St. Mary's Gaels vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 12/4/2021 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Saturday, December 4, 2021

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado State Rams (8-0) will play the St. Mary's Gaels (7-1) at Moby Arena on Saturday.

The St. Mary's Gaels faced UC Riverside and walked away with a win by a score of 67-50 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Gaels ended up finishing with 11 while UC Riverside racked up 9 personal fouls. They made 6 of 15 shots from downtown. UC Riverside finished the game at 50.0% when shooting free throws by converting 4 of their 8 tries. In addition, UC Riverside grabbed 21 boards (2 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UC Riverside recorded 7 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, St. Mary's allowed their opponent to shoot 40.0% from the field on 20 of 50 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 33 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Gaels converted 3 of their 4 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. St. Mary's wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.9% field goal percentage (28 out of 55) and converted 8 of 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Matthias Tass is one guy who was a contributor for this game. He was able to score 18 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He played for 30 minutes played and also pulled down 6 rebounds. He finished shooting 57.1% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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St. Mary's will play this game with a record of 7-1 on the year. They are averaging 67.9 points per outing (261st in D-1) while hitting 46.3% from the field. The Gaels are connecting on 35.4% on three-point attempts (62 of 175) and 65.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, St. Mary's is pulling down 34.1 rebounds per game and has 111 assists on the campaign, which ranks 100th in college hoops in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.1 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Gaels are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.5% on shots from distance while they are 19th in D-1 in opponents PPG (57.6). The Gaels are allowing a shooting percentage of 41.0% (174 of 424) and they surrender 28.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 5th in the country in giving up assists with 52 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Colorado State Rams got the victory with a final of 86-55 when they played Little Rock. The Rams collected 28 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while recording 13 steals in this game. Little Rock committed 16 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Rams to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to make 12 of those for a rate of 100.0%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Colorado State buried 8 of their 23 attempts (34.8%). Overall, the Rams finished 33 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.9%. The Rams allowed Little Rock to convert 20 of 52 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.5% in this game. They shot 23.1% from distance by going 3 of 13 and finished the game at 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). In relation to rebounding, Colorado State allowed Little Rock to snag 26 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Isaiah Stevens ended up being important for the Rams for the matchup. He knocked down 4 of 6 for the game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He recorded 12 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 12 dimes for this contest.

Colorado State has a mark of 8-0 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Rams are shooting 53.6% from the field, which is 4th in college hoops. Colorado State has accounted for 694 pts this year (86.8 per game) and they grab 34.3 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 17.6 times per game (20th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 9.5 times per game. The Rams commit 13.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 82.3% from the charity stripe.

The Rams defensively are ranked 186th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 68.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (191st in college basketball). The Colorado State defense gives up 32.9% on three-point shots (71 of 216) and their opposition makes 65.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 10.9 assists and 31.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 98th and 67th in Division 1.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Mary's

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