Who’s Playing
Stetson Hatters @ The Citadel Bulldogs
Current Records: Stetson 1-1, The Citadel 1-1
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What to Know
The Stetson Hatters are headed away from home for the first time to take on The Citadel Bulldogs at 6:00 p.m. ET on Monday at McAlister Field House.
Stetson will head into Thursday’s contest out to bounce back: they lost a heartbreaker on Thursday after a huge 19-point win in their prior game. They fell just short of Neb.-Omaha by a score of 79-76. The Hatters didn’t live up to their potential and found themselves falling short of the advantage oddsmakers thought they had coming into the game.
Even though they lost, Stetson was working as a unit and finished the game with 19 assists. That’s the most assists they’ve posted since back in December of 2023.
Meanwhile, The Citadel came into Thursday’s game having lost four straight, but that streak is now in the rearview. They simply couldn’t be stopped on Thursday as they easily beat Erskine 86-56. With the Bulldogs ahead 52-30 at the half, the match was all but over already.
Stetson’s loss ended a five-game streak of wins at home dating back to last season and dropped them to 1-1. As for The Citadel, the victory also got them back to even at 1-1.
Stetson came up short against The Citadel when the teams last played back in November of 2016, falling 116-112. Can Stetson avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We’ll find out soon enough.
Looking ahead, Stetson is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 1.5 points. They finished last season with a 14-13 record against the spread.
Odds
Stetson is a slight 1.5-point favorite against The Citadel, according to the latest college basketball odds.
The line on this game has moved quite a bit since it opened, as it started out with the Bulldogs as a 2.5-point favorite.
The over/under is 147 points.
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Series History
The Citadel has won both of the games they’ve played against Stetson in the last 9 years.
- Nov 18, 2016 – The Citadel 116 vs. Stetson 112
- Nov 17, 2015 – The Citadel 94 vs. Stetson 93
