Davidson won by 9 and 16 and they were -9.5 and -3 favorites this year against Charleston. Really I feel that these two match up well and based on where the spreads were during the season Davidson is getting a couple extra points for this game seeing as it's on neutral court. I think there is great value in Charleston. Davidson is coming into this game quite confident, but Charleston is very well capable of shutting down an opposing offense. That's something they did not do in the two match ups against Davidson during the year but facing them for a third time they should be able to make adjustments.
After all Charleston has proven they are one of the better defenses in the country rankings 58th in 2 point defense and holding opponents under 29.8% from beyond the arch. Davidson shoots 40% of their shots from the perimeter so that could be a key here tonight. Charleston actually plays better defense on the road than Davidson does as well as offensively from a FG% aspect. When you add in that they are also getting more FTA and have a better rebound margin I think their -13 FTA and -10 rebound in the 2 match ups combined are bound to come back to each teams averages. Charleston is also playing better of late holding opponents to 35.5% form the field over their last 5 and are +12.2 rebounds as well.
