The Charlotte 49ers (1-5) will be at home when they play the Davidson Wildcats (4-0). Action gets underway at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1.
The 49ers lost to Washington 71-66 on Friday. Joseph Uchebo had a solid performance for Charlotte, putting up nine points, 18 rebounds, and two assists. The Wildcats, meanwhile, are coming off an 83-70 win against Denison on Saturday. Brian Sullivan led the game in scoring by accumulating 23 points on 9-for-17 shooting.
Charlotte is a big 10-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is 167 points. The 49ers have gone 1-5 Straight Up (SU) and 3-3 Against The Spread (ATS).
Over on the other bench, it’s hard to argue with the ATS failures of Davidson. The Wildcats are clearly doing something wrong with a 0-3 record ATS to go along with a 4-0 record SU so far. They sport the 49th-ranked scoring offense in the country, averaging 83.0 points per game. The Wildcats are the better of the two teams when it comes to assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking fifth in Division I at 1.97.
Charlotte and Davidson meet for what will be their first head-to-head battle of the season. Davidson won the last game in the matchup, but Charlotte still leads the head-to-head record, 6-4 SU. However, Davidson holds the advantage ATS with a record of 6-4.
Predictions: SU Winner – Dav, ATS Winner – Dav, O/U – Over
Notes
Charlotte is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games.
The total has gone OVER in 10 of Charlotte’s last 15 games.
Charlotte is 12-5 SU in its last 17 games when playing Davidson.
Charlotte is 7-1 SU in its last 8 games when playing at home against Davidson.
Davidson averages 83.0 points per game (ranked 49th). Charlotte, on the other hand, allows 82.8 points per game (ranked 325th).
Davidson beats Charlotte in both possessions per game and points per possession. The Wildcats average 73.0 possessions and 1.137 points per possession, while the 49ers average 72.5 possessions with .938 points per possession.
The Charlotte 49ers average an effective field goal percentage of 42.6% this season. The Davidson Wildcats are a perfect 4-0 in games where opponents have an eFG% of 42.6% or greater.
Charlotte attempts an average of 18.0 three pointers per game and Davidson attempts 30.0 on average. When the teams attempt at least 20 three pointers, the Charlotte 49ers are winless (0-1) while the Davidson Wildcats are undefeated (4-0).
The fifth-ranked team in the category, Davidson has an assist-to-turnover ratio of 1.97 this season. Charlotte ranks lower at 251st with an A/TO of .90.
The Charlotte 49ers average 6.5 steals per game. The Davidson Wildcats are undefeated at 1-0 when they allow at least 6 steals.
