Akron Zips vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 11/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Akron Zips vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA

TV: ESPN+

University Credit Union Pavilion is where the St. Mary's Gaels (2-0) will go up against the Akron Zips (1-1) on Tuesday.

The Akron Zips faced Ohio Wesleyan and went home with a win by a final score of 88-57 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Zips walked away with 13 and Ohio Wesleyan accumulated 9 personal fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 29 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Ohio Wesleyan finished the contest at 62.5% when shooting free throws by making 5 of 8 tries. Furthermore, Ohio Wesleyan pulled down 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Ohio Wesleyan distributed 11 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In relation to the defense, Akron allowed the other team to shoot 38.9% from the field on 21 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and having 12 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 33 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Zips converted 3 of their 3 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Akron ended with a 54.7% field goal percentage (35 of 64) and made 15 out of their 35 three-point attempts.

Bowen Hardman is one player who was important for this contest. He ended up with 15 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 25 mins played but finished the game without a rebound. He finished 50.0% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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Akron will play this game with a win-loss mark of 1-1 on the year. They turn it over 12.5 times per contest and as a team they commit 12.0 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Akron is pulling down 42.5 rebounds per game and has tallied 47 assists so far this season, which is 23rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Zips are hitting 36.2% from downtown (25 of 69) and 75.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.5 points per outing (147th in the country) while shooting 44.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Zips are forcing their opponents into 15.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 9.5 fouls. They are surrendering 32.2% on shots from distance while they are 160th in the country in opponents PPG (68.5). The Zips are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (55 of 127) and they surrender 35.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 184th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 25 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the St. Mary's Gaels got the win with a final of 86-74 when they faced Chattanooga. Concerning rebounds, St. Mary's permitted Chattanooga to collect 20 in total (2 offensive). They shot 40.0% from distance by going 8 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). The Gaels allowed Chattanooga to bury 27 out of 53 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Gaels shot 27 for 52 from the floor which had them shooting 51.9%. In relation to shooting from downtown, St. Mary's made 8 out of 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to make 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Chattanooga committed 22 fouls in this game which took the Gaels to the free throw line for a total of 32 tries. They turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 5 steals for the matchup. The Gaels were able to corral 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 in the game.

Augustas Marciulionis ended up being a major contributor for the Gaels in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 16 in the game for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes in this matchup.

St. Mary's has a record of 2-0 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Gaels are shooting 49.1% from the floor, which is 106th in the country. St. Mary's has scored 162 points for the campaign (81.0 per contest) and they collect 38.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.0 times per game (202nd in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 9.5 times per contest. The Gaels have committed 18.5 fouls per game and they go 75.4% from the free throw line.

The St. Mary's defense gives up 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (12 of 33) and their opposition knocks down 63.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 16.0 dimes and 27.5 total boards per game, which ranks them 314th and 31st in D-1. The Gaels defensively are ranked 198th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.5. They are forcing their opponents into 8.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (279th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Akron

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