Citadel at Western Carolina odds, tips and betting trends

USA Today

13-02-2025

The Citadel Bulldogs (5-19, 0-13 SoCon) will try to break a 16-game losing streak when they visit the Western Carolina Catamounts (7-17, 3-10 SoCon) on Saturday, February 15, 2025 at Ramsey Regional Activity Center. The contest airs at 3:30 PM ET on ESPN+. In this preview, we investigate the Western Carolina vs. Citadel odds and lines around this game.
The matchup between the Catamounts and the Bulldogs currently has no line set.
Western Carolina has gone 9-12-0 against the spread, while Citadel's ATS record this season is 7-14-0. A total of 13 out of the Catamounts' games this season have gone over the point total, and 11 of the Bulldogs' games have gone over. Western Carolina is 5-5 against the spread and 3-7 overall in its last 10 games, while Citadel has gone 3-7 against the spread and 0-10 overall.
Get ready for this matchup with what you need to know ahead of Saturday's college basketball action.
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Western Carolina vs. Citadel prediction
Western Carolina 74, Citadel 69
Against the spread
Western Carolina has won nine games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 12 times.
Citadel has won seven games against the spread this season, while failing to cover 14 times.
The 68.9 points per game the Catamounts average are 6.0 fewer points than the Bulldogs allow (74.9).
When Western Carolina puts up more than 74.9 points, it is 5-1 against the spread and 7-2 overall.
Citadel has a 2-1 record against the spread and a 4-1 record overall when giving up fewer than 68.9 points.
The Bulldogs average 10.4 fewer points per game (67.8) than the Catamounts allow (78.2).
Western Carolina has an ATS record of 1-2 and a 3-2 record overall when its opponents score fewer than 67.8 points.
Players to watch
Western Carolina
Bernard Pelote paces the Catamounts with 14.2 points per game and 7.4 rebounds, while also posting 1.1 assists.
Cord Stansberry is averaging 11.5 points, 1.6 assists and 3.8 rebounds per game.
Marcus Kell puts up 10.1 points, 5.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game, shooting 44.1% from the field and 37.6% from downtown with 1.3 made 3-pointers per contest.
Citadel
Brody Fox is the Bulldogs' top scorer (16.1 points per game), and he produces 2.5 assists and 4.7 rebounds.
Sola Adebisi is averaging a team-leading 5.9 rebounds per game. And he is contributing 9.0 points and 1.2 assists, making 53.7% of his shots from the floor.
Paxton Davidson is putting up a team-best 2.6 assists per game. And he is producing 6.6 points and 3.0 rebounds, making 37.8% of his shots from the field and 34.0% from beyond the arc, with 1.5 treys per contest.