The Wofford Terriers and UNC Greensboro Spartans meet Saturday in the college basketball SoCon Tournament at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Wofford Terriers are averaging 75.4 points on 47.7 percent shooting and allowing 72.6 points on 45.8 percent shooting. BJ Mack is averaging 16.6 points and 5.4 rebounds, while Jackson Paveletzke is averaging 14.9 points and 3.8 assists. Corey Tripp is dishing 1.8 assists and Messiah Jones is grabbing 5.5 rebounds. The Wofford Terriers are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 73.5 percent from the free throw line. The Wofford Terriers are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30.5 rebounds per game.
The UNC Greensboro Spartans are averaging 72.3 points on 44.4 percent shooting and allowing 64.4 points on 40.3 percent shooting. Keyshaun Langley is averaging 14.7 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Keondre Kennedy is averaging 13.3 points and 6.2 rebounds. Mikeal Brown-Jones is the third double-digit scorer and Bas Leyte is grabbing 4.3 rebounds. The UNC Greensboro Spartans are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free throw line. The UNC Greensboro Spartans are allowing 32.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
The Terriers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 Saturday games and 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Spartans are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games. The over is 4-1-1 in Terriers last 6 overall. The over is 5-2 in Spartans last 7 overall. The underdog is 6-1 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
The Wofford Terriers are a good team that’s going to put up a fight, but likely run out of gas. The UNC Greensboro Spartans have just been far more consistent, and they actually win in the favorite role by an average of 7.5 points. I’ll take my chances with the Spartans and the chalk.