The Citadel Bulldogs and the VMI Keydets meet Friday in college basketball action from the Harrah’s Cherokee Center Asheville. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a VMI vs The Citadel Prediction.
Matchup History
VMI swept the regular season meetings between these two teams, picking up a 75-70 win over the Citadel on the road, 75-70, back on January 18th, 2025, before doubling down at home on February 8th, 2025, by a final score of 82-70 at home. The wins made it four wins in the last five head-to-head meetings for VMI in this matchup.
The Citadel Recap
The Citadel Bulldogs come into the conference tournament as the 10-seed, finishing the year with a 5-24 mark overall including an 0-18 conference record this season.
Bulldogs Looking To Pick Up First Conference Win At Best Possible Time
Brody Fox leads the Citadel in scoring with 16.7 PPG along with 5.1 RPG and 2.3 APG as the lone double-digit scorer for the Citadel so far this season. Keynan Davis has 9.2 PPG with 3.2 RPG while Sola Adebisi has 8.7 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Citadel in rebounding so far this season. Cameron Glover has 7.7 PPG and Colby McAllister has 6.1 PPG with 2.7 RPG while Paxton Davidson has 6.1 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 2.6 APG to lead the Bulldogs in the assist department up to this point in the year. As a team, the Citadel is averaging 66.7 PPG on 42.1% shooting from the field, 29.7% from behind the three-point line and 62.5% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the The Citadel Bulldogs will win
- VMI has lost nine of its last 10 games played at neutral venues.
VMI Recap
The VMI Keydets come into the conference tournament as the 7-seed, finishing the year with a 13-18 overall record including a 7-11 mark in SoCon play.
Keydets Looking To Complete Three-Game Sweep
Rickey Bradley Jr. leads VMI in scoring with 16 PPG along with 4.7 RPG and 2.8 APG while Augustinas Kiudulas has 15.1 PPG with a team-high 6.4 RPG to lead the Keydets in rebounding. TJ Johnson has 12.6 PPG and 4.5 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for VMI so far this season. Linus Holmstrom’s posted 7.5 PPG while Tan Yildizoglu has 7.8 PPG with 3.1 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Keydets in the assist department up to this point in the season. As a team, VMI is averaging 73.9 PPG on 42.1% shooting from the field, 32.8% from behind the three-point line and 76.3% from the foul line so far this season.
Why the VMI Keydets will win
- The Citadel has lost each of its last 21 games.
- VMI has won four of its last five games against The Citadel.
Total Points Facts
- Each of VMI’s last nine games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 143+ points.
- Five of The Citadel’s last six night games at a neutral venue have produced a total of 169+ points.
VMI vs The Citadel Prediction
I’m on VMI here. VMI was just the better team by a fair margin when these two teams squared off in the regular season, and I think the Citadel are kind of ready for the season to be over at this point. There’s usually something to be said for conference tournaments bringing out the pride of teams who have had bad regular seasons, but the Citadel for me just feels like a lost cause. I’ll side with VMI in this one as they beat up on the Citadel in the regular season and I don’t see that changing here. Give me the Keydets.