The VMI Keydets hope to be lousy hosts on Saturday as the Longwood Lancers pay a visit to Cameron Hall on the college basketball betting menu.

The Keydets bring a 12-16 record (0-4 ATS) to this tilt against the 7-23 Lancers, who are 2-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have witnessed VMI go 3-0 so far and the Lancers go 1-0.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 211 (Keydets) and the No. 336 (Lancers) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 76-62 result in favor of the Keydets has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and VMI has the nation's No. 12-rated offensive output, at 77.6 PPG. The visiting Lancers defense ranks No. 348 allowing on average 81 PPG. The Keydets FG% has averaged 43.3% so far, less than the Lancers marksmen have achieved on the year, 43.9% per game.

Comparing how these foes stack up statistically, Longwood owns the country's No. 348-rated mark, allowing 82.8 points per game on the highway. VMI, on the other hand, rates No. 10 in scoring at home.

In their last action, Longwood was a 79-66 Sportsbook on the road against Campbell. Longwood got 22 points from Michael Kessens en route to a 79-66 victory over Campbell on Wednesday at Convocation Center.

VMI won its last outing, an 83-66 result against Liberty on February 26. VMI got 32 points from Stan Okoye en route to an 83-66 victory over Liberty on Tuesday at Vines Center.