Bellarmine vs. VMI betting: College basketball preview for November 9

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The Bellarmine Knights (0-1) are heavy, 10.5-point favorites against the VMI Keydets (1-0) on Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 3:00 PM ET. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The point total is 150 for the matchup.

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Bellarmine Cover -10.5 vs VMI -110

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Bellarmine vs. VMI betting lines

  • Bellarmine moneyline odds to win: -658
  • VMI moneyline odds to win: +463
  • Spread: Bellarmine (-10.5)
  • Total: 150

Bellarmine statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • In home games last season, Bellarmine owned a worse record against the spread (2-10-0) compared to its ATS record in away games (6-11-1).
  • The Knights exceeded the over/under in five of 12 home games (41.7%) last season. They fared better in away games, going over the total in 11 of 18 matchups (61.1%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Bellarmine won a higher percentage of its games when playing at home (.400) compared to road games (.000) last season.

Last season stats

  • The Knights were 289th in college basketball in points scored (69.5 per game) and 269th in points conceded (74.8) last year.
  • Last year, Bellarmine was 19th-worst in the country in rebounds (28.6 per game) and 313th in rebounds conceded (34.2).
  • The Knights were 142nd in the nation in assists (13.5 per game) last season.

Bellarmine betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 8-21-1 (Home: 2-10-0; Away: 6-11-1)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 10.5+: 0-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-7-0; As Underdog: 7-14-1)
  • O-U-P: 16-14-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 11-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-4 (Home: 2-3; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-19 (Home: 1-4; Away: 2-15)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
43.4 (255th in nation) 45.1 (263rd) 28.6 (340th) 34.2 (313th) 13.5 (142nd) 9.0 (17th)

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VMI statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • In 2023-24 against the spread, VMI had a better winning percentage at home (.417, 5-7-0 record) than away (.333, 5-10-0).
  • Keydets games went above the over/under 33.3% of the time at home (four of 12) last season, and 53.3% of the time on the road (eight of 15).
  • Last year the Keydets were 1-10 at home when moneyline underdogs (.091 winning percentage). Away they were 0-15 (.000).

Last season stats

  • The Keydets’ defensive performance was -2-worst in college basketball last season with 82.6 points allowed per contest, but offensively they were more effective, averaging 68.9 points per game (300th-ranked in college basketball).
  • VMI ranked ninth-worst in the nation with 36.0 rebounds allowed per game. Meanwhile, it pulled down 33.1 rebounds per game (121st-ranked in college basketball).
  • Looking at assists, the Keydets put up just 10.5 dimes per game (16th-worst in college basketball).

VMI betting records last season

  • ATS Record: 11-19-0 (Home: 5-7-0; Away: 5-10-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 10.5+: 9-13-0 (As Favorite: 0-1-0; As Underdog: 11-18-0)
  • O-U-P: 14-16-0 (Home: 4-8-0; Away: 8-7-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 0-0 (Home: 0-0; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-28 (Home: 1-10; Away: 0-15)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
42.3 (295th in nation) 46.3 (324th) 33.1 (121st) 36.0 (350th) 10.5 (343rd) 15.1 (359th)
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