Western Carolina vs Lindenwood 11/20/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Lindenwood Lions and the Western Carolina Catamounts meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Legacy Center. Lindenwood is coming off a matchup versus McNeese State. In that game the Lions took an 18-point win. As for Western Carolina, they played Lamar on Saturday. The Catamounts ended up winning by seven. Check back all season long for free college basketball picks at Sports Chat Place.

Lindenwood had a very rough first game against Dayton in a 73-46 loss. The Lions were able to bounce back with an 85-58 win over Hannibal-LaGrange, then lost to Missouri 82-53. Game four was a close 73-71 loss to Lamar. 

On Saturday versus McNeese State, the Lions jumped out to a 35-27 lead by the break. Lindenwood scored 43 more points in the second for a 78-60 win. Chris Childs led the team on 21 points with four rebounds. 

Over on the Western Carolina side, their year began on a bumpy ride with losses to Georgia 68-55 and Maryland 71-51 in the first pair. The Catamounts got wins in their next two however, 112-45 against Brescia and 88-69 versus McNeese State. 

Matched up against Lamar on Saturday, the Catamounts trailed by one point at halftime. Following a back-and-forth second and a 13-6 advantage in overtime, Western Carolina took a 98-91 win. Vonterius Woolbright led the team on 19 points, five boards and five assists. 

PICK: I’m probably staying with Western Carolina. The Catamounts are coming off a scrappy overtime effort versus Lamar in the Saturday game. Western Carolina has been scoring quite well lately, with 88 or more in each of their last three games. There should be plenty of room for the Catamounts to put up points in this one as well. 

As for Lindenwood, they took care of business well in the McNeese State game and shot a solid 50.9 percent from the field. It’ll be interesting to see what the Lions can do against WCU.