Colgate Raiders vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 12/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: BTN

The Illinois Fighting Illini (7-2) will try to beat the Colgate Raiders (6-4) at State Farm Center on Sunday.

The Colgate Raiders played Vermont and went home with a win by a final score of 77-71 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Raiders ended up finishing with 12 and Vermont finished the game with 13 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 25 attempts from 3-point range. Vermont finished 81.8% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 11 attempts. Furthermore, Vermont collected 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Vermont recorded 13 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Pertaining to defense, Colgate allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 27 out of 54 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 28 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Raiders knocked down 9 of 12 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Colgate ended with a 53.6% FG percentage (30 out of 56) and converted 8 of 15 three-point shots.

Keegan Records is one player who played a role for this contest. He racked up 22 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes and also totaled 8 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 62.5% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Colgate will play this contest with a record of 6-4 for the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 11.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 13.5 fouls every game. As a team, Colgate is snagging 37.9 rebounds per game and has earned 151 assists this season, which ranks 110th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Raiders are hitting 36.7% on 3-point shots (88 of 240) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 71.4 points per game (260th in Division 1) while going 45.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Raiders are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 12.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.6% on shots from distance and they are 39th in D-1 in PPG allowed (63.9). The Raiders are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.2% (237 of 589) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 212th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 130 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Illinois Fighting Illini walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-79 when they faced Tennessee. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Illinois allowed Tennessee to collect 39 overall (12 offensive). They finished 33.3% from downtown by connecting on 6 out of 18 and ended up going 26 of 34 at the charity stripe (76.5%). The Fighting Illini allowed Tennessee to knock down 27 of their 60 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.0% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Fighting Illini walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 65 from the floor which had them sitting at 35.4%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Illinois buried 9 of their 36 tries (25.0%). They were able to make 24 of the free throws for a rate of 85.7%. Tennessee was called for 20 personal fouls in the game which took the Fighting Illini to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 5 steals in the game. The Fighting Illini were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 30 in the game.

Quincy Guerrier was important for the Fighting Illini for the matchup. He had 22 points in his 33 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 7 out of 14 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Illinois has a win-loss record of 7-2 for the year. The Fighting Illini are responsible for committing 14.7 fouls per game and they shoot 66.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 12.2 times per contest (268th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per game. Illinois has accounted for 720 points for the year (80.0 per game) and they average 45.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Fighting Illini are hitting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks 101st in college basketball.

The Illinois defense gives up 30.0% on shots from 3-point land (51 of 170) and opponents are converting on 67.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 10.1 dimes and 34.9 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 33rd and 186th in college basketball. The Fighting Illini on the defensive end are ranked 55th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 65.0. They are able to force 9.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 36.6% from the floor (7th in the country).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Illinois and under the total points

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