George Washington Colonials vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 12/31/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: George Washington Colonials vs Loyola Ramblers
Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022
Location: Joseph J. Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL
TV: Youtube TV
The George Washington Colonials (6-7) are on their way to Joseph J. Gentile Arena on Saturday where they will meet the Loyola Ramblers (6-6).
The George Washington Colonials played Seattle and went home with a loss by a final score of 85-67 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Colonials ended up finishing with 10 and Seattle totaled 21 fouls. They made 10 of 36 attempts from 3-point range. Seattle finished the contest at 92.9% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 14 tries. On top of that, Seattle pulled down 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. Seattle doled out 21 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. When discussing defense, George Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 43.7% from the field on 31 of 71 shooting. They also doled out 7 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 21 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Colonials buried 17 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 58.6%. George Washington ended the contest having earned a 41.5% field goal percentage (22 of 53) and converted 6 out of their 26 shots from 3-point land.
Brendan Adams is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He left the arena with 19 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played 34 mins played and totaled 3 boards. He finished 53.8% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.
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George Washington will enter this contest with a record of 6-7 this year. They are averaging 74.4 points per contest (153rd in Division 1) while shooting 47.3% from the field. The Colonials are shooting 31.2% on three-point shots (96 of 308) and 72.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, George Washington is grabbing 33.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 165 assists so far this season, which ranks 223rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis.
On the defensive end, the Colonials are forcing 11.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.6 fouls. They are ranked 319th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 194 conceded this year. The Colonials defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (344 of 787) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per game as a unit. They surrender 32.7% on three-point shots and they are 240th in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.1).
For their last game, the Loyola Ramblers took a loss by a final score of 75-62 when they played Stanford. Concerning rebounding, Loyola allowed Stanford to grab 34 overall (6 offensive). They wrapped up this game 38.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 5 out of 13 and ended up shooting 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Ramblers allowed Stanford to knock down 28 of their 56 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Ramblers ended up shooting 24 out of 58 from the field which had them at 41.4%. In reference to shooting from downtown, Loyola buried 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). They were able to bury 7 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Stanford had 18 personal fouls for the game which took the Ramblers to the free throw line for 9 tries. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Ramblers earned 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the game.
Braden Norris ended up being a factor for the Ramblers for the matchup. He racked up 18 points in his 40 mins of playing time and totaled 3 dimes in this matchup. He buried 6 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 4 rebounds.
Loyola has a win-loss mark of 6-6 this year. As an offensive team, the Ramblers are connecting on 47.5% from the field, which is ranked 66th in the nation. Loyola has accounted for 811 pts on the season (67.6 per game) and they collect 34.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.6 times per game (189th in D-1) and they are turning it over 17.0 times per game. The Ramblers commit 20.1 fouls every game and they go 69.9% from the free throw line.
The Ramblers on the defensive side of the court are 152nd in college hoops in points allowed per game with 67.6. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (138th in D-1). The Loyola defense surrenders 30.7% on shots from beyond the arc (77 of 251) and their opposition makes 73.6% of their foul shots. They give up 10.9 assists and 31.4 rebounds every game, which is 69th and 48th in the nation.
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Tony Sink's Pick: Take George Washington
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