Radford vs Charleston Southern 2/2/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers will travel to the Donald N. Dedmon Center to take on the Radford Highlanders this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 4-16 on the season after being defeated by the Hampton Pirates, 78-74, this past Saturday. Charleston Southern struggled on the defensive end against Hampton and could not back after the Pirates took a 75-73 lead with 2:04 left in regulation. Charleston Southern shot 41.0% from the field & 32.3% from beyond the arc while allowing Hampton to shoot 52.8% from the field & 40.0% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Buccaneers was Cheikh Faye who had a double-double with 30 points, 13 rebounds, & 2 assist.

On the season, Charleston Southern is averaging 68.8 ppg on 39.9% shooting from the field. The Buccaneers are averaging 7.7 three-pointers per game on 28.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Charleston Southern has been led by Tahlik Chavez (11.2 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.2 apg, 1.2 spg), Claudell Harris Jr. (9.2 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.7 apg), Cheikh Faye (8.9 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.1 spg), & Deontaye Buskey (8.6 ppg, 3.1 rpg).

Defensively, Charleston Southern is allowing their opponents to average 77.3 ppg on 46.6% shooting from the field. The Buccaneers have a rebound margin of -0.3 and a turnover margin of -1.7.

The Radford Highlanders lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 6-14 on the season after being defeated by the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs, 61-42, this past Saturday. Radford struggled on the offensive end against the Gardner-Webb defense and could not fight back after the Bulldogs took a 39-23 lead with 12:37 left in regulation. Radford shot 28.3% from the field & 16.7% from beyond the arc while allowing Gardner-Webb to shoot 38.8% shooting from the field & 22.7% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Highlanders was Rashun Williams who had 10 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, & 2 blocks.

On the season, Radford is averaging 62.7 ppg on 41.0% shooting from the field. The Highlanders are averaging 7.1 three-pointers per game on 30.5% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Radford has been led by Rashun Williams (9.4 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.2 apg), Bryan Hart (9.1 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 1.5 apg), Josiah Jeffers (8.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 2.8 apg, 1.9 spg), & Dravon Mangum (7.2 ppg, 3.7 rpg, 1.0 apg).

Defensively, Radford is allowing their opponents to average 69.0 ppg on 44.9% shooting from the field. The Highlanders have a rebound margin of 0.8 and a turnover margin of -1.9.

The Buccaneers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up loss, however, are just 7-11 ATS overall on the season. The Highlanders are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and just 2-14 ATS in their last 16 games following a ATS loss.

Charleston Southern has struggled on both ends of the court and come into this game ranked just 247^th in scoring offense 331^st in FG%, 328^th in scoring defense, & 330^th in defensive FG%. Radford has been led by their defense which ranks 177^th in scoring defense, however, the offense has really struggled to put points on the board as they currently rank just 329^th in scoring offense & 308^th in FG%.

Charleston Southern has lost 10 of their last 11 games and it hasn’t been pretty for the Buccaneers on the road in conference games as they have lost their last three road games by an average of 17 ppg. Radford has struggled on the offensive end, however, the Highlanders have been good at home, posting a 5-3 record, and as I think Charleston Southern struggles putting up points in this one, I think Radford does enough to cover this double-digit home spread. Good Luck!