The Chattanooga Mocs will travel to Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium to take on the Wofford Terriers this Wednesday night in College Basketball action.
The Chattanooga Mocs won their 2nd straight game and improved to 11-3 on the season after defeating the East Tennessee State Buccaneers, 82-52, this past Thursday. Chattanooga dominated East Tennessee State on both ends of the court and had no trouble securing the victory after taking a 64-43 lead with 11:30 left in regulation. Chattanooga shot 48.5% from the field & 33.3% from beyond the arc while holding East Tennessee State to just 36.0% shooting from the field & 27.8% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Mocs was Malachi Smith who had 17 points, 4 rebounds, & 4 assists.
On the season, Chattanooga is averaging 78.1 ppg on 48.4% shooting from the field. The Mocs are averaging 8.3 three-pointers per game on 36.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Chattanooga has been led by Malachi Smith (20.1 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.2 spg), David Jean-Baptiste (14.3 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 2.4 apg, 1.5 spg), Silvio De Sousa (12.5 ppg, 6.8 rpg, 1.4 bpg), & Darius Banks (6.7 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 2.6 apg, 1.1 spg).
Defensively, Chattanooga is holding their opponents to an average of 62.1 ppg on 40.6% shooting from the field. The Mocs have a rebound margin of 7.7 and a turnover margin of 2.0.
The Wofford Terriers dropped to 8-5 on the season after being defeated by the VMI Keydets, 80-73, this past Wednesday. Wofford struggled slowing down the VMI offensive attack and could never make a run to get back into the game after going into halftime trailing by a 39-29 margin. Wofford shot 45.8% from the field & 36.4% from beyond the arc while allowing VMI to shoot 51.7% from the field & 37.1% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Terriers was Isaiah Bigelow who had 16 points, 7 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 1 steal.
On the season, Wofford is averaging 77.7 ppg on 47.3% shooting from the field. The Terriers are averaging 9.6 three-pointers per game on 35.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Wofford has been led by Max Klesmit (15.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg, 1.4 apg, 2.0 spg), B.J. Mack (14.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 2.1 apg), Ryan Larson (9.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 4.4 apg, 1.2 spg), & Isaiah Bigelow (8.9 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 1.1 apg).
Defensively, Wofford is allowing their opponents to an average of 65.5 ppg on 45.8% shooting from the field. The Terriers have a rebound margin of 3.9 and a turnover margin of 3.6.
The Mocs are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games vs. Wofford and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games vs. Southland opponents. The Terriers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 home games vs. a team with a winning road record and just 2-8 ATS in their last 10 Wednesday games.
Chattanooga has been outstanding on both ends of the court this season as the Mocs come into this game ranked 57th in scoring offense, 26th in FG%, & 52nd in scoring defense. Wofford has been led by their offense which ranks t-63rd in scoring offense & 51st in FG%, however, despite ranking 106th in scoring defense, the Terriers come into this game ranked just 313th in defensive FG%.
Wofford is a tough to play on the road, however, the Terriers just don’t have the talent to matchup with a Chattanooga team that is in my opinion, the team to beat in the Southern Conference this season. Chattanooga has already picked up five wins on the road this season, including a 56-54 win at VCU, and as I think their offense will find success against Wofford in this one, I’m taking Chattanooga to cover this small road spread. Good Luck!