Samford vs. VMI Dunkel Predictions & Vegas Odds - Feb. 26

In a game featuring one of the struggling teams in college basketball, the VMI Keydets (6-23, 1-15 SoCon) face the Samford Bulldogs (16-13, 9-7 SoCon) at Pete Hanna Center on February 26, 2026. The Keydets have lost 14 in a row and are 0-10 in their past 10 games. They enter this matchup as underdogs by 17.5 points. The matchup has an over/under of 154.5.

Samford fell in its last matchup 89-86 against Mercer on Saturday. Dylan Faulkner's team-leading 27 points paced Samford in the losing effort. VMI's last game on Saturday ended in an 81-62 loss to Western Carolina. Walker Andrews put up 13 points, one rebound and zero assists for VMI.

Samford vs. VMI Odds and Game Time

• When: Thursday, February 26, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Pete Hanna Center in Birmingham, Alabama
• Spread favorite: Samford -17.5
• Moneyline favorite: Samford -2500
• Moneyline underdog: VMI +1133
• Over/Under: 154.5 points

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• TV Channel: ESPN+
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Betting the Over/Under: Samford vs. VMI

• Samford and its opponents have hit the over on this game's total (154.5 points) 11 times this season.
• In VMI's 26 games this season, 10 finished with more combined points than Thursday's over/under of 154.5.
• Together, the two teams combine for 150.7 points per game, 3.8 fewer points than the over/under of 154.5 for this contest.
• The 155 points per game these two teams surrender to opponents combined this season are 0.5 more than the 154.5-point total in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Samford's games is 0.7 fewer points than the over/under of 154.5 in this matchup.
• VMI's games have an average over/under of 151.8 points this season, 2.7 fewer points than the over/under for this game.

Betting the Spread: Samford vs. VMI

• Samford is 15-12-0 against the spread this season.
• Against the spread, VMI is 8-18-0 this season.
• This year, the Keydets have two against the spread wins in three games as an underdog of 17.5 points or more.
• At home this year, Samford is 7-3 overall and 6-4 against the spread.
• VMI is 6-7 against the spread, and 1-12 overall, in away games.

Betting the Moneyline: Samford vs. VMI

• Samford has been the moneyline favorite in 13 games this season and won 11 (84.6%) of those contests.
• The Bulldogs have not been a bigger favorite this season than the -2500 moneyline set for this game.
• The implied probability of a win from Samford, based on the moneyline, is 96.2%.
• VMI has been chosen as moneyline underdogs in 23 games this year and has walked away with the win two times (8.7%) in those games.
• The Keydets have won all of their three games in which they were named as at least a +1133 moneyline underdog.
• The moneyline set for this matchup implies VMI has an 8.1% chance of walking away with the win.