3 points and 4.5 rebounds. Tyler Houser is the third double-digit scorer and Tony Felder is dishing 3.5 assists. The VMI Keydets are shooting 37.9 percent from beyond the arc and 76.4 percent from the free throw line. The VMI Keydets are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.

The Chattanooga Mocs are averaging 78.4 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 68.3 points on 41.2 percent shooting. Jake Stephens is averaging 20.4 points and 10.3 rebounds, while Jamal Johnson is averaging 13.8 points and 1.1 assists. Demetrius Davis is dishing 1.6 assists and Dalvin White is grabbing 2.6 rebounds. The Chattanooga Mocs are shooting 38.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.2 percent from the free throw line. The Chattanooga Mocs are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.6 rebounds per game.

The Keydets are 15-7 ATS in their last 22 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Mocs are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 20-9 in Keydets last 29 overall. The under is 4-0 in Mocs last 4 overall. The underdog is 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings.

The VMI Keydets head into this game in downright awful form, and you shouldn’t expect things to change on the road, where they lose by an average of 14.4 points. The Chattanooga Mocs are better than what they’ve shown lately, and they’re at home, where they win by an average of 21.7 points. The line is big for a reason. Give me the Mocs.