Bellarmine Knights vs Wyoming Cowboys Prediction, 12/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Wyoming Cowboys

Date: Thursday, December 19, 2024

Location: Arena-Auditorium in Laramie, WY

TV: ESPN+

The Wyoming Cowboys (5-5) will try to defeat the Bellarmine Knights (3-8) at Arena-Auditorium on Thursday.

The Bellarmine Knights faced off with Ball State and ended up losing by a score of 86-82 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Knights walked away with 20 while Ball State accounted for 16 fouls. They knocked down 10 out of their 19 tries from beyond the perimeter. Ball State ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 24 of 32 shots. Moreover, Ball State had 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Ball State earned 13 assists and had 8 steals for the game. Concerning defending, Bellarmine let their opponent shoot 54.2% from the field on 26 of 48 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 26 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knights made 13 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. Bellarmine wrapped up the game having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (29 out of 61) and converted 11 of their 29 shots from 3-point land.

Billy Smith is someone who played a role for the contest. He finished the game shooting 73.3% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. He accounted for 33 points on 11 of 15 shooting.

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Bellarmine enters this game with a win-loss mark of 3-8 for the year. They cough up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, Bellarmine is pulling in 31.7 boards per game and has accounted for 182 assists for the season, which is 55th in the nation in terms of passing. The Knights are connecting on 37.5% on shots from distance (112 of 299) and 82.2% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 76.0 points per contest (188th in the country) while hitting 47.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Knights are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.7 fouls. They give up 38.7% on shots from downtown while they are 332nd in the nation in opponents points per game (78.7). The Knights defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.0% (307 of 653) and they concede 31.4 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 220th in college in giving up assists to the opposition with 147 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wyoming Cowboys took a defeat with a final score of 68-49 against BYU. The Cowboys were able to corral 18 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 2 steals for the matchup. BYU earned 13 personal fouls in the game which got the Cowboys to the charity stripe for 8 attempts. They were able to make 3 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 37.5%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Wyoming converted 6 of their 24 attempts (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Cowboys went 20 for 48 from the floor which had them sitting at 41.7%. The Cowboys allowed BYU to make 24 out of their 46 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 52.2% for the game. They wrapped up this game 45.0% from three-point range by connecting on 9 out of 20 and finished the contest at 11 out of 14 from the charity stripe (78.6%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Wyoming permitted BYU to get 27 overall (5 offensive).

Obi Agbim pitched in for the Cowboys in the game. He earned 21 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He made 8 of 12 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Wyoming has a win-loss mark of 5-5 so far this year. The Cowboys commit 19.3 fouls per contest and they connect on 65.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 11.3 times per game (330th in college) and they are turning it over 14.1 times per game. Wyoming has accumulated 719 points so far this year (71.9 per contest) and they pull in 39.9 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Cowboys are shooting 44.9% from the field, which has them ranked 198th in Division 1.

The Wyoming defense concedes 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (65 of 216) and their opponents are making 73.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 10.4 assists and 32.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 35th and 78th in college hoops. The Cowboys on the defensive side of the court are 240th in D-1 in PPG given up with 73.3. They are forcing 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (177th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Wyoming

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