Who's Playing
Western Georgia Wolves @ Lipscomb Bisons
Current Records: Western Georgia 3-13, Lipscomb 10-6
How To Watch
- When: Saturday, January 11, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET
- Where: Allen Arena -- Nashville, Tennessee
- TV: ESPN Plus
- Follow: CBS Sports App
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- Ticket Cost: $21.00
What to Know
If the oddsmakers' predictions hold true, the near future looks bright for Lipscomb. They and the Western Georgia Wolves will face off in an Atlantic Sun battle at 5:00 p.m. ET on Saturday at Allen Arena. The Bisons are strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 78.4 points per game this season.
Lipscomb will head into Thursday's contest out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Thursday after a huge 32-point victory in their prior game. They fell just short of Queens by a score of 75-73. The Bisons' loss signaled the end of their three-game winning streak.
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Western Georgia beat Austin Peay 72-68 on Thursday.
Lipscomb's defeat ended a four-game streak of wins at home and dropped them to 10-6. As for Western Georgia, their win ended an eight-game drought on the road and puts them at 3-13.
Saturday's matchup is shaping up to be a scrappy game: Lipscomb has been smashing the glass this season, having averaged 36.9 rebounds per game. It's a different story for Western Georgia, though, as they've been averaging only 32.9. Given Lipscomb's sizable advantage in that area, Western Georgia will need to find a way to close that gap.
Odds
Lipscomb is a big 19.5-point favorite against Western Georgia, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Bisons as a 20-point favorite.
The over/under is 142 points.
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