Earning a win and covering the posted spread will be the goals for Davidson when they take on the The Citadel Bulldogs on Saturday in college hoops betting action.

The Wildcats will try to spoil to the party on Saturday; they are 12-11-1 ATS against the number this season, while the Bulldogs are 7-10-2 ATS. Davidson is 8-14-1 on the totals; The Citadel is 10-7-1.



View Davidson vs The Citadel Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you were backing the visitors in this one, the Wildcats were listed as 17.5-point favorites earlier in the day at Sportsbook.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 343 (Bulldogs) and the No. 104 (Wildcats) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 78-59 result in favor of the Wildcats has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
When it comes to rebounds, the visiting Wildcats rank No. 205 in NCAA Division 1 with 34.1 per game. That compares with The Citadel’s No. 329 ranking in that category. The story is different when it comes to three-point shooting where The Citadel is college basketball's No. 200-ranked team at 5.9 per game, while the Wildcats rate No. 50 with 7.6 per game.

Defensively, Davidson features the nation's No. 139-rated defense on the road, allowing 68 points per game. The Citadel, meanwhile, comes in at No. 235 nationally in scoring at home.

Davidson won its last outing, a 75-59 result against College of Charleston on February 14. They covered in that game as a 3-point favorite. The Wildcats used a 32-point performance from Jake Cohen to help Davidson smack College of Charleston 75-59 on Thursday at TD Arena.

The Citadel was a 78-57 loser in their most recent outing at home against Georgia Southern. They failed to cover the 3.5-point spread as underdogs. The Citadel was run off the court by the Eagles on Thursday as Georgia Southern routed them 78-57 at McAlister Field House.


Davidson Wildcats Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 6-4
Before playing Furman are 6-4
After playing College of Charleston are 9-1
After a win are 9-1

The Citadel Bulldogs Trends:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Appalachian State are 7-3
After playing Georgia Southern are 1-9
After a loss are 2-8

A few Wildcats at Bulldogs trends to consider:
Davidson is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against The Citadel
Davidson is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of The Citadel's last 5 games
The Citadel is 3-17 SU in its last 20 games
The Citadel is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games at home
The Citadel is 2-20 SU in its last 22 games when playing Davidson


Next up:
Davidson home to Furman, Wednesday, February 20
The Citadel at Appalachian State, Wednesday, February 20