The Western Carolina Catamounts and Wofford Terriers meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium.
The Western Carolina Catamounts need a win to end a four-game losing streak. The Western Carolina Catamounts are averaging 84.7 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 73.3 points on 40.8 percent shooting. Mason Faulkner is averaging 18 points and 5.3 assists while Matt Halvorsen is averaging 15.5 points and 2.8 rebounds. Xavier Cork is the third double-digit scorer and Travion McCray is dishing 4.5 assists. The Western Carolina Catamounts are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 74.1 percent from the free thitem line. The Western Carolina Catamounts are allowing 35.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.7 rebounds per game.
The Wofford Terriers look to stay hot after winning five of their last six games. The Wofford Terriers are averaging 76.5 points on 47.8 percent shooting and allowing 65.8 points on 42 percent shooting. Storm Murphy is averaging 19.1 points and 3.5 rebounds while Tray Hollowell is averaging 12.1 points and 2.7 assists. Messiah Jones is dishing 1.7 assists and Max Klesmit is grabbing 1.8 rebounds. The Wofford Terriers are shooting 37.1 percent from beyond the arc and 63.8 percent from the free thitem line. The Wofford Terriers are allowing 31.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game.
The Catamounts are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 road games and 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Terriers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 home games. The over is 6-0 in Catamounts last 6 overall. The over is 49-20 in Terriers last 69 home games. The favorite is 22-7 ATS in the last 29 meetings.
The Western Carolina Catamounts have the offense to hang around here, but they’re a below average defensive team and end up on the losing side often because they trade points. The Wofford Terriers have the best player on the court in this contest and they’re one of the better offensive teams in the country. Wofford will pull away in the second half. I’ll lay the chalk.