Saturday’s game that pits the VMI Keydets (10-12, 4-5 SoCon) versus the Western Carolina Catamounts (6-14, 2-7 SoCon) at Ramsey Regional Activity Center has a projected final score of 74-70 (based on our computer prediction) in favor of VMI, who is slightly favored in this matchup according to our model. Game time is at 3:30 PM ET on February 1.

Based on our computer prediction, VMI is projected to cover the point spread (1.5) against Western Carolina. The two sides are projected to go over the 144.5 total.

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VMI vs. Western Carolina Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025
• Time: 3:30 PM ET
• TV: ESPN+
• Live stream: Watch this game on ESPN+
• Where: Cullowhee, North Carolina
• Venue: Ramsey Regional Activity Center
• Line: VMI -1.5
• Point total: 144.5
• Moneyline (to win): VMI -140, Western Carolina +112

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VMI vs. Western Carolina Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  VMI 74, Western Carolina 70

Spread & Total Prediction for VMI vs. Western Carolina

• Pick ATS: VMI (-1.5)
• Pick OU: Over (144.5)

VMI has a 14-4-0 record against the spread so far this season compared to Western Carolina, who is 6-11-0 ATS. A total of seven out of the Keydets’ games this season have hit the over, and nine of the Catamounts’ games have gone over. The two teams average 143.9 points per game combined, 0.6 fewer than this matchup’s over/under. In the past 10 games, VMI is 9-1 against the spread and 4-6 overall while Western Carolina has gone 3-7 against the spread and 2-8 overall.

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VMI Performance Insights

• The Keydets average 76 points per game (140th in college basketball) while giving up 71.9 per contest (199th in college basketball). They have a +91 scoring differential overall and outscore opponents by 4.1 points per game.
• VMI ranks 178th in the country at 32.3 rebounds per game. That’s similar to the 32.1 its opponents average.
• VMI hits 9.5 three-pointers per game (42nd in college basketball) at a 34.4% rate (154th in college basketball), compared to the 9.8 its opponents make while shooting 33.8% from deep.
• The Keydets rank 144th in college basketball with 97.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and 180th in college basketball defensively with 92 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• VMI wins the turnover battle by 1.8 per game, committing 10.9 (131st in college basketball) while its opponents average 12.7.

Western Carolina Performance Insights

• The Catamounts’ -214 scoring differential (being outscored by 10.7 points per game) is a result of putting up 67.9 points per game (329th in college basketball) while allowing 78.6 per outing (330th in college basketball).
• The 34.5 rebounds per game Western Carolina accumulates rank 69th in college basketball. Their opponents pull down 33.6.
• Western Carolina hits 8.7 three-pointers per game (93rd in college basketball), while its opponents have made 9.5 on average.
• Western Carolina has had more turnovers than its opponents this season, committing 14.5 per game (348th in college basketball) while forcing 11.1 (231st in college basketball).

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