Chattanooga Mocs vs Samford Bulldogs Prediction, 1/24/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chattanooga Mocs vs Samford Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, January 24, 2026

Location: Pete Hanna Center in Homewood, AL

TV: ESPNU

The Samford Bulldogs (9-11) will play the Chattanooga Mocs (9-11) at Pete Hanna Center on Saturday.

The Chattanooga Mocs faced East Tennessee State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 67-66 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Mocs walked away with 17 while East Tennessee State had 14 personal fouls. They buried 3 of their 19 attempts from beyond the arc. East Tennessee State shot 72.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of their 11 tries. Additionally, East Tennessee State pulled down 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. East Tennessee State earned 11 assists and had 11 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Chattanooga let their opponent shoot 42.4% from the field on 28 out of 66 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes in the matchup while creating 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled a total of 29 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Mocs buried 10 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. Chattanooga wrapped up the game with a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 of 53) and made 10 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Brennan Watkins is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He ended up going 75.0% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He played 32 mins played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He totaled 19 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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Chattanooga will enter this matchup with a mark of 9-11 on the season. They are turning it over 9.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.4 fouls every game. As a team, Chattanooga is collecting 33.2 rebounds per game and is sitting with 314 assists for the year, which ranks 73rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Mocs are hitting 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (221 of 612) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.0 points per contest (180th in D-1) on 45.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mocs have forced 10.7 turnovers every game while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They are 176th in college in allowing assists with 257 relinquished on the season. The Mocs are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.5% (491 of 1,156) and they relinquish 35.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 31.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 158th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.8).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Samford Bulldogs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 88-78 against Wofford. In the matter of team rebounding, Samford allowed Wofford to collect 20 overall (2 on the offensive side). They finished 50.0% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 12 and finished the contest at 18 of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Bulldogs permitted Wofford to bury 32 out of their 50 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 64.0% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 29 for 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 49.2%. With respect to 3-pointers, Samford knocked down 9 of 27 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 11 of them for a clip of 78.6%. Wofford committed 18 fouls for the game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 14 shots. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Bulldogs corralled 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 23 in the game.

Jadin Booth was important for the Bulldogs in this game. He earned 27 points in his 39 mins on the court and accumulated 3 dimes in the game. He converted 11 out of 21 in this game for a field goal percentage of 52.4%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Samford has a mark of 9-11 so far this year. As an offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 43.7% from the floor, which ranks 272nd in the nation. Samford has earned 1,551 points this year (77.6 per contest) and they average 36.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 15.3 times per game (116th in the nation) and they turn it over 9.0 times per game. The Bulldogs are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls per contest while shooting 67.5% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 267th in college in PPG given up with 77.0. They are able to force 9.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.8% from the field (243rd in college). The Samford defense surrenders 37.0% on shots from distance (157 of 424) and opponents are converting on 76.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 12.9 assists and 37.5 rebounds per contest, which is 147th and 324th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chattanooga

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