Lafayette Leopards vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 2/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lafayette Leopards vs Army Black Knights

Date: Saturday, February 18, 2023

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (14-14) are welcoming the Lafayette Leopards (9-19) at Christl Arena on Saturday.

The Lafayette Leopards stepped onto the hardwood against Loyola and took a loss by a score of 73-70 in their last game. Lafayette ended the contest with a 47.3% field goal percentage (26 out of 55) and buried 8 out of their 22 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Leopards knocked down 10 of 17 attempts for a rate of 58.8%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 30 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 20 dimes in this matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. With regard to defending, Lafayette allowed the other team to go 53.2% from the field on 25 of 47 shooting. Loyola totaled 14 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Loyola collected 26 rebounds (3 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Loyola finished the contest at 88.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of 17 attempts. They made 8 of their 23 tries from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Leopards left the arena with 19 and Loyola finished the game with 16 fouls.

Josh Rivera is someone who came through in this game. He recorded 19 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He shot 46.7% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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Lafayette enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 9-19 this year. They turn the ball over 11.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Lafayette is grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 434 dimes this year, which is 17th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Leopards are shooting 33.1% on three-point attempts (248 of 749) and 62.1% from the free throw line. They average 61.7 pts per contest (353rd in the nation) while going 41.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Leopards are forcing 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.5 fouls. They are 226th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 349 relinquished on the campaign. The Leopards are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.6% (645 of 1,478) and they surrender 35.1 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 50th in college basketball in PPG allowed (64.7).

When they last played, the Army Black Knights took a defeat with a final score of 93-86 when they played Colgate. The Black Knights earned 19 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. Colgate was called for 10 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Black Knights to the free throw line for a total of 8 attempts. They were able to make 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 62.5%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Army buried 11 out of their 22 tries (50.0%). When the game finished, the Black Knights ended up going 35 for 62 from the field which had them at 56.5%. The Black Knights allowed Colgate to make 33 of 60 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 55.0% for the contest. They went 55.6% from distance via 15 out of 27 and ended up shooting 12 of 21 from the free throw line (57.1%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Army permitted Colgate to collect 30 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Jalen Rucker ended up being a major contributor for the Black Knights in this matchup. He tallied 23 points in his 40 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes for this game. He made 10 of 18 for this game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Army has a record of 14-14 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Black Knights are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which is ranked 18th in college hoops. Army has scored 2,067 pts this season (73.8 per contest) and they grab 34.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per game (166th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per contest. The Black Knights have committed 16.2 fouls per contest while shooting 69.1% from the free throw line.

The Army defense allows 33.5% on 3-point attempts (207 of 618) and their opposition makes 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.5 assists and 29.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 234th and 7th in those categories. The Black Knights are ranked 218th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 70.8. They are able to force 11.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (292nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Army

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