Bettors will hope to hit paydirt on Wednesday when the New Hampshire Wildcats try to run the Vermont Catamounts off the court at Lundholm Gymnasium in college hoops action.

New Hampshire battles the Catamounts, currently sitting with a 7-5 mark (1-0 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 0-1 for the Wildcats and 1-0 for the Catamounts.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
It's a betting matchup between the No. 99-rated Wildcats and the No. 264-ranked Catamounts, according to the latest pro hoops power rankings here at Odds Shark. Prediction formulas run on this game indicate a possible 64-63 result in favor of the Wildcats.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up New Hampshire's No. 246 nationally ranked offense (64.6 points per game) against a Catamounts defense that sits as the No. 83 at 61.4 PPG. The Wildcats have been averaging 40.3% from the field, less than the Catamounts have managed so far this season (42.2% on average).

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Vermont owns the country's No. 55-rated mark, allowing 63.1 points per game on the highway. New Hampshire, on the other hand, rates No. 112 in scoring at home.

Vermont was a 62-50 loser in their most recent outing at home against College of Charleston. Vermont got 11 points from Clancy Rugg but lost anyway, 62-50, to College of Charleston on Saturday at Roy Patrick Gym.

In their last action, New Hampshire was a 65-63 loser on the road against Colgate. The Wildcats endured a 65-63 loss at the hands of the Red Raiders on Sunday, despite a 23-point effort from Ferg Myrick at Cotterell Court.

Next up:
Vermont home to Albany, Saturday, January 5
New Hampshire at Stony Brook, Saturday, January 5