Wofford Terriers vs Chattanooga Mocs Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wofford Terriers vs Chattanooga Mocs

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Harrah's Cherokee Center in Asheville, NC

TV: ESPN+

Harrah's Cherokee Center is the location where the Chattanooga Mocs (20-11) will play the Wofford Terriers (17-14) on Saturday.

The Wofford Terriers stepped onto the hardwood against VMI and earned the victory with a final of 74-62 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Terriers ended up finishing with 15 while VMI recorded 14 fouls. They also buried 8 of 29 shots from distance. VMI finished the contest at 77.8% from the free throw line by burying 14 of 18 attempts. Moreover, VMI had 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. VMI doled out 10 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Regarding defending, Wofford allowed the other team to go 32.3% from the floor on 20 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected a total of 45 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Terriers buried 13 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 68.4%. Wofford finished with a 42.9% FG percentage (27 out of 63) and converted 7 out of their 28 3-point shots.

Corey Tripp is one guy who was important in this contest. He shot 58.3% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the court for 25 mins played and also totaled 5 boards. He accounted for 17 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Wofford heads into this game with a mark of 17-14 this year. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.3 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Wofford is snagging 37.2 boards per game and has accumulated 484 assists for the year, which is 33rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Terriers are connecting on 36.2% on 3-pointers (299 of 827) and 62.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.1 points per outing (138th in Division 1) while going 46.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Terriers have forced 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They rank 185th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 390 conceded for the campaign. The Terriers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.2% (788 of 1,822) and they concede 32.9 boards per contest as a team. They give up 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 243rd in the country in PPG allowed (73.8).

The last time they took the court, the Chattanooga Mocs took a loss by a score of 82-63 when they played Western Carolina. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Chattanooga permitted Western Carolina to collect 42 in total (10 offensive). They finished 48.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 12 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 15 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Mocs allowed Western Carolina to bury 29 out of 60 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Mocs ended up going 20 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 33.3%. Regarding shots from distance, Chattanooga made 10 of 31 attempts (32.3%). They were able to bury 13 of them for a clip of 76.5%. Western Carolina committed 15 personal fouls for the contest which took the Mocs to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 1 steal for the matchup. The Mocs collected 18 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this matchup.

Honor Huff was important for the Mocs for the matchup. He converted 5 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 37 mins on the court and earned 1 assist in this contest.

Chattanooga has a record of 20-11 on the season. The Mocs are committing 15.7 personal fouls per contest and they go 74.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.5 times per contest (145th in the country) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. Chattanooga has accumulated 2,422 points this season (78.1 per contest) and they snag 36.4 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Mocs are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which ranks 67th in college hoops.

The Chattanooga defense gives up 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (273 of 798) and opponents are connecting on 67.7% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 12.5 assists and 33.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 148th and 125th in those categories on the defensive end. The Mocs on the defensive end are ranked 173rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.6. They are forcing 10.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the field (95th in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Chattanooga

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