The UNC Greensboro Spartans (10-7, 3-1 SoCon) host the Citadel Bulldogs (5-10, 0-4 SoCon) after winning four straight home games. The Spartans are heavy favorites by 16.5 points in the matchup, which starts at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 15, 2025. The point total for the matchup is set at 131.5.
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UNC Greensboro and Citadel Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread
Citadel has a 1-3 record against the spread when an underdog by 16.5 points or more this year.
The two teams average a combined 12.9 more points per game, 144.4, than this game’s total of 131.5 points.
Opponents of the two teams average a combined 6.8 more points per game, 138.3, than this game’s total of 131.5 points.
UNC Greensboro’s average total in matchups this season has been 139.5, 8.0 points higher than the total in this particular game.
The average point total for the Bulldogs this year is 11.6 points higher than this game’s over/under.
The Spartans have a 9-5-0 record against the spread this season.
The Bulldogs are 4-7-0 against the spread this season.
UNC Greensboro Stats & Insights
UNC Greensboro averages 74.5 points per game (199th in college basketball) while giving up 65.0 per outing (35th in college basketball). It has a +161 scoring differential overall and outscores opponents by 9.5 points per game.
UNC Greensboro comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 2.4 boards. It is recording 32.9 rebounds per game (169th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 30.5 per contest.
The Spartans knock down 3.6 more threes per contest than the opposition, 9.8 (38th in college basketball) compared to their opponents’ 6.2.
UNC Greensboro ranks 100th in college basketball by averaging 99.6 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 78th in college basketball, allowing 87.0 points per 100 possessions.
The Spartans post 86.5 points per game at home, compared to 69.3 points per game on the road, a difference of 17.2 points per contest.
Citadel Stats & Insights
Citadel puts up 69.9 points per game (296th in college basketball) while allowing 73.3 per outing (238th in college basketball). It has a -51 scoring differential and has been outscored by 3.4 points per game.
The 33.4 rebounds per game Citadel accumulates rank 137th in the country, 1.4 more than the 32.0 its opponents grab.
Citadel makes 8.0 three-pointers per game (163rd in college basketball) at a 30.4% rate (322nd in college basketball), compared to the 8.1 its opponents make, shooting 34.4% from deep.
Citadel ranks 303rd in college basketball averaging 90.0 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 258th, allowing 94.4 points per 100 possessions.
At home the Bulldogs are scoring 75.6 points per game, 17.2 more than they are averaging on the road (58.4).
UNC Greensboro Key Players to Watch
Kenyon Giles leads the Spartans in scoring, tallying 16.9 points per game to go with 2.8 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
Jalen Breath leads UNC Greensboro in rebounding, averaging 5.9 per game, while Ronald Polite leads the team in assists, distributing an average of 3.7 in each contest.
Donovan Atwell leads the Spartans in three-point shooting, making an average of 3.3 shots per game from beyond the arc.
Giles is UNC Greensboro’s leader in steals, averaging 1.5 steals per game, while Malik Henry leads them in blocks with 0.8 per contest.
Citadel Key Players to Watch
Brody Fox is at the top of the Bulldogs scoring leaderboard with 16.0 points per game. Fox also grabs 4.4 rebounds and dishes out 2.4 assists per game.
Sola Adebisi puts up a stat line of 6.8 rebounds, 8.9 points and 1.1 assists per game for Citadel to take the top rebound spot on the team. Paxton Davidson holds the top spot for assists with 2.9 per game, adding 5.9 points and 3.0 rebounds per contest.
Cameron Glover makes 1.8 three-pointers per game, the most on the Bulldogs.
Fox (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for Citadel while Adebisi (1.1 blocks per game) is the block leader.
UNC Greensboro vs. Citadel Prediction
UNC Greensboro 78, Citadel 61
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