Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Wednesday when the Appalachian State Mountaineers try to run the Moccasins off the court at Holmes Convocation Center in college hoops action.

Appalachian State will face the 10-17 Moccasins, who own a 8-9-1 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Mountaineers are 11-9 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Moccasins are 10-7-1 favoring the OVER.



View Chattanooga vs Appalachian State Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
The Mountaineers are listed as 4.5-point favorites at most sportsbooks tracked by Odds Shark.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 183 (Mountaineers) and the No. 51 (Moccasins) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 72-67 result in favor of the Moccasins has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Appalachian State has the nation's No. 183-rated offensive output, at 67.7 PPG. The visiting Moccasins defense ranks No. 225 allowing on average 68.8 PPG. The Mountaineers FG% has averaged 43.8% so far, more than the Moccasins marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.4% per game.

Defensively, Chattanooga features the nation's No. 326-rated defense on the road, allowing 79.7 points per game. Appalachian State, meanwhile, comes in at No. 210 nationally in scoring at home.

Chattanooga was a 77-76 loser in its last match at home against UNC Greensboro. They failed to cover the 4-point spread as favorites. The Moccasins got 22 points from Drazen Zlovaric, but it was UNC Greensboro that prevailed in a 77-76 final on Saturday at McKenzie Arena.

Appalachian State lost its last outing, a 66-64 result against Wofford on February 11. They earned a push in that game as a 2-point underdog. Appalachian State got 15 points from Mike Neal but lost anyway, 66-64, to Wofford on Saturday at Holmes Convocation Center.


Chattanooga Moccasins Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing The Citadel are 5-5
After playing UNC Greensboro are 7-3
After a loss are 4-6

Appalachian State Mountaineers Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 4-6
Before playing Winthrop are 2-2
After playing Wofford are 7-3
After a loss are 6-4

A few Moccasins at Mountaineers trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chattanooga's last 5 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Chattanooga's last 5 games when playing on the road against Appalachian State
Chattanooga is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Appalachian State
Chattanooga is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Appalachian State is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Chattanooga
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Appalachian State's last 10 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Appalachian State's last 5 games when playing at home against Chattanooga
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Appalachian State's last 6 games at home


Next up:
Chattanooga home to The Citadel, Saturday, February 18
Appalachian State home to Winthrop, Saturday, February 18