Samford visits Chattanooga after Bonham's 22-point showing

Published Feb. 3, 2024 3:43 a.m. ET

Associated Press

Samford Bulldogs (19-3, 8-1 SoCon) at Chattanooga Mocs (15-7, 7-2 SoCon)

Chattanooga, Tennessee; Saturday, 4:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Mocs -1.5; over/under is 158.5

BOTTOM LINE: Chattanooga hosts the Samford Bulldogs after Trey Bonham scored 22 points in Chattanooga's 91-85 win over the Western Carolina Catamounts.

The Mocs are 9-2 on their home court. Chattanooga is second in the SoCon with 27.0 defensive rebounds per game led by Sam Alexis averaging 6.6.

The Bulldogs are 8-1 in SoCon play. Samford is fourth in college basketball with 18.9 assists per game led by Rylan Jones averaging 5.3.

Chattanooga makes 47.7% of its shots from the field this season, which is 4.6 percentage points higher than Samford has allowed to its opponents (43.1%). Samford has shot at a 49.3% rate from the field this season, 7.8 percentage points higher than the 41.5% shooting opponents of Chattanooga have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Honor Huff is scoring 15.8 points per game with 2.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Mocs. Bonham is averaging 17.4 points and 4.6 rebounds while shooting 57.7% over the past 10 games for Chattanooga.

Achor Achor is averaging 15.8 points, six rebounds and 1.8 blocks for the Bulldogs. A.J. Staton-McCray is averaging 1.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Samford.

LAST 10 GAMES: Mocs: 7-3, averaging 79.1 points, 34.7 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 7.0 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.5 points per game.

Bulldogs: 9-1, averaging 85.5 points, 34.5 rebounds, 17.0 assists, 11.1 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 49.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 74.9 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.