Wednesday’s game features the VMI Keydets (6-11, 0-4 SoCon) and the Western Carolina Catamounts (5-10, 1-3 SoCon) matching up at Cameron Hall (on January 15) at 6:00 PM ET. This matchup, according to our computer prediction, will result in a 75-72 win for VMI.

Based on our computer prediction, VMI is projected to cover the spread (2.5) versus Western Carolina. The two teams are projected to eclipse the 146.5 total.

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VMI vs. Western Carolina Game Info & Odds

• Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
• Time: 6:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Lexington, Virginia
• Venue: Cameron Hall
• Line: VMI -2.5
• Point total: 146.5
• Moneyline (to win): VMI -168, Western Carolina +136

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VMI vs. Western Carolina Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  VMI 75, Western Carolina 72

Spread & Total Prediction for VMI vs. Western Carolina

• Pick ATS: VMI (-2.5)
• Pick OU: Over (146.5)

VMI’s record against the spread so far this season is 9-4-0, and Western Carolina’s is 5-7-0. A total of five out of the Keydets’ games this season have hit the over, and seven of the Catamounts’ games have gone over. The teams average 147.3 points per game, 0.8 more points than this matchup’s total. In the last 10 contests, VMI is 6-4 against the spread and 0-10 overall while Western Carolina has gone 4-6 against the spread and 2-8 overall.

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VMI Performance Insights

• The Keydets have a +57 scoring differential, topping opponents by 3.4 points per game. They’re putting up 77 points per game to rank 135th in college basketball and are allowing 73.6 per outing to rank 244th in college basketball.
• VMI is 150th in college basketball at 33.2 rebounds per game. That’s 2.1 more than the 31.1 its opponents average.
• VMI hits 9.6 three-pointers per game (48th in college basketball) at a 34.3% rate (157th in college basketball), compared to the 10 its opponents make while shooting 35.1% from beyond the arc.
• The Keydets’ 97.3 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 148th in college basketball, and the 93 points they allow per 100 possessions rank 226th in college basketball.
• VMI wins the turnover battle by 1.4 per game, committing 11.2 (150th in college basketball) while its opponents average 12.6.

Western Carolina Performance Insights

• The Catamounts’ -121 scoring differential (being outscored by eight points per game) is a result of putting up 70.3 points per game (286th in college basketball) while allowing 78.3 per contest (329th in college basketball).
• Western Carolina comes out on top in the rebound battle by an average of 2.4 boards. It collects 35.1 rebounds per game (68th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 32.7.
• Western Carolina makes 9.4 three-pointers per game (57th in college basketball) compared to its opponents’ 9.2. It shoots 29.8% from deep, and its opponents shoot 33.9%.
• Western Carolina has lost the turnover battle on average this season, committing 15.6 per game (358th in college basketball) while forcing 11.7 (198th in college basketball).

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