Western Carolina Catamounts at VMI Keydets Odds Analysis Plus Prediction
Date:
February 8, 7:00 pm
Location:
Cameron Hall
TV:
Local
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Western Carolina -2 / VMI +2
Total:
138
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The Western Carolina Catamounts and Virginia Military Institute Keydets will lock horns in a Southern Conference collision. The affair will take place on Thursday, February 8th, 2018 with a scheduled tip-off time of 7:00 PM ET. The contest will be covered by CBS Sports Digital. This series has been a well-balanced one marked by the Catamounts and Keydets splitting the last six games with three wins per side.
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Both teams come into this contest on contrasting periods of rest. Both outfits also come in off differing notes in conference play. For Western Carolina, the Cats have now won two straight games with the most recent success coming five days ago at home against Samford. VMI has not taken the court in a week. The Keydets have lost their last two overall, capped by a nasty road loss at UNC-Greensboro where VMI fell 73-51.
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><span style="color:#008000;"><b>Get more details:</b></span> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/ncaab/matchup/920031">West Carolina vs. VMI Betting Match-up</a></span>
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Straight Up and Against the Point Spread Records:<br />
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Western Carolina Catamounts, 11-13 SU, 10-9-1 ATS<br />
Virginia Military Institute Keydets, 7-15 SU, 7-8 ATS
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Key Betting Trends:<br />
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Virginia Military Institute is 5-5 SU at home this season.
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Western Carolina is 2-10 SU on the road this season.
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Road Team is 6-2 ATS in the previous eight meetings between both parties.
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Western Carolina is 4-1 ATS in their previous five outings against VMI.
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Public Money:<br />
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From the get-go, we have seen what appears to be a lean by the consensus on the Catamounts. 96% of the cash action is with Western Carolina to reflect this. Despite this, we have seen the market diminish by half of a point to its current station. In Over/Under markets, the figure has risen by half of a point to indicate action on the Over.
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<span style="font-size:16px;"><strong><span style="color:#008000;">Search for the best line:</span></strong> <a class="advblue" href="https://www.sportsbettingstats.com/ncaab/odds">Live College Basketball Odds</a></span>
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Western Carolina at Virginia Military Institute Prediction 2/8/2018
Situational betting is a big part of our strategy. There are several contributing factors here that make the Keydets a quality play. First, the Catamounts have had many woes on the road this season. The away docket for Western Carolina is one that cannot justify WCU spotting any quantity points, in itself.
However, Western Carolina is also one of the luckiest teams in America according to KenPom. In fact, the Catamounts rank fifth overall in luck factor meaning that when games get close the bounces have a tendency to go to their way. This narrative will place a huge target on the Catamounts back. Moreover, VMI has a deeper bench, gives up less defensive rebounds than their opponents, and plays a better brand of defense. VMI opponents average 73.2 points per game whilst Western Carolina opposition has accumulated 75.3 points. When you combine all these variables, the Keydets can easily pull an upset in Staunton. Take the points.
Free Pick:
Take VMI +2 (KF)
