The UNC Asheville Bulldogs will try to pay off for their supporters on Saturday when they play host to the Keydets at Kimmel Arena in NCAAB action.

It's a game in the Big South Tournament, which will decide the conference title, not to mention deciding which teams make the Field of 68.

The Bulldogs bring a 23-9 record (6-1 ATS) to this tilt against the 17-15 Keydets, who are 3-3 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed UNC Asheville go 4-3 so far and the Keydets go 2-4.



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Betting Line:
If you're backing the visitors in this one, you'll find the Keydets listed as 13.5-point underdogs

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 159 (Bulldogs) and the No. 278 (Keydets) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 88-78 result in favor of the Bulldogs has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Keydets is ranked No. 262 in NCAA hoops at 32.8 per game. Contrast that with UNC Asheville’s No. 152 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, UNC Asheville is the No. 127-ranked team in the country at 6.6 per game, while VMI rates No. 14 at 8.6 per game.

Defensively, VMI features the nation's No. 342-rated defense on the road, allowing 85.5 points per game. UNC Asheville, meanwhile, comes in at No. 1 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, VMI was a 75-55 Sportsbook on the road against Winthrop. They covered the 4.5-point spread as underdogs. VMI cruised to victory on Thursday, running Winthrop out of the gym and running up a 75-55 score at Kimmel Arena.

UNC Asheville won its last outing, a 91-64 result against Charleston Southern on March 1. They covered in that game as a 6.5-point favorite. The Bulldogs blew out Charleston Southern on Thursday, running up a 20+ point victory in a 91-64 win at Kimmel Arena.