The Western Carolina Catamounts will travel to TD Arena to take on the Charleston Cougars. The game begins at 3:00 pm ET on Friday, Nov. 27.
The Cougars lost to Coastal Carolina 67-61 on Tuesday. Cameron Johnson finished with 20 points to lead the game. The Catamounts are coming off an 88-63 win against Hiwassee College on Tuesday. Torrion Brummitt had a big game, accumulating 18 points and 10 rebounds to claim his first double-double of the season.
Charleston is a six-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 142 points. The Cougars have started the season off hot Against The Spread (ATS) with a 1-0 record, while sporting a 2-2 Straight Up (SU) record. Teams have to fight for open shots against the Cougars, who have the best opponent field-goal percentage in the country at .433.
On the other side, it’s hard to argue with the ATS failures of Western Carolina. The Catamounts are clearly doing something wrong with a 0-1 record ATS to go along with a 2-2 record SU so far. The Catamounts have the best opponent field-goal percentage in the nation at .489.
This game will be the first meeting for Charleston and Western Carolina in recent seasons.
Predictions: SU Winner – WCU, ATS Winner – WCU, O/U – Over
Notes
College of Charleston is 6-19 SU in its last 25 games.
College of Charleston is 3-9 SU in its last 12 games at home.
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of College of Charleston’s last 10 games when playing Western Carolina.
College of Charleston is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Western Carolina.
Western Carolina averages 79.8 points per game, placing the team just 105th in the nation. Charleston ranks 86th in points allowed, giving up 65.2 points per game.
Western Carolina won its last game by a 25-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Charleston is 1-0. Western Carolina is 1-1 in blowouts this season.
The Charleston Cougars have the nation’s top defense, with a defensive rating of 99.5. The Western Carolina Catamounts have an offensive rating of 108.0 (ranked 151st).
Charleston has an average field goal percentage of 42.7%. Western Carolina is a losing 1-2 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Charleston Cougars rank higher based on their effective field goal percentage (149th) than their field goal percentage (222nd). The Western Carolina Catamounts rank 269th for both their FG% and eFG%.
Western Carolina ranks 93rd in the nation with an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.27. Charleston is ranked lower at 178th with an A/TO of 1.05.
On average, Charleston makes 5.2 steals per game. Western Carolina is a losing 1-2 when it gives up at least 5 steals.
