Lipscomb Bisons vs Belmont Bruins Prediction, 12/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Belmont Bruins

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Curb Event Center Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Belmont Bruins (6-3) will try to defeat the Lipscomb Bisons (6-4) at Curb Event Center Arena on Wednesday.

The Lipscomb Bisons faced UCF and took a loss by a score of 72-57 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bisons left the arena with 14 while UCF totaled 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of their 28 attempts from long range. UCF went 69.2% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 13 attempts. Moreover, UCF grabbed 39 boards (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UCF doled out 9 assists and had 9 steals in this game. In terms of the defense, Lipscomb allowed 40.3% from the floor on 27 of 67 shooting. They also recorded 13 dimes for the game as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 3 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bisons made 8 of 15 tries for a rate of 53.3%. Lipscomb walked away from the game with a 38.5% field goal percentage (20 of 52) and knocked down 9 of 24 three-point shots.

Derrin Boyd is a guy who played a role for this contest. He finished the game at 63.6% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He played 35 mins and totaled 4 boards. He was able to score 22 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Lipscomb heads into this game with a mark of 6-4 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a group they are committing 14.1 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Lipscomb is grabbing 33.7 rebounds per game and has accumulated 148 assists for the season, which ranks 10th in the country in terms of passing. The Bisons are connecting on 38.1% on shots from beyond the arc (99 of 260) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.5 pts per contest (60th in the country) while hitting 48.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bisons are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They give up 32.4% on three-point shots while they are 280th in the country in PPG allowed (75.6). The Bisons are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.5% (282 of 648) and they concede 38.3 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 291st in D-1 in allowing assists with 114 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Belmont Bruins went home victorious with a score of 77-68 when they played Valparaiso. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Belmont permitted Valparaiso to collect 29 in all (11 on the offensive side). They went 30.4% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 23 and finished the contest at 1 of 2 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Bruins permitted Valparaiso to bury 30 of 72 attempts from the floor which had them at 41.7% in this game. In all, the Bruins finished 30 out of 58 from the floor which had them shooting 51.7%. In reference to 3-point shots, Belmont converted 8 of their 22 attempts (36.4%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 56.3%. Valparaiso committed 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Bruins to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They turned the ball over 18 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Bruins were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 39 in this contest.

Malik Dia ended up having an impact for the Bruins in the game. He made 8 of 15 in this contest for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and had 10 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 25 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in the game.

Belmont has a win-loss mark of 6-3 for the season. The Bruins are responsible for committing 15.1 fouls per game and they hit 67.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per game (75th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. Belmont has totaled 740 pts on the year (82.2 per contest) and they pull down 35.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bruins are shooting 49.4% from the floor, which is ranked 30th in the country.

The Belmont defense allows 32.7% on shots from distance (72 of 220) and opponents are making 67.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 15.7 dimes and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 333rd and 261st in the country. The Bruins on defense are ranked 340th in the country in PPG given up with 80.4. They are forcing 12.1 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (288th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Belmont

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