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Western Carolina vs VMI Result & Analysis

Date: Sat 24 Jan 2026
Tip-off: 18:30
Final 88-58
39-33 49-25
Position#221
Record6-12
FormLLWLL
Points / game77.1
Allowed / game81.0
Western Carolina 🏆
USA
vs
VMI
USA
Position#364
Record6-14
FormLLLLL
Points / game74.0
Allowed / game76.7
USANCAA
Other2025-26
Meetings · Western Carolina v VMI
02 Jan 2027
WEST v VMI
upcoming
24 Jan 2026
WEST88
VMI58
01 Feb 2025
WEST76
VMI80
27 Jan 2024
WEST102
VMI77
25 Feb 2023
WEST85
VMI66
26 Feb 2022
WEST82
VMI73
10 Feb 2021
WEST74
VMI72
19 Feb 2020
WEST71
VMI74
Sections

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Western Carolina winWon
-no forecast
Best oddsnone
Implied-
Edge-
VMI 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
USC Upstate
#274
L
67-78
67
78
-11
A06/12
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#122
L
74-96
74
96
-22
A12/12
NCAA
Georgia
#68
L
82-112
82
112
-30
A19/12
NCAA
Wofford
#126
L
74-79
74
79
-5
H31/12
NCAA
Furman
#93
W
80-77 OT
80
77
+3
A03/01
NCAA
Samford
#149
L
77-82
77
82
-5
A08/01
NCAA
Citadel
#302
L
77-79 OT
77
79
-2
A10/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#61
W
72-68
72
68
+4
H14/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#273
L
82-90
82
90
-8
H17/01
NCAA
Mercer
#117
L
76-88
76
88
-12
A22/01
NCAA
1H
2H
38-40
29-38
34-53
40-43
40-54
42-58
33-39
41-40
38-30
27-35
38-34
39-48
40-33
31-38
36-35
36-33
42-37
40-53
24-41
52-47
161.0Avg total
76.1Scored
84.9Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (18)77.181.0158.1-3.933%
Season at home (7)86.168.7154.9+17.471%
Season away (11)71.488.8160.2-17.59%
Last 10 (10)76.184.9161.0-8.820%
Last 5 (5)76.881.4158.2-4.620%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (17)71.684.6156.2-13.018%
vs Similar (9)74.781.3156.0-6.733%
vs Weaker ◀ (3)92.368.7161.0+23.767%
This opponent (VMI) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
VMIUSALast 10 – points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Christendom
#649
W
89-36
89
36
+53
H06/12
NCAA
Loyola Maryland
#314
W
86-70
86
70
+16
H09/12
NCAA
Radford
#176
L
90-97
90
97
-7
A21/12
NCAA
Samford
#149
L
58-78
58
78
-20
H01/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#273
W
79-71
79
71
+8
H03/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#61
L
67-81
67
81
-14
A08/01
NCAA
Furman
#93
L
48-69
48
69
-21
A10/01
NCAA
Mercer
#117
L
67-77
67
77
-10
H15/01
NCAA
Citadel
#302
L
68-82
68
82
-14
H18/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#252
L
78-85
78
85
-7
H21/01
NCAA
1H
2H
49-18
40-18
51-32
35-38
43-44
47-53
36-34
22-44
39-23
40-48
30-41
37-40
27-34
21-35
33-36
34-41
34-47
34-35
33-38
45-47
147.6Avg total
73.0Scored
74.6Allowed
SplitScoredAllowedTotalMarginWin %
Season (20)74.076.7150.7-2.730%
Season at home (10)82.068.0150.0+14.050%
Season away (10)66.085.4151.4-19.410%
Last 10 (10)73.074.6147.6-1.630%
Last 5 (5)65.678.8144.4-13.20%
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (22)67.979.5147.4-11.718%
vs Similar (4)76.581.5158.0-5.050%
vs Weaker (3)92.363.3155.7+29.0100%
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

-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: -3.3-3.31st half: +2.8+2.82nd half2nd half: -5.6-5.62nd half: -4.4-4.4
-7-4+0+4+71st half1st half: -3.3-3.31st half: +2.8+2.82nd half2nd half: -5.6-5.62nd half: -4.4-4.4
Western CarolinaVMI
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
USC Upstate
#274
L
38-40
38
40
-2
A06/12
NCAA
Virginia Tech
#122
L
34-53
34
53
-19
A12/12
NCAA
Georgia
#68
L
40-54
40
54
-14
A19/12
NCAA
Wofford
#126
L
33-39
33
39
-6
H31/12
NCAA
Furman
#93
W
38-30
38
30
+8
A03/01
NCAA
Samford
#149
W
38-34
38
34
+4
A08/01
NCAA
Citadel
#302
W
40-33
40
33
+7
A10/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#61
W
36-35
36
35
+1
H14/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#273
W
42-37
42
37
+5
H17/01
NCAA
Mercer
#117
L
24-41
24
41
-17
A22/01
NCAA
75.9Avg total
36.3Scored
39.6Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.837.672.4-2.840%-
Last 30 at home (12)36.835.872.6+1.150%-
Last 30 away (18)33.438.872.3-5.433%-
Last 10 (10)36.339.675.9-3.350%-
Last 5 (5)36.036.072.0+0.080%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger (17)32.439.972.2-7.524%-
vs Similar (9)35.037.472.4-2.444%-
vs Weaker ◀ (3)45.332.778.0+12.7100%-
This opponent (VMI) is Weaker. The matching 'vs' row is the one to weigh.
VMILast 10 – 1st half points for & against
Opponent
Position
Result
Score
Points
Margin
Date
Competition
Christendom
#649
W
49-18
49
18
+31
H06/12
NCAA
Loyola Maryland
#314
W
51-32
51
32
+19
H09/12
NCAA
Radford
#176
L
43-44
43
44
-1
A21/12
NCAA
Samford
#149
W
36-34
36
34
+2
H01/01
NCAA
Chattanooga Mocs
#273
W
39-23
39
23
+16
H03/01
NCAA
East Tennessee St
#61
L
30-41
30
41
-11
A08/01
NCAA
Furman
#93
L
27-34
27
34
-7
A10/01
NCAA
Mercer
#117
L
33-36
33
36
-3
H15/01
NCAA
Citadel
#302
L
34-47
34
47
-13
H18/01
NCAA
NC Greensboro
#252
L
33-38
33
38
-5
H21/01
NCAA
72.2Avg total
37.5Scored
34.7Allowed
1st halfScoredAllowedTotalMarginWon the halfOver main line
Last 30 (30)34.536.971.4-2.437%-
Last 30 at home (15)38.333.972.1+4.453%-
Last 30 away (15)30.839.970.7-9.120%-
Last 10 (10)37.534.772.2+2.840%-
Last 5 (5)31.439.270.6-7.80%-
Last 30 games by opponent strength
vs Stronger ◀ (22)32.538.871.3-6.427%-
vs Similar (4)34.540.575.0-6.025%-
vs Weaker (3)45.024.369.3+20.7100%-
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
6
Western Carolina wins
4
VMI wins
DateGameScore
01/02/25Western Carolina v VMI76-80 OT
15/01/25VMI v Western Carolina66-50
24/02/24VMI v Western Carolina51-84
27/01/24Western Carolina v VMI102-77
25/02/23Western Carolina v VMI85-66
28/01/23VMI v Western Carolina65-71
27/02/22Western Carolina v VMI82-73
04/02/22VMI v Western Carolina76-69
11/02/21Western Carolina v VMI74-72
28/01/21VMI v Western Carolina87-61
Western Carolinalast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
22/01/26AMercer76-88
17/01/26HChattanooga Mocs82-90
14/01/26HEast Tennessee St72-68
10/01/26ACitadel77-79 OT
08/01/26ASamford77-82
03/01/26AFurman80-77 OT
31/12/25HWofford74-79
19/12/25AGeorgia82-112
12/12/25AVirginia Tech74-96
06/12/25AUSC Upstate67-78
VMIlast 10
DateH/AOpponentScore
21/01/26HNC Greensboro78-85
18/01/26HCitadel68-82
15/01/26HMercer67-77
10/01/26AFurman48-69
08/01/26AEast Tennessee St67-81
03/01/26HChattanooga Mocs79-71
01/01/26HSamford58-78
21/12/25ARadford90-97
09/12/25HLoyola Maryland86-70
06/12/25HChristendom89-36

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Western Carolina
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 2 Wins / 8 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLWLL33%
HomeWWLWL71%
AwayLWLLL9%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games18711
Win %33%71%9%
Points / game77.186.171.4
Allowed / game81.068.788.8
Point differential-3.9+17.4-17.5
Avg total158.1154.9160.2
Over main line---
Win by 10+17%43%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won40% (5)50% (2)33% (3)
Overtime %11%0%18%
VMI
NCAA 2025-26
Recent: 3 Wins / 7 Losses (last 10)
FormLast 5Win %
OverallLLLLL30%
HomeLWLLL50%
AwayLLLLL10%
StatsOverallHomeAway
Games201010
Win %30%50%10%
Points / game74.082.066.0
Allowed / game76.768.085.4
Point differential-2.7+14.0-19.4
Avg total150.7150.0151.4
Over main line---
Win by 10+20%40%0%
Close games (≤5 pts) won50% (2)0% (1)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 East Tennessee St2115671%77.866.3+11.5
2 Furman2114767%77.770.1+7.6
3 Wofford2114767%78.976.6+2.3
4 Mercer2113862%85.075.3+9.7
5 Chattanooga Mocs2091145%77.072.8+4.2
6 Samford2091145%77.577.0+0.6
7 NC Greensboro2181338%78.281.0-2.8
8 Western Carolina1861233%77.181.0-3.9
9 Citadel2171433%71.476.2-4.9
10 VMI2061430%74.076.7-2.7
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 Carolina394988
VMI332558
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