Chattanooga vs. Citadel betting: College basketball preview for February 22

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The Chattanooga Mocs (20-8, 12-3 SoCon) are heavy favorites (-18.5) as they look to continue a four-game home winning streak when they take on the Citadel Bulldogs (5-21, 0-15 SoCon) on Saturday, February 22, 2025 at McKenzie Arena. The game airs at 2:00 PM ET on ESPN+. The matchup has a point total of 146.5.

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Chattanooga vs. Citadel betting lines

  • Chattanooga moneyline odds to win: -3846
  • Citadel moneyline odds to win: +1463
  • Spread: Chattanooga (-18.5)
  • Total: 146.5

Chattanooga statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Chattanooga has a worse record against the spread in home games (7-6-0) than it does on the road (9-4-0).
  • The Mocs have exceeded the over/under in eight of 13 home games (61.5%), compared to six of 13 road games (46.2%).
  • Chattanooga has played better as a moneyline favorite in home games, putting up a home record of 10-2, compared to going 4-2 in away games.

Recent trends

  • The Mocs have seen an increase in scoring recently, putting up 80.7 points per game in their last 10 outings, 1.9 points more than the 78.8 they’ve scored this season.
  • The past 10 games have seen Chattanooga concede 0.6 fewer points per game (71.8) than its season-long average (72.4).
  • The Mocs’ past 10 outings have seen them make 8 three-pointers per game while shooting 34.3% from deep. Both numbers are less than their 2024-25 averages of 9.5 makes and 35.3%.

Chattanooga betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 16-10-0 (Home: 7-6-0; Away: 9-4-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-12-0 (Home: 8-5-0; Away: 6-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 14-4 (Home: 10-2; Away: 4-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 4-4 (Home: 0-1; Away: 4-3)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.9 (43rd in nation) 43.3 (154th) 30.5 (278th) 30.4 (136th) 17 (16th) 9.6 (35th)

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Citadel statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Citadel has performed better against the spread on the road (5-5-0) than at home (3-10-0) this year.
  • In 2024-25, a higher percentage of the Bulldogs’ games have finished above the over/under at home (53.8%, seven of 13) than away (50%, five of 10).
  • As moneyline underdogs, the Bulldogs have won the same percentage of games (.000) at home (0-9) and away (0-10).

Recent trends

  • Over their past 10 games, the Bulldogs are putting up 64.7 points per contest, 2.7 fewer points than their season average (67.4).
  • In its last 10 games, Citadel is ceding 76.7 points per game, 2.2 more points than its season average (74.5).
  • The Bulldogs are draining 0.2 fewer threes per game over their past 10 games (7.6) compared to their season average (7.8), and they are putting up a lower three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (29%) compared to their season mark (29.9%).

Citadel betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 8-15-0 (Home: 3-10-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 18.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-3-0; As Underdog: 7-12-0)
  • O-U-P: 12-11-0 (Home: 7-6-0; Away: 5-5-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-2 (Home: 1-2; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-19 (Home: 0-9; Away: 0-10)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.2 (313th in nation) 44.9 (242nd) 30.9 (254th) 33.5 (308th) 12.7 (255th) 12 (253rd)
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