Wofford vs. Western Carolina betting: College basketball preview for January 8

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The Western Carolina Catamounts (4-9, 0-2 SoCon) visit the Wofford Terriers (7-8, 1-1 SoCon) after losing six straight road games. The Terriers are double-digit favorites by 12.5 points in the matchup, which tips at 7:00 PM ET on Wednesday, January 8, 2025. The point total in the matchup is set at 144.5.

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Wofford Cover -12.5 vs Western Carolina -107

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Wofford vs. Western Carolina betting lines

  • Wofford moneyline odds to win: -1299
  • Western Carolina moneyline odds to win: +784
  • Spread: Wofford (-12.5)
  • Total: 144.5

Wofford statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • At home, Wofford owns a better record against the spread (2-1-0) compared to its ATS record in road games (3-5-0).
  • The Terriers have gone over the total in one of three home games (33.3%), compared to two of eight road games (25%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Wofford has won two of three games when playing at home, good for a .667 winning percentage. It has won zero of one game away from home (.000) as a moneyline favorite.

Recent trends

  • The Terriers’ offense has been improved over their last 10 games, racking up 75.4 points per contest compared to the 74.6 they’ve averaged this year.
  • Wofford’s defense has been more stingy as of late, as the team has allowed 70.1 points per game over its past 10 compared to the 71.1 points per game its opponents are averaging this season.
  • While the Terriers are hitting fewer threes per game over their past 10 contests (8.9 per game) in comparison to their season-long average (9.3), they are doing so while shooting a higher percentage (32.7% from deep over the last 10, 32.1% on the season).

Wofford betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 6-7-0 (Home: 2-1-0; Away: 3-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-8-0 (Home: 1-2-0; Away: 2-6-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-3 (Home: 2-1; Away: 0-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 2-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.2 (175th in nation) 45.1 (283rd) 34.8 (81st) 29.1 (75th) 16.8 (46th) 10.5 (86th)

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Western Carolina statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • This season, Western Carolina is 1-3-0 at home against the spread (.250 winning percentage). Away, it is 2-4-0 ATS (.333).
  • Both at home (two of four) and away (three of six), the Catamounts’ games have gone over (in terms of the over/under) 50% of the time.
  • The Catamounts’ winning percentage at home as moneyline underdogs is .000, both at home (0-2) and on the road (0-6).

Last season stats

  • With 76.8 points per game on offense, the Catamounts were 86th in the country last year. At the other end, they allowed 68.7 points per contest, which ranked 78th in college basketball.
  • Western Carolina was top-25 last year in rebounding, ranking 16th-best in college basketball with 36.6 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, it ranked 141st with 30.9 rebounds allowed per contest.
  • The Catamounts delivered 11.3 assists per game, which ranked them 314th in the country.

Western Carolina betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-7-0 (Home: 1-3-0; Away: 2-4-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 12.5+: 2-2-0 (As Favorite: 1-1-0; As Underdog: 2-6-0)
  • O-U-P: 5-5-0 (Home: 2-2-0; Away: 3-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 1-1 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 0-8 (Home: 0-2; Away: 0-6)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
39.9 (349th in nation) 44.2 (240th) 35.5 (59th) 31.2 (199th) 12.4 (286th) 16.8 (362nd)
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