The Davidson Wildcats and the Charlotte 49ers meet in college basketball action from the Halton Arena on Tuesday night.
The Davidson Wildcats will look to build on their three-game winning streak after an 88-70 win over Robert Morris last time out. Hyunjung Lee leads the Wildcats in scoring with 16.7 PPG along with 5.7 RPG while Luka Brajkovic has 13.5 PPG with a team-high 7 RPG and 2.7 APG and Foster Loyer has 12.3 PPG with a team-high 2.8 APG as well this season. Mike Jones has 11.2 PPG and Sam Mennenga has 10.7 PPG with 6 RPG to make up the scoring in double figures for Davidson up to this point in the season. As a team, Davidson is averaging 75.5 PPG on 48.4% shooting from the field, 42.3% from three and 74.2% from the foul line while allowing 68 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field and 35% from three this season.
The Charlotte 49ers will look to rebound from back-to-back losses after a 67-55 loss to Drexel last time out. Jahmir Young leads the 49ers in scoring with 20.4 PPG along with 6.6 RPG and a team-high 4.6 APG while Clyde Trapp has 12.2 PPG with a team-high 6.8 RPG. Austin Butler also has 11.4 PPG and 5.4 RPG this season to cap off the trio of Charlotte players averaging double figures in scoring. As a team, Charlotte is averaging 70.4 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 33.9% from three and 75% from the foul line while allowing 72.2 PPG on 48.2% shooting from the field and 33.7% from three this season.
Davidson is 7-3 ATS in their last 10 road games and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games overall while the under is 8-2 in their last 10 road games. Charlotte is 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall while the under is 4-0 in their last 4 Tuesday games.
I get these in state rivalry games can be tough to figure out, but I think this is just one where the 49ers struggle to keep pace with Davidson. Charlotte has been solid defensively, but they’re not a high-scoring team by nature while Davidson has a tendency to do it all and can shoot the ball with the best of them. Give me the Wildcats in this one.