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Western Carolina vs Citadel Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 26 Jan 2023
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 70-81
31-35 39-46
Position#161
Record11-10
FormWLLWL
Points / game75.1
Allowed / game68.9
vs
Citadel 🏆
USA
Position#330
Record8-12
FormLLWLW
Points / game68.9
Allowed / game74.5
USANCAA
Other2022-23
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

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

🏀 2. Points Analysis

Western CarolinaUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tennessee Tech
#218
W
75-65
75
65
+10
A17/12
NCAA
Toccoa Falls
#601
W
117-50
117
50
+67
H20/12
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#100
L
47-72
47
72
-25
H29/12
NCAA
Furman
#22
W
79-67
79
67
+12
H31/12
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#286
W
71-60
71
60
+11
A05/01
NCAA
Mercer
#261
W
73-45
73
45
+28
H07/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#202
L
76-95
76
95
-19
A12/01
NCAA
Citadel
#330
L
61-65
61
65
-4
A14/01
NCAA
Wofford
#195
W
76-71
76
71
+5
H19/01
NCAA
Samford
#78
L
65-74
65
74
-9
A21/01
NCAA
1H
2H
37-30
38-35
51-24
66-26
30-34
17-38
38-41
41-26
38-38
33-22
31-23
42-22
39-46
37-49
25-26
36-39
32-37
44-34
24-32
41-42
140.4Avg total
74.0Scored
66.4Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (21)75.168.9144.0+6.252%
Season at home (11)82.766.7149.5+16.073%
Season away (10)66.771.2137.9-4.530%
Last 10 (10)74.066.4140.4+7.660%
Last 5 (5)70.270.0140.2+0.240%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)63.773.8137.5-10.127%
vs Similar (10)66.769.7136.4-3.040%
vs Weaker ◀ (9)87.167.8154.9+19.367%
This opponent (Citadel) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CitadelUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Longwood
#101
L
70-75
70
75
-5
H17/12
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#128
L
74-81
74
81
-7
A21/12
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#202
W
76-68
76
68
+8
H30/12
NCAA
Samford
#78
L
63-75
63
75
-12
H31/12
NCAA
Furman
#22
L
72-97
72
97
-25
A05/01
NCAA
Wofford
#195
L
57-77
57
77
-20
A08/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#286
L
74-96
74
96
-22
H12/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#161
W
65-61
65
61
+4
H14/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#100
L
60-70
60
70
-10
A20/01
NCAA
VMI
#356
W
60-52
60
52
+8
A21/01
NCAA
1H
2H
25-33
45-42
33-42
41-39
26-26
50-42
25-30
38-45
30-43
42-54
15-27
42-50
28-42
46-54
26-25
39-36
22-38
38-32
14-23
46-29
142.3Avg total
67.1Scored
75.2Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)68.974.5143.4-5.540%
Season at home (9)72.872.4145.2+0.344%
Season away (11)65.776.1141.8-10.436%
Last 10 (10)67.175.2142.3-8.130%
Last 5 (5)63.271.2134.4-8.040%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)66.379.2145.4-12.921%
vs Similar (9)74.672.2146.8+2.367%
vs Weaker (1)74.053.0127.0+21.0100%
This opponent (Western Carolina) is Stronger. 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

-11-5+0+5+111st half1st half: +1.4+1.41st half: -8.5-8.52nd half2nd half: +6.2+6.22nd half: +0.4+0.4
-11-5+0+5+111st half1st half: +1.4+1.41st half: -8.5-8.52nd half2nd half: +6.2+6.22nd half: +0.4+0.4
Western CarolinaCitadel
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
Western CarolinaLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Tennessee Tech
#218
W
37-30
37
30
+7
A17/12
NCAA
Toccoa Falls
#601
W
51-24
51
24
+27
H20/12
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#100
L
30-34
30
34
-4
H29/12
NCAA
Furman
#22
L
38-41
38
41
-3
H31/12
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#286
D
38-38
38
38
+0
A05/01
NCAA
Mercer
#261
W
31-23
31
23
+8
H07/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#202
L
39-46
39
46
-7
A12/01
NCAA
Citadel
#330
L
25-26
25
26
-1
A14/01
NCAA
Wofford
#195
L
32-37
32
37
-5
H19/01
NCAA
Samford
#78
L
24-32
24
32
-8
A21/01
NCAA
67.6Avg total
34.5Scored
33.1Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)32.634.467.0-1.830%-
Last 30 at home (15)35.734.570.1+1.233%-
Last 30 away (15)29.534.363.8-4.927%-
Last 10 (10)34.533.167.6+1.430%-
Last 5 (5)30.232.863.0-2.620%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (11)30.636.867.5-6.218%-
vs Similar (10)29.633.663.2-4.030%-
vs Weaker ◀ (9)38.232.370.6+5.944%-
This opponent (Citadel) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
CitadelLast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Longwood
#101
L
25-33
25
33
-8
H17/12
NCAA
N. Carolina Central
#128
L
33-42
33
42
-9
A21/12
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#202
D
26-26
26
26
+0
H30/12
NCAA
Samford
#78
L
25-30
25
30
-5
H31/12
NCAA
Furman
#22
L
30-43
30
43
-13
A05/01
NCAA
Wofford
#195
L
15-27
15
27
-12
A08/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#286
L
28-42
28
42
-14
H12/01
NCAA
Western Carolina
#161
W
26-25
26
25
+1
H14/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#100
L
22-38
22
38
-16
A20/01
NCAA
VMI
#356
L
14-23
14
23
-9
A21/01
NCAA
57.3Avg total
24.4Scored
32.9Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.936.368.2-4.427%-
Last 30 at home (13)33.336.369.6-3.023%-
Last 30 away (17)30.836.367.1-5.529%-
Last 10 (10)24.432.957.3-8.510%-
Last 5 (5)21.031.052.0-10.020%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (19)28.237.265.4-8.916%-
vs Similar (9)36.138.074.1-1.933%-
vs Weaker (1)41.011.052.0+30.0100%-
This opponent (Western Carolina) is Stronger. 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
4
Western Carolina wins
4
Citadel wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/01/23ASamford65-74
19/01/23HWofford76-71
14/01/23ACitadel61-65
12/01/23AChattanooga Mocs76-95
07/01/23HMercer73-45
05/01/23AEast Tennessee St71-60
31/12/22HFurman79-67
29/12/22HNC Greensboro47-72
20/12/22HToccoa Falls117-50
17/12/22ATennessee Tech75-65
Citadellast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/01/23AVMI60-52
20/01/23ANC Greensboro60-70
14/01/23HWestern Carolina65-61
12/01/23HEast Tennessee St74-96
08/01/23AWofford57-77
05/01/23AFurman72-97
31/12/22HSamford63-75
30/12/22HChattanooga Mocs76-68
21/12/22AN. Carolina Central74-81
17/12/22HLongwood70-75

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Western Carolina
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 6 Wins / 4 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallWLLWL52%
HomeWLWWW73%
AwayWWLLL30%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games211110
Win %52%73%30%
Points / game75.182.766.7
Allowed / game68.966.771.2
Point differential+6.2+16.0-4.5
Avg total144.0149.5137.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+38%45%30%
Close games (≤5 pts) won67% (3)100% (2)0% (1)
Overtime %10%18%0%
Citadel
NCAA 2022-23
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLW40%
HomeLWLLW44%
AwayLLLLW36%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games20911
Win %40%44%36%
Points / game68.972.865.7
Allowed / game74.572.476.1
Point differential-5.5+0.3-10.4
Avg total143.3145.2141.8
Over main line---
Win by 10+15%22%9%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (4)33% (3)100% (1)
Overtime %0%0%0%
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 Furman2115671%82.472.5+9.9
2 Samford2114767%78.069.3+8.7
3 NC Greensboro2113862%70.963.9+7.0
4 Chattanooga Mocs21111052%78.170.3+7.8
5 Western Carolina21111052%75.168.9+6.2
6 Wofford21111052%74.169.0+5.1
7 Mercer2191243%70.068.5+1.6
8 Citadel2081240%68.974.5-5.5
9 East Tennessee St2181338%69.768.1+1.6
10 VMI2151624%71.675.1-3.5
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
Western Carolina313970
Citadel354681
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