Radford vs Chicago State Game Information

Radford vs Chicago State Preview

Early start time alert: This opening round Ocean Division game of the Sunshine Slam in Daytona Beach, Florida tips off at 10:30 am local time (10:30 EST/7:30 PST), so if you want to get down, best bet it Sunday night or first thing on Monday morning. Chicago State (0-6) faces Radford (4-2) and with the Cougars being one of the worst ATS Teams in NCAA Division I, backing the Highlanders and laying the points may be a good way to start your Thanksgiving week. In their last game, Chicago State was crushed by Indiana State in a prediction and pick we provided for you here with the Sycamores easily covering the 17-Point spread in a 97-61 blowout in Terre Haute. Radford saw a 4-game win streak snapped in a 79-51 blowout at Clemson.

Expect Radford to Roll in Sunshine Slam Opener

Like Chicago State, Big South school Radford (3-2-0 ATS, 4-1-0 O/U) has been a good Over team to start this season with 4 Overs in its 5 lined with G Jarvis Moss (18.0, 3.8 rpg), G Brandon Maclin (9.5 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 3.2 apg), G David Early (8.4 ppg), F Josiah Harris (8.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg), and F TJ NeSmith (6.5 ppg). Before losing to Clemson in their last outing, the Highlanders defeated William & Maty by 12 (89-77), Old Dominion by 12 (87-75), and Evansville by 11 (92-81), all opponents superior to Chicago State. If Moss and Radford can score 92 points vs Evansville, they should be able to get 78 to 90 points vs the Cougars on a Neutral site in the opening round of a tournament.

Radford Betting Trends

• Radford is 0-2 SU vs Power 4 Conference teams, 3-0 SU vs everyone else
• The Over is 4-1 in the last 5 Highlanders games overall
• The Highlanders went 16-15-0 ATS last season
• First Half Overs 20-10 last 30 Radford games (+10,80 Units, 31% ROI)
• The Over is 19-11 in the last 30 Radford games (+6.90 Units, 21% ROI)

Chicago State Again One of Best Fades in CBB

Chicago State (1-5-0 ATS, 4-2-0 O/U) has lost by 20 points to Youngstown State (80-60), by 47 points at Texas (105-68), by 45 points at San Francisco (82-37), by 20 to Eastern Kentucky (86-66), and by 36 points to Indiana State (97-61) in its last 5 games, so this is a team to fade while you can in November and December. The Cougars have no players scoring in double-digits, with G Gabe Spinelli (9.50 ppg,) G Saxby Sunderland (8.2 ppg), G Jalen Forrest (8.3 ppg), G Matthew Robinson (6.5 ppg), F Cameron Jernigan (7.4 ppg), and F Quincy Allen (6.8 ppg, 3.6 rpg) Chicago State’s top scorers heading in here.

Chicago State Betting Trends

• Chicago State has lost 7 in a row SU
• The Cougars are 2-8 SU in their last 10 games
• Chicago State is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 lined games
• The Cougars have now lost 5 consecutive ATS
• The Over is 7-2 in the Cougars last 9 games

Radford vs Chicago State Prediction

This Radford vs Chicago State prediction and free NCAAB pick pick will be to bet against the cats, really rats, and back Radford to win by 20 or more here. The Cougars rank dead last (#365) in Field Goal Percentage (33.7%), hitting 125 of 371 shots, are No. 345 in Scoring Offense (59.0), and Chicago State doesn’t even have a player averaging 10 ppg—something that is really rare in basketball played at every level. Middle School girls teams even have a 10 ppg scorer, or two. This team made some strides last year but seem to be reverting back to their notorious form and oddsmakers just aren’t making the Point Spreads against this team high enough. Until they do Baba Ram Dass, you should enjoy the free milk from this underperforming cash cow.

Kevin’s Pick: Radford -12