Saturday’s game features the UNC Greensboro Spartans (19-11, 12-5 SoCon) and the Samford Bulldogs (22-8, 12-5 SoCon) matching up at First Horizon Coliseum in what is expected to be a tight matchup, with a projected 74-73 win for UNC Greensboro according to our computer prediction. Tipoff is at 4 p.m. ET on March 1.

According to our computer prediction, UNC Greensboro is a good bet to cover the spread, which is currently listed at 1.5. The two sides are projected to come in below the 147.5 total.

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Samford vs. UNC Greensboro Game Info & Odds

• Date: Saturday, March 1, 2025
• Time: 4 p.m. ET
• TV: ESPNews
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• Where: Greensboro, North Carolina
• Venue: First Horizon Coliseum
• Line: Samford -1.5
• Point total: 147.5
• Moneyline (to win): Samford -118, UNC Greensboro -102

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Samford vs. UNC Greensboro Score Prediction

• Prediction:
  UNC Greensboro 74, Samford 73

Spread & Total Prediction for Samford vs. UNC Greensboro

• Pick ATS: UNC Greensboro (+1.5)
• Pick OU: Under (147.5)

Samford is 15-13-0 against the spread this season compared to UNC Greensboro’s 15-12-0 ATS record. In terms of hitting the over, games involving the Bulldogs are 10-18-0 and the Spartans are 11-16-0. The teams score an average of 155.2 points per game, 7.7 more points than this matchup’s total. Samford is 6-4 against the spread and 6-4 overall over its past 10 contests, while UNC Greensboro has gone 5-5 against the spread and 7-3 overall.

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Samford Performance Insights

• The Bulldogs’ +286 scoring differential (outscoring opponents by 9.6 points per game) is a result of scoring 83 points per game (17th in college basketball) while giving up 73.4 per contest (228th in college basketball).
• The 32.5 rebounds per game Samford averages rank 155th in college basketball. Its opponents pull down 31.8 per contest.
• Samford knocks down 10.8 three-pointers per game (sixth-most in college basketball), 2.7 more than its opponents (8.1).
• The Bulldogs rank 69th in college basketball with 100.5 points scored per 100 possessions, and 77th in college basketball defensively with 88.9 points conceded per 100 possessions.
• Samford has committed 12.6 turnovers per game (301st in college basketball play), 2.9 fewer than the 15.5 it forces on average (seventh in college basketball).

UNC Greensboro Performance Insights

• The Spartans have a +239 scoring differential, topping opponents by 7.9 points per game. They’re putting up 72.2 points per game, 237th in college basketball, and are allowing 64.3 per contest to rank 17th in college basketball.
• UNC Greensboro is 104th in the nation at 33.2 rebounds per game. That’s 3.0 more than the 30.2 its opponents average.
• UNC Greensboro knocks down 9.3 three-pointers per game (51st in college basketball) while shooting 37.2% from deep (36th in college basketball). It is making 2.3 more threes than its opponents, who drain 7 per game at 30.1%.
• UNC Greensboro has committed 9.5 turnovers per game (33rd in college basketball) while forcing 10.4 (273rd in college basketball).

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