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Western Carolina vs Citadel Result & Analysis

Date: Thu 08 Feb 2024
Tip-off: 00:00
Final 71-64
29-26 42-38
Position#56
Record16-7
FormLLWLL
Points / game77.6
Allowed / game69.3
vs
Position#311
Record9-14
FormLWLLL
Points / game70.7
Allowed / game69.9
USANCAA
Other2023-24
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Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Western Carolina winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
Citadel winLost
-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
Citadel
#311
W
80-71
80
71
+9
A04/01
NCAA
Wofford
#183
W
70-66
70
66
+4
H06/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#170
W
80-66
80
66
+14
A11/01
NCAA
Mercer
#223
W
64-52
64
52
+12
A13/01
NCAA
Samford
#12
L
71-75
71
75
-4
H16/01
NCAA
Furman
#191
L
62-65
62
65
-3
A20/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#80
L
82-85 OT
82
85
-3
H25/01
NCAA
VMI
#365
W
102-77
102
77
+25
H27/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#103
L
85-91
85
91
-6
H01/02
NCAA
Wofford
#183
L
86-88 OT
86
88
-2
A03/02
NCAA
1H
2H
40-28
40-43
34-26
36-40
44-31
36-35
29-25
35-27
29-37
42-38
26-36
36-29
26-39
44-31
63-33
39-44
43-41
42-50
39-39
37-37
151.8Avg total
78.2Scored
73.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)77.669.3146.9+8.370%
Season at home (11)84.269.8154.0+14.473%
Season away (12)71.668.8140.4+2.867%
Last 10 (10)78.273.6151.8+4.650%
Last 5 (5)83.481.2164.6+2.220%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)69.376.0145.3-6.733%
vs Similar (8)74.475.2149.6-0.950%
vs Weaker ◀ (17)76.565.3141.8+11.282%
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
Western Carolina
#56
L
71-80
71
80
-9
H04/01
NCAA
Samford
#12
L
64-80
64
80
-16
H06/01
NCAA
Furman
#191
L
68-82
68
82
-14
A11/01
NCAA
Wofford
#183
L
71-72
71
72
-1
H13/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#80
L
67-73
67
73
-6
A18/01
NCAA
VMI
#365
L
63-70
63
70
-7
A20/01
NCAA
Mercer
#223
W
68-66
68
66
+2
H25/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#103
L
62-90
62
90
-28
A27/01
NCAA
Furman
#191
L
79-82 OT
79
82
-3
H01/02
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#170
L
60-62
60
62
-2
A03/02
NCAA
1H
2H
28-40
43-40
25-31
39-49
36-44
32-38
30-40
41-32
29-38
38-35
29-35
34-35
21-35
47-31
36-45
26-45
42-30
30-42
26-28
34-34
143.0Avg total
67.3Scored
75.7Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (23)70.769.9140.7+0.839%
Season at home (12)75.468.7144.1+6.858%
Season away (11)65.671.3136.9-5.618%
Last 10 (10)67.375.7143.0-8.410%
Last 5 (5)66.474.0140.4-7.620%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)64.976.1141.0-11.112%
vs Similar (8)64.964.6129.5+0.238%
vs Weaker (6)83.364.2147.5+19.283%
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

-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +3.8+3.81st half: -6.4-6.42nd half2nd half: +1.3+1.32nd half: -1.7-1.7
-8-4+0+4+81st half1st half: +3.8+3.81st half: -6.4-6.42nd half2nd half: +1.3+1.32nd half: -1.7-1.7
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
Citadel
#311
W
40-28
40
28
+12
A04/01
NCAA
Wofford
#183
W
34-26
34
26
+8
H06/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#170
W
44-31
44
31
+13
A11/01
NCAA
Mercer
#223
W
29-25
29
25
+4
A13/01
NCAA
Samford
#12
L
29-37
29
37
-8
H16/01
NCAA
Furman
#191
L
26-36
26
36
-10
A20/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#80
L
26-39
26
39
-13
H25/01
NCAA
VMI
#365
W
63-33
63
33
+30
H27/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#103
W
43-41
43
41
+2
H01/02
NCAA
Wofford
#183
D
39-39
39
39
+0
A03/02
NCAA
70.8Avg total
37.3Scored
33.5Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)37.032.169.0+4.970%-
Last 30 at home (14)40.631.472.1+9.286%-
Last 30 away (16)33.832.666.4+1.156%-
Last 10 (10)37.333.570.8+3.860%-
Last 5 (5)39.437.677.0+1.840%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (3)34.339.073.3-4.733%-
vs Similar (8)33.135.268.4-2.150%-
vs Weaker ◀ (17)38.830.268.9+8.682%-
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
Western Carolina
#56
L
28-40
28
40
-12
H04/01
NCAA
Samford
#12
L
25-31
25
31
-6
H06/01
NCAA
Furman
#191
L
36-44
36
44
-8
A11/01
NCAA
Wofford
#183
L
30-40
30
40
-10
H13/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#80
L
29-38
29
38
-9
A18/01
NCAA
VMI
#365
L
29-35
29
35
-6
A20/01
NCAA
Mercer
#223
L
21-35
21
35
-14
H25/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#103
L
36-45
36
45
-9
A27/01
NCAA
Furman
#191
W
42-30
42
30
+12
H01/02
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#170
L
26-28
26
28
-2
A03/02
NCAA
66.8Avg total
30.2Scored
36.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)31.433.865.2-2.430%-
Last 30 at home (14)33.832.366.1+1.543%-
Last 30 away (16)29.335.164.4-5.819%-
Last 10 (10)30.236.666.8-6.410%-
Last 5 (5)30.834.665.4-3.820%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (16)29.936.366.2-6.46%-
vs Similar (8)27.631.859.4-4.138%-
vs Weaker (6)40.529.870.3+10.783%-
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

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🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head record
5
Western Carolina wins
5
Citadel wins
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/02/24AWofford86-88 OT
01/02/24HChattanooga Mocs85-91
27/01/24HVMI102-77
25/01/24HNC Greensboro82-85 OT
20/01/24AFurman62-65
16/01/24HSamford71-75
13/01/24AMercer64-52
11/01/24AEast Tennessee St80-66
06/01/24HWofford70-66
04/01/24ACitadel80-71
Citadellast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
03/02/24AEast Tennessee St60-62
01/02/24HFurman79-82 OT
27/01/24AChattanooga Mocs62-90
25/01/24HMercer68-66
20/01/24AVMI63-70
18/01/24ANC Greensboro67-73
13/01/24HWofford71-72
11/01/24AFurman68-82
06/01/24HSamford64-80
04/01/24HWestern Carolina71-80

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Western Carolina
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 5 Wins / 5 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLL70%
HomeWLLWL73%
AwayWWWLL67%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games231112
Win %70%73%67%
Points / game77.684.271.6
Allowed / game69.369.868.8
Point differential+8.3+14.4+2.8
Avg total146.9154.0140.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+43%55%33%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (10)50% (4)50% (6)
Overtime %9%9%8%
Citadel
NCAA 2023-24
Recent: 1 Wins / 9 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLWLLL39%
HomeLLLWL58%
AwayLLLLL18%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games231211
Win %39%58%18%
Points / game70.775.465.6
Allowed / game69.968.771.3
Point differential+0.8+6.8-5.6
Avg total140.7144.1136.9
Over main line---
Win by 10+26%33%18%
Close games (≤5 pts) won33% (6)40% (5)0% (1)
Overtime %4%8%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 Samford2320387%87.874.6+13.2
2 NC Greensboro2317674%77.770.0+7.7
3 Western Carolina2316770%77.669.3+8.3
4 Chattanooga Mocs2214864%78.470.7+7.7
5 Wofford23131057%77.576.3+1.3
6 East Tennessee St22121055%70.368.8+1.5
7 Furman23121152%81.377.0+4.3
8 Mercer23101343%69.870.0-0.3
9 Citadel2391439%70.769.9+0.8
10 VMI2341917%71.281.1-9.9
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 Carolina294271
Citadel263864
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