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2026–27 college basketball / matchup

The Citadel · #325 · SC · 0–0Samford · #206 · SC · 0–0Sat, Jan 9 · 5:00 PM ETPete Hanna Center · Homewood, AL
Model line
Samford −13.2
Win probability
Samford 92%
Projected tempo
69.5
possessions
Site
Samford home
8%Win probability92%

The model makes Samford a 13.2-point favorite, winning about 92 times in 100.

Offense vs defense

Each offense against the other team's defense. Small numbers are national ranks; the better rank in each row is bold.

The Citadel offense vs Samford defense

The Citadel OStatSamford D
64.8#334Tempo#17968.4
49.5#269eFG%#20651.9
16.3#157TOV%#35613.0
27.9#272ORB%#1725.7
30.0#312FT rate#13032.9
10.7#288Block%#3127.0
50.6#231Assist%#2945.8
51.0#2142P%#11450.3
32.0#2823P%#32836.5
66.5#349FT%—
47.8#273PA rate#28835.9

Samford offense vs The Citadel defense

Samford OStatThe Citadel D
68.4#179Tempo#33464.8
53.1#101eFG%#36157.5
13.4#13TOV%#31114.7
25.3#333ORB%#22831.5
41.9#32FT rate#13533.3
10.2#254Block%#2737.8
55.2#110Assist%#17552.2
52.8#1382P%#36359.6
35.6#843P%#33536.6
69.2#294FT%—
45.7#533PA rate#4444.1

Team stats from the 2025–26 season, the same inputs the model uses for these ratings.

Last 5 games

H home · A away · N neutral site.

The Citadel

Sat, Mar 7NEast Tennessee St.175L 76–83
Fri, Mar 6NChattanooga274W 88–85
Sat, Feb 28AWofford276W 93–90
Wed, Feb 25AFurman147L 51–72
Sat, Feb 21HChattanooga274L 72–93

Samford

Sat, Mar 7NFurman147L 81–86
Sat, Feb 28HUNC Greensboro289W 87–78
Thu, Feb 26HVMI344W 80–61
Sat, Feb 21AMercer227L 86–89
Thu, Feb 19AThe Citadel325W 78–75