Western Carolina at Samford 1/18/21 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The West Carolina Catamounts are set to visit the Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama for a Southern Conference clash against the Samford Bulldogs. The West Carolina Catamounts come into this matchup with a 7-4 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the Mercer Bears, 78-74. Leading the way for the West Carolina Catamounts was senior guard Mason Faulkner as he recorded 25 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 assists. Sophomore forward Xavier Cook had a productive outing for the Catamounts as he pitched in 13 points.

The West Carolina Catamounts struggled shooting the ball against the Mercer Bears as they connected on 19 of their 51 field goal attempts (37.3%), and they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (34.8%). The West Carolina Catamounts won the turnover battle against the Mercer Bears (13-12), but they were edged out by the Bears in the rebounding department (39-28).

The Samford Bulldogs come into this matchup with a 5-7 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent home game against the UNC Greensboro Spartans, 82-70. Leading the way for the Samford Bulldogs was junior guard Christian Guess as he recorded 16 points and 8 rebounds. Senior guard Richardson Maitre had a productive outing for the Bulldogs as he pitched in 12 points and 4 rebounds.

The Samford Bulldogs had a good shooting game against the UNC Greensboro Spartans as they connected on 27 of their 60 field goal attempts (45%), but they struggled from behind the three-point line (25%). The Samford Bulldogs lost the turnover battle against the UNC Greensboro Spartans (15-9), and they were edged out by the Spartans in the rebounding department (41-39).