Saturday’s contest at Knights Hall has the Bellarmine Knights (0-1) matching up with the VMI Keydets (1-0) at 3:00 PM ET. Our computer prediction is a one-sided 80-68 win, as our model heavily favors Bellarmine.

Based on our computer prediction, Bellarmine is a good bet to cover the point spread, which is listed at 10.5. The two teams are projected to come in below the 150.5 over/under.

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Bellarmine vs. VMI Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024
• Time: 3:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Louisville, Kentucky
• Venue: Knights Hall
• Line: Bellarmine -10.5
• Point total: 150.5
• Moneyline (to win): Bellarmine -752, VMI +490

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Bellarmine vs. VMI Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  Bellarmine 80, VMI 68

Spread & Total Prediction for Bellarmine vs. VMI

• Pick ATS: Bellarmine (-10.5)
• Pick OU: Under (150.5)

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Bellarmine Performance Insights

• At 69.5 points scored per game and 74.8 points allowed last season, Bellarmine was 289th in college basketball offensively and 269th on defense.
• The Knights were the 19th-worst squad in the country in rebounds per game (28.6) and 313th in rebounds allowed (34.2) last year.
• Bellarmine was 142nd in the country in assists (13.5 per game) last year.
• The Knights made 7.7 3-pointers per game and shot 34.1% from beyond the arc last season, ranking 150th and 171st, respectively, in college basketball.
• Bellarmine was the 16th-worst squad in college basketball in 3-pointers conceded (9.0 per game) and 268th in 3-point percentage defensively (34.9%) last year.
• Last season, Bellarmine attempted 38% of its shots from beyond the arc, and 62% from inside it. In terms of made shots, 29.9% of Bellarmine’s buckets were 3-pointers, and 70.1% were 2-pointers.

VMI Performance Insights

• VMI’s defensive performance was -2-worst in the nation last year with 82.6 points allowed per contest, but offensively it was more consistent, averaging 68.9 points per game (300th-ranked in college basketball).
• The Keydets, who ranked 121st in college basketball with 33.1 boards per game, allowed 36.0 rebounds per contest, which was ninth-worst in college basketball.
• VMI averaged only 10.5 assists per contest, which ranked 16th-worst in college basketball.
• The Keydets averaged 15.1 turnovers per game (0-worst in college basketball), and forced 11.1 turnovers per game (184th-ranked).
• The Keydets drained 6.6 treys per game (257th-ranked in college basketball) last season, while owning a 31.2% three-point percentage (315th-ranked).
• VMI found it difficult to defend three-pointers, ranking 10th-worst in college basketball with 9.2 treys allowed per game. It ranked 311th by allowing a 35.6% three-point percentage to opponents last season.
• VMI attempted 39.5 two-pointers per game last season, which accounted for 65.2% of the shots it attempted (and 74.3% of the team’s baskets). Meanwhile, it attempted 21.0 treys per contest, which were 34.8% of its shots (and 25.7% of the team’s buckets).

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