The Liberty Flames will look to pick up a win while covering the spread when they take on the Buccaneers in Charleston Southern at Kimmel Arena on Wednesday in college basketball action.

This is a conference playoff game in the Big South Tournament. The game is being played at Kimmel Arena, which makes it technically a neutral site match.

The Buccaneers are 18-11 so far on the season, and 1-1 ATS vs. the number. The Flames, meanwhile, are 14-17 and 0-5 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Charleston Southern go 0-2 and the Flames go 4-1 on the totals.



View Liberty vs Charleston Southern Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
Bettors looking to side with Charleston Southern in this one will find them as 5-point favorites.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Power Rankings at Odds Shark show No. 283-rated Liberty taking on the No. 171-rated Buccaneers in this contest. The scores prediction computer here indicates a possible 77-70 win for the Buccaneers on Wednesday.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits Charleston Southern's No. 24-ranked offense, averaging 76.9 PPG, against a Flames defense that ranks No. 272 at 70.8 PPG. The Buccaneers field goal percentage has averaged 44.7% so far, less than the Flames marksmen have achieved on the year, 45.3% per game.

Defensively, Liberty features the nation's No. 306-rated defense on the road, allowing 76.6 points per game. Charleston Southern, meanwhile, comes in at No. 19 nationally in scoring at home.

Liberty won its last outing, a 49-41 result against Campbell on February 25. Antwan Burrus scored 20 points and helped out with 12 rebounds for Liberty on Saturday, leading the Flames to a 49-41 victory over Campbell at Vines Center.

Charleston Southern won its last outing, a 65-59 result against Radford on February 25. Charleston Southern got 21 points and 13 rebounds from Kelvin Martin en route to a 65-59 victory over Radford on Saturday at Dedmon Center.