Wofford vs VMI 3/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
VMI Keydets (16-14) vs. Wofford Terriers (18-12)
March 5, 2022 2:30 pm EDT
The Line: Wofford Terriers -5.5 / VMI Keydets +5.5; Over/Under: -146.5
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The VMI Keydets and the Wofford Terriers meet in college basketball action from the Harrah’s Cherokee Center-Asheville on Saturday afternoon.
The VMI Keydets enter the tournament as the #5 seed, finishing the year at 16-14 overall, including 9-9 in SoCon conference play. Jake Stephens leads the Keydets in scoring and rebounding with 19.3 PPG and 9.2 RPG while Kamdyn Curfman has 15.7 PPG with 2.5 APG and Trey Bonham has 13 PPG with a team-high 4 APG to lead VMI in assists up to this point in the year. Honor Huff has 10.3 PPG to make up the group of double-digit scorers for VMI this season and Sean Conway has 7.8 PPG with 5.5 RPG this season. As a team, VMI is averaging 79.5 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 38.4% from behind the arc and 78.3% from three while allowing 73.8 PPG on 41.3% shooting from the field and 33.6% from behind the arc this season.
The Wofford Terriers will play as the #4 seed after going 18-12 overall and 10-8 in SoCon conference play this season. B.J. Mack leads the Terriers with 16.4 PPG and 5.4 RPG to lead the Terriers in scoring while Max Klesmit has 15 PPG as the only other double-digit scorer for Wofford so far this season. Ryan Larson has 9.3 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Terriers in assists while Isaiah Bigelow has 8.7 PPG and 5.7 RPG as well this season. As a team, Wofford is averaging 73.3 PPG on 46.7% shooting from the field, 35.7% from three and 76.5% from the foul line while allowing 65.8 PPG on 44.4% shooting from the field and 35.8% from three this season.
VMI is 15-7 ATS in their last 22 games overall and 34-16-1 ATS in their last 51 games against a team with a winning record while the over is 5-0 in their last 5 games against a team with a winning record. Wofford is 9-3-1 ATS in their last 13 neutral site games and 3-8 ATS in their last 11 games following a win while the under is 26-10 in their last 36 games following an ATS loss.
I get the case to be made for both sides in this one, but I’m leaning towards the over here. These are two sides that can score in bunches and the road team has actually won the last five meetings, so the points could hold some value. But on a neutral floor like this game, all bets are off and I think this game ends up being a track meet. Give me the over here.
