Samford Bulldogs vs Chattanooga Mocs Prediction, 1/10/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Samford Bulldogs vs Chattanooga Mocs

Date: Saturday, January 10, 2026

Location: McKenzie Arena in Chattanooga, TN

TV: ESPN+

McKenzie Arena is the location where the Chattanooga Mocs (6-10) will meet the Samford Bulldogs (9-7) on Saturday.

The Samford Bulldogs played Western Carolina and earned the victory with a final of 82-77 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 19 and Western Carolina accounted for 21 fouls. They made 5 of 15 shots from long range. Western Carolina finished the contest at 88.0% from the charity stripe by converting 22 of 25 attempts. Additionally, Western Carolina pulled down 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Western Carolina doled out 12 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. Regarding the defense, Samford let their opponent shoot 41.0% from the field on 25 out of 61 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they collected 24 with 5 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 19 of 21 attempts for a rate of 90.5%. Samford wrapped up the game having earned a 44.8% FG percentage (26 out of 58) and made 11 of their 25 3-pointers.

Jadin Booth is one player who was a contributor in this matchup. He went 57.9% from the field and earned 4 assists. He saw the court for 39 mins and also snagged 3 boards. He accounted for 33 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Samford heads into this contest with a record of 9-7 on the season. They cough up possession 9.3 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.8 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Samford is grabbing 38.0 rebounds per contest and has 239 dimes for the year, which ranks 120th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bulldogs are shooting 33.4% on shots from distance (154 of 461) and 66.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.9 pts per game (172nd in the country) on 43.2% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 10.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.9 fouls. They give up 36.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 242nd in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (75.6). The Bulldogs defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.2% (432 of 999) and they concede 38.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 190th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 207 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Chattanooga Mocs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-67 when they played Furman. The Mocs recorded 17 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the contest. They also coughed it up 12 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. Furman had 14 fouls in this contest which got the Mocs to the free throw line for 8 tries. They were able to convert 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Chattanooga made 13 of their 34 attempts (38.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Mocs shot 24 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.5%. The Mocs permitted Furman to make 26 of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.6% for this contest. They shot 42.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 11 out of 26 and ended up shooting 15 out of 20 at the charity stripe (75.0%). In regard to team rebounding, Chattanooga permitted Furman to pull down 39 overall (10 offensive).

Jordan Frison ended up being a major contributor for the Mocs for the game. He knocked down 10 of 20 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He tallied 25 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists for the matchup.

Chattanooga has a record of 6-10 this season. The Mocs commit 18.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.7% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 16.1 times per contest (90th in D-1) and they are turning it over 9.8 times per game. Chattanooga has accounted for 1,220 points on the year (76.3 per game) and they average 33.4 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Mocs are hitting on 44.3% from the field, which is 246th in the country.

The Mocs on defense are ranked 161st in college in PPG allowed with 72.6. They are able to force 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (126th in D-1). The Chattanooga defense surrenders 32.2% on 3-point shots (122 of 379) and their opponents are converting on 73.6% of their free throw attempts. They concede 12.9 assists and 36.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 162nd and 262nd in D-1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Samford

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