VMI vs Citadel Basketball Prediction, Odds, Picks, Best Bets for SoCon Tournament

The No. 7 seed VMI Keydets (13-18, 7-11 SoCon) are taking on the No. 10 seed Citadel Bulldogs (5-24, 0-18 SoCon) in the SoCon tournament on Friday at Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville, at 7:30 p.m. ET airing on ESPN+.

Before you place your bet on this game at FanDuel Sportsbook, here are the NCAA basketball odds and spreads you need to know.

VMI vs. Citadel Game Info and Odds

• Game day: Friday, March 7, 2025
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. ET
• TV channel: ESPN+
• Location: Asheville, North Carolina
• Arena: Harrah's Cherokee Center Asheville

If you plan to place a wager on VMI-Citadel contest (in which VMI is a 6.5-point favorite and the over/under is set at 139.5 points), here are a few betting trends and insights for Friday's game.

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VMI vs. Citadel: ATS Betting Stats and Trends

• VMI is 18-9-0 ATS this season.
• Citadel has put together a 9-16-0 record against the spread this year.
• VMI (1-0) covers a higher percentage of games when it is favored by 6.5 points or more this season (100%) than Citadel (7-12) does as a 6.5+-point underdog (36.8%).
• At home, the Keydets have a worse record against the spread (5-5-0) compared to their ATS record in away games (11-4-0).
• The Bulldogs have performed better against the spread on the road (6-6-0) than at home (3-10-0) this season.
• VMI has beaten the spread 12 times in 18 conference games.
• Citadel is 6-12-0 against the spread in SoCon games this season.

VMI vs. Citadel: Moneyline Betting Stats

• VMI has yet to lose any of the four games it has been chosen as the moneyline favorite in this season.
• The Keydets have played as a favorite of -255 or more just one time this year and came away with a win in that game.
• Citadel has been listed as the moneyline underdog a total of 21 times this season, and it has lost all of those games.
• The Bulldogs have played in 19 games as a moneyline underdog with odds of +205 or longer without a win.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies VMI has a 71.8% chance of walking away with the win.

VMI vs. Citadel Head-to-Head Comparison

• VMI scores 73.9 points per game (185th in college basketball) and gives up 73.6 (232nd in college basketball) for a +7 scoring differential overall.
• Rickey Bradley, Jr. leads VMI, putting up 16 points per game (187th in the country).
• Citadel's -243 scoring differential (being outscored by 8.4 points per game) is a result of putting up 66.7 points per game (338th in college basketball) while allowing 75.1 per contest (275th in college basketball).
• Brody Fox is ranked 135th in the nation with a team-high 16.7 points per game.
• The Keydets average 31.6 rebounds per game (196th in college basketball) while allowing 33.1 per contest to their opponents. They are outrebounded by 1.5 boards per game.
• Augustinas Kiudulas averages 6.4 rebounds per game (ranking 249th in college basketball) to lead the Keydets.
• The Bulldogs average 30.6 rebounds per game (269th in college basketball) while conceding 33.2 per outing to opponents. They are outrebounded by 2.6 boards per game.
• Sola Adebisi is 314th in the country with six rebounds per game, leading the Bulldogs.
• VMI averages 94.8 points per 100 possessions on offense (202nd in college basketball), and allows 94.5 points per 100 possessions (211th in college basketball).
• The Bulldogs average 88.4 points per 100 possessions (331st in college basketball), while giving up 99.4 points per 100 possessions (328th in college basketball).

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