The Western Carolina Catamounts will travel to Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium to take on the Wofford Terriers this Saturday night in College Basketball action.
The Western Carolina Catamounts lost their 3rd straight game and dropped to 9-17 on the season after being defeated by the Chattanooga Mocs, 65-47, this past Wednesday. Western Carolina had no answers on the offensive end for the Chattanooga defense and the Catamounts could not fight back after the Mocs took a 55-36 lead with 7:03 left in regulation. Western Carolina shot just 27.4% from the field & 10.0% from beyond the arc while allowing Chattanooga to shoot 36.8% from the field & 31.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Catamounts was Nicholas Robinson who had 16 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 block, & 1 steal.
On the season, Western Carolina is averaging 71.2 ppg on 39.5% shooting from the field. The Catamounts are averaging 10.2 three-pointers per game on 31.7% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Western Carolina has been led by Nicholas Robinson (15.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg, 3.2 apg, 1.2 spg), Travion McCray (11.3 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 3.4 apg, 1.1 spg), Vonterius Woolbright (9.9 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 4.0 apg), & Cam Bacote (7.5 ppg, 2.2 rpg, 2.5 apg).
Defensively, Western Carolina is allowing their opponents to average 77.2 ppg on 44.3% shooting from the field. The Catamounts have a rebound margin of 1.0 and a turnover margin of -2.5.
The Wofford Terriers dropped to 14-11 on the season after being defeated by the Samford Bulldogs, 65-60 (OT), this past Wednesday. Wofford allowed Samford to fight back and force OT after holding a 49-40 lead with 6:51 left in regulation and the Terriers could not fight back after the Bulldogs took a 62-57 lead with 1:12 left in OT. Wofford shot just 30.9% from the field & 22.2% from beyond the arc while allowing Samford to shoot 38.3% from the field & 16.7% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Terriers was B.J. Mack who had a double-double with 20 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, & 1 block.
On the season, Wofford is averaging 73.5 ppg on 46.5% shooting from the field. The Terriers are averaging 9.8 three-pointers per game on 36.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Wofford has been led by B.J. Mack (15.8 ppg, 5.6 rpg, 2.3 apg), Max Klesmit (14.7 ppg, 2.8 rpg, 2.0 apg, 1.5 spg), Ryan Larson (9.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.9 apg, 1.3 spg), & Isaiah Bigelow (9.3 ppg, 5.8 rpg, 1.3 apg).
Defensively, Wofford is holding their opponents to an average of 66.0 ppg on 44.7% shooting from the field. The Terriers have a rebound margin of 3.6 and a turnover margin of 1.9.
The Catamounts are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games after scoring less than 50 points in their previous games & 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. Wofford. The Terriers are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games, however, are just 6-3 ATS in their last 9 Saturday games.
Western Carolina has lost 8 of their last 9 games and has struggled defensively this season as the Catamounts rank just 329th in scoring defense & 249th in defensive FG%. Wofford has also struggled a bit as of late, losing 4 of their last 6 games, however, this is still a team that has been solid on both ends of the court, ranking 114th in scoring offense & 88th in scoring defense, and as the Terriers were able to defeat Western Carolina by an 84-64 margin on the road earlier this season, I think Wofford blows out Western Carolina again in this one and covers this large home spread. Good Luck!