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Samford vs Western Carolina Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 06 Feb 2020
Tip-off: 00:30
Final 70-78
30-34 40-44
Position#321
Record5-13
FormLLLLL
Points / game74.6
Allowed / game84.0
vs
Position#96
Record12-5
FormLLWLW
Points / game79.8
Allowed / game74.1
USANCAA
Other2019-20
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Samford winLost
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Western Carolina winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
No frozen forecast was made for this game before tip-off.

🏀 2. Points Analysis

SamfordUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Citadel
#340
W
69-68
69
68
+1
H01/01
NCAA
VMI
#318
W
78-75
78
75
+3
A04/01
NCAA
Wofford
#153
L
62-67
62
67
-5
H09/01
NCAA
UT Chattanooga
#95
L
67-105
67
105
-38
A11/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#8
L
63-88
63
88
-25
A16/01
NCAA
Mercer
#186
L
75-90
75
90
-15
H18/01
NCAA
Furman
#22
L
78-101
78
101
-23
A23/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#39
L
63-70
63
70
-7
H25/01
NCAA
UT Chattanooga
#95
L
84-92
84
92
-8
H30/01
NCAA
Wofford
#153
L
56-80
56
80
-24
A02/02
NCAA
1H
2H
35-41
34-27
37-40
41-35
35-32
27-35
30-41
37-64
29-37
34-51
32-51
43-39
30-49
48-52
28-35
35-35
35-41
49-51
23-40
33-40
153.1Avg total
69.5Scored
83.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)74.684.0158.6-9.428%
Season at home (8)76.177.0153.1-0.938%
Season away (10)73.389.6162.9-16.320%
Last 10 (10)69.583.6153.1-14.120%
Last 5 (5)71.286.6157.8-15.40%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)70.884.9155.6-14.119%
vs Similar (2)85.578.0163.5+7.550%
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Western Carolina) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western CarolinaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Piedmont
#499
W
108-47
108
47
+61
H28/12
NCAA
Citadel
#340
W
86-82
86
82
+4
A04/01
NCAA
VMI
#318
W
97-85
97
85
+12
A09/01
NCAA
Mercer
#186
W
79-71
79
71
+8
H11/01
NCAA
Furman
#22
L
79-83
79
83
-4
A16/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#8
L
66-85
66
85
-19
H19/01
NCAA
Mercer
#186
L
79-85
79
85
-6
A23/01
NCAA
Wofford
#153
W
81-72
81
72
+9
H26/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#39
L
58-72
58
72
-14
H30/01
NCAA
UT Chattanooga
#95
W
64-61
64
61
+3
A01/02
NCAA
1H
2H
54-23
54-24
49-51
37-31
38-33
59-52
36-30
43-41
33-41
46-42
34-52
32-33
33-39
46-46
45-34
36-38
40-39
18-33
28-27
36-34
154.0Avg total
79.7Scored
74.3Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (17)79.874.1153.8+5.771%
Season at home (8)79.469.4148.8+10.075%
Season away (9)80.178.2158.3+1.967%
Last 10 (10)79.774.3154.0+5.460%
Last 5 (5)69.675.0144.6-5.440%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)67.780.0147.7-12.30%
vs Similar (7)78.176.3154.4+1.971%
vs Weaker ◀ (6)88.071.8159.8+16.2100%
This opponent (Samford) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.

📊 3. Team Totals

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⚖️ 4. Spread

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⏱️ 5. Halves

Half by half

-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: -9.3-9.31st half: +2.1+2.12nd half2nd half: -4.8-4.82nd half: +3.3+3.3
-12-6+0+6+121st half1st half: -9.3-9.31st half: +2.1+2.12nd half2nd half: -4.8-4.82nd half: +3.3+3.3
SamfordWestern Carolina
Each team's average half over its last 10 games. Net is the half margin (above zero = the team wins that half on average: who starts fast, who closes); Pythia projection = the half means of tonight's simulation. Hover a bar for its value.
Bets by half · pick a half
SamfordLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Citadel
#340
L
35-41
35
41
-6
H01/01
NCAA
VMI
#318
L
37-40
37
40
-3
A04/01
NCAA
Wofford
#153
W
35-32
35
32
+3
H09/01
NCAA
UT Chattanooga
#95
L
30-41
30
41
-11
A11/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#8
L
29-37
29
37
-8
A16/01
NCAA
Mercer
#186
L
32-51
32
51
-19
H18/01
NCAA
Furman
#22
L
30-49
30
49
-19
A23/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#39
L
28-35
28
35
-7
H25/01
NCAA
UT Chattanooga
#95
L
35-41
35
41
-6
H30/01
NCAA
Wofford
#153
L
23-40
23
40
-17
A02/02
NCAA
72.1Avg total
31.4Scored
40.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (20)33.539.272.8-5.720%-
Last 30 at home (9)34.937.272.1-2.333%-
Last 30 away (11)32.540.873.3-8.49%-
Last 10 (10)31.440.772.1-9.310%-
Last 5 (5)29.643.272.8-13.60%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)32.740.873.5-8.112%-
vs Similar (2)39.537.577.0+2.050%-
vs Weakerno games
This opponent (Western Carolina) is Stronger. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
Western CarolinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Piedmont
#499
W
54-23
54
23
+31
H28/12
NCAA
Citadel
#340
L
49-51
49
51
-2
A04/01
NCAA
VMI
#318
W
38-33
38
33
+5
A09/01
NCAA
Mercer
#186
W
36-30
36
30
+6
H11/01
NCAA
Furman
#22
L
33-41
33
41
-8
A16/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#8
L
34-52
34
52
-18
H19/01
NCAA
Mercer
#186
L
33-39
33
39
-6
A23/01
NCAA
Wofford
#153
W
45-34
45
34
+11
H26/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#39
W
40-39
40
39
+1
H30/01
NCAA
UT Chattanooga
#95
W
28-27
28
27
+1
A01/02
NCAA
75.9Avg total
39.0Scored
36.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (18)35.335.170.4+0.244%-
Last 30 at home (8)38.134.272.4+3.962%-
Last 30 away (10)33.035.868.8-2.830%-
Last 10 (10)39.036.975.9+2.160%-
Last 5 (5)36.038.274.2-2.260%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)35.744.079.7-8.333%-
vs Similar (7)32.434.767.1-2.343%-
vs Weaker ◀ (6)40.533.874.3+6.750%-
This opponent (Samford) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
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🎯 8. Shooting Profile

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💪 9. Team Strengths

Side by side

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
0
Samford wins
0
Western Carolina wins
No previous meetings.
Samfordlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
02/02/20AWofford56-80
30/01/20HUT Chattanooga84-92
25/01/20HNC Greensboro63-70
23/01/20AFurman78-101
18/01/20HMercer75-90
16/01/20AEast Tennessee St63-88
11/01/20AUT Chattanooga67-105
09/01/20HWofford62-67
04/01/20AVMI78-75
01/01/20HCitadel69-68
DateH/AOpponentScore
01/02/20AUT Chattanooga64-61
30/01/20HNC Greensboro58-72
26/01/20HWofford81-72
23/01/20AMercer79-85
19/01/20HEast Tennessee St66-85
16/01/20AFurman79-83
11/01/20HMercer79-71
09/01/20AVMI97-85
04/01/20ACitadel86-82
28/12/19HPiedmont108-47

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Samford
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL28%
HomeWLLLL38%
AwayWLLLL20%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18810
Win %28%38%20%
Points / game74.676.173.3
Allowed / game84.077.089.6
Point differential-9.4-0.9-16.3
Avg total158.6153.1162.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+17%25%10%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)50% (2)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
Western Carolina
NCAA 2019-20
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW71%
HomeWWLWL75%
AwayWWLLW67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games1789
Win %71%75%67%
Points / game79.879.480.1
Allowed / game74.169.478.2
Point differential+5.7+10.0+1.9
Avg total153.8148.8158.3
Over main line---
Win by 10+29%38%22%
Close games (≤5 pts) won80% (5)100% (1)75% (4)
Overtime %6%0%11%
This competition's season before tip-off. Green = better than tonight's opponent on the same split; win-% badge green from 60%, red below 40%.

🏆 12. League Table

Southern conference
#TeamGPWLWin %PF/gPA/gDiff
1 East Tennessee St2017385%77.062.1+14.8
2 Furman1915479%77.066.7+10.3
3 NC Greensboro1814478%73.863.5+10.3
4 Wofford1914574%73.065.8+7.2
5 Western Carolina1712571%79.874.1+5.7
6 Mercer1991047%69.568.8+0.7
7 Citadel1751229%78.978.3+0.6
8 Samford1851328%74.684.0-9.4
9 VMI1741324%72.171.6+0.4
Conference membership from the data provider's standings; records are this season's games before tip-off (conference and non-conference). Click a column to sort. Bars: win %, points scored and allowed per game across the league, and the point differential (green +, red -).

📋 13. Box Score

Team1H2HFinal
Samford304070
Western Carolina344478
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