College Hoops Picks Jan. 28, 2009: Davidson Wildcats @ Chattanooga Mocs

Davidson Wildcats @ Chattanooga Mocs

Wednesday, Jan. 28—7:00 PM EST

Preview

The Davidson Wildcats (9-0, 16-3) will continue their bid for two perfect conference seasons in a row on Wednesday when they travel to McKenzie Arena and take on their SoCon rivals Chattanooga (5-4, 9-11).

The Wildcats have found success through Stephen Curry, who came into the national spotlight last March when Davidson became the 2008 Cinderella story. He currently leads the Wildcats with 29.3 points per game and 6.4 assists.

On the other side of the ball is Chattanooga, who is coming off of a one-point overtime loss to Elon. The Mocs are led by Nicchaeus Doaks (13.7 PPG, 9.5 RPG) and Stephen McDowell (19.4 PPG).

Stats

	Record	Conf	ATS	RPI	SOS	PF	PA
Davidson	16-3	9-0	8-8-1	37	108	81.2	67.1
Chattanooga	9-11	5-4	4-5	184	158	75.9	76.6

	FG%	D. FG%	3P%	D. 3P%	FT%	RPG	SPG	APG	TPG
Davidson	45.1	40.5	38.2	35.4	72.3	41.9	8.4	14.9	12.4
Chattanooga	42.9	41.9	33.9	33.2	64.8	44.4	6.0	14.1	17.1

Prediction

Current Line: Davidson -12.0

Davidson ATS: 8-8-1, 6-7 when favored
Chattanooga ATS: 4-5, 2-2 when underdog

Davidson has been able to win—and win big—since their loss to Duke. Since that loss a little over two weeks ago, the Wildcats have outscored their six opponents by an average of 22 points. Take out the 40-point margin of one game, and they have still outscored their opponents by an average of 18 points.

Chattanooga has been playing well, but it has not been of the same caliber as Davidson.

When these two teams first faced off in the middle of December, Davidson walked away with the five-point win. It should be much more this time around.

Pick: Davidson -12.0

*All statistics for this article have come from StatSheet.com*

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