UNC Greensboro vs. Citadel betting: College basketball preview for January 15

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The UNC Greensboro Spartans (10-7, 3-1 SoCon) are heavy favorites (-16.5) as they attempt to continue a four-game home winning streak when they square off against the Citadel Bulldogs (5-10, 0-4 SoCon) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at First Horizon Coliseum. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The point total is set at 131.5 in the matchup.

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UNC Greensboro Cover -16.5 vs Citadel -107

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UNC Greensboro vs. Citadel betting lines

  • UNC Greensboro moneyline odds to win: -1754
  • Citadel moneyline odds to win: +947
  • Spread: UNC Greensboro (-16.5)
  • Total: 131.5

UNC Greensboro statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • When playing at home, UNC Greensboro owns a better record against the spread (5-0-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (5-3-0).
  • At home, the Spartans eclipse the total 80% of the time (four of five games). They’ve hit the over in 50% of road games (four of eight contests).
  • UNC Greensboro has played better as a moneyline favorite when playing at home, posting a home record of 2-0, compared to going 1-1 in away games.

Recent trends

  • On offense, the Spartans have picked up their production a little bit over their last 10 games, scoring 77.5 points per contest over that stretch compared to the 74.5 they’ve racked up over the course of this year.
  • UNC Greensboro’s defense has been more porous as of late, as the team has given up 65.6 points per game during its last 10 compared to the 65.0 points per game its opponents average on the season.
  • During their past 10 contests, the Spartans are making 0.6 more three-pointers per game than their season long average (10.4 compared to 9.8 season-long), while also shooting a higher percentage from beyond the arc in that span (41.1% compared to 38.5% season-long).

UNC Greensboro betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 11-5-0 (Home: 5-0-0; Away: 5-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 16.5+: 2-0-0 (As Favorite: 6-3-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-8-0 (Home: 4-1-0; Away: 4-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 4-3 (Home: 2-0; Away: 1-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 1-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.8 (196th in nation) 40.2 (40th) 32.9 (169th) 30.5 (144th) 14.1 (162nd) 9.6 (22nd)

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Citadel statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Citadel has been better against the spread on the road (2-3-0) than at home (2-5-0) this season.
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Bulldogs’ games have finished above the over/under at home (42.9%, three of seven) compared to on the road (40%, two of five).
  • The Bulldogs’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-4) and away (0-5).

Recent trends

  • Over their last 10 games, the Bulldogs are averaging 67.6 points per game, compared to their season average of 69.9.
  • Citadel has played worse defensively over its previous 10 games, giving up 78.6 points per contest, 5.3 more points than its season average of 73.3.
  • In their past 10 games, the Bulldogs are draining 8.1 three-pointers per contest, 0.1 more than their season average (8.0). They also have a better three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (31.6%) compared to their season average (30.4%).

Citadel betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 4-8-0 (Home: 2-5-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 16.5+: 1-3-0 (As Favorite: 1-2-0; As Underdog: 3-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-7-0 (Home: 3-4-0; Away: 2-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-9 (Home: 0-4; Away: 0-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
44.5 (209th in nation) 43.7 (207th) 33.4 (137th) 32.0 (236th) 13.3 (227th) 13.5 (322nd)
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