SE Louisiana Lions vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 11/30/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Louisiana Lions vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Xavier Musketeers (4-3) will go up against the SE Louisiana Lions (4-3) at Cintas Center on Wednesday.

The SE Louisiana Lions faced William Carey and earned the victory with a final of 96-62 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Lions finished with 14 and William Carey had 16 fouls. They made 13 out of their 28 tries from 3-point land. William Carey went 41.2% at the charity stripe by making 7 of their 17 tries. Furthermore, William Carey grabbed 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. William Carey doled out 12 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Concerning defense, SE Louisiana allowed the other team to go 38.9% from the floor on 21 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned 38 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Lions converted 18 of their 23 tries for a rate of 78.3%. SE Louisiana wrapped up the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (33 out of 66) and made 12 of 31 shots from downtown.

Roscoe Eastmond is one player who came through in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the floor and also totaled 3 dimes. He played 28 minutes played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He totaled 20 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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SE Louisiana will play this contest with a record of 4-3 this year. They average 77.6 pts per contest (87th in D-1) while connecting on 44.9% from the floor. The Lions are connecting on 38.3% on three-point attempts (64 of 167) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, SE Louisiana is collecting 34.7 boards per game and has totaled 87 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 222nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 11.6 times per game and as a group are committing 18.9 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Lions are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 fouls. They surrender 37.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 282nd in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (72.9). The Lions are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (171 of 401) and they surrender 37.1 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 315th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 105 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Xavier Musketeers took a loss by a final score of 88-84 when they faced Gonzaga. The Musketeers pulled down 24 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 30 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 5 steals for the game. Gonzaga committed 13 fouls for this contest which took the Musketeers to the free throw line for 8 tries. They were able to convert 6 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Xavier made 8 of 15 tries (53.3%). Overall, the Musketeers finished 35 for 68 from the floor which had them shooting 51.5%. The Musketeers allowed Gonzaga to convert 31 of 62 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0% for this contest. They shot 54.2% from beyond the arc by shooting 13 out of 24 and ended up shooting 13 of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Xavier allowed Gonzaga to snag 35 in all (8 on the offensive side).

Jack Nunge ended up having an impact for the Musketeers in this matchup. He had 25 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game. He converted 11 out of 16 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 4-3 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Musketeers are shooting 51.0% from the field, which ranks them 15th in D-1. Xavier has totaled 577 pts so far this season (82.4 per contest) and they collect 35.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 19.1 times per contest (13th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.9 times per contest. The Musketeers have committed 17.3 fouls every game and they shoot 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Musketeers on the defensive side of the court are 309th in college hoops in points given up per game with 75.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (260th in college hoops). The Xavier defense allows 38.8% on three-point shots (52 of 134) and opponents are connecting on 68.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 15.0 dimes and 32.4 rebounds every game, ranking them 316th and 90th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SE Louisiana

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