Bryant Bulldogs vs Vermont Catamounts Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bryant Bulldogs vs Vermont Catamounts

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, VT

TV: ESPN+

The Bryant Bulldogs (17-10) are en route to Patrick Gymnasium on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Vermont Catamounts (21-6).

The Bryant Bulldogs faced UMass Lowell and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-77 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Bulldogs walked away with 20 and UMass Lowell totaled 21 fouls. They made 7 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land. UMass Lowell ended up going 72.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of 29 tries. On top of that, UMass Lowell pulled down 36 boards (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. UMass Lowell recorded 10 assists and had 7 steals for the game. When discussing defending, Bryant allowed their opponent to shoot 46.8% from the field on 29 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 8 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 30 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 22 of 26 tries for a rate of 84.6%. Bryant finished with a 41.0% FG percentage (25 of 61) and made 5 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Earl Timberlake is one guy who was a factor in the game. He finished the game shooting 72.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the court for 40 minutes and also collected 6 boards. He notched 22 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Bryant enters this one with a win-loss mark of 17-10 on the year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Bryant is pulling in 37.4 boards per contest and has racked up 396 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 81st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are connecting on 33.8% on three-point shots (227 of 671) and 67.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 79.4 pts per game (56th in Division 1) while hitting 45.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They give up 30.9% on three-point shots while they are 283rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.5). The Bulldogs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.6% (713 of 1,800) and they concede 43.0 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 156th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 331 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Vermont Catamounts took home the win by a final score of 68-57 against Maine. The Catamounts were able to collect 28 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 2 steals in the matchup. Maine had 18 fouls in this contest which took the Catamounts to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of those for a clip of 85.7%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Vermont made 8 of their 21 tries (38.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Catamounts finished shooting 21 for 47 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.7%. The Catamounts permitted Maine to convert 21 out of 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 36.8% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 23.5% from 3-point land by going 4 of 17 and finished the game at 11 out of 21 at the free throw line (52.4%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Vermont allowed Maine to pull down 25 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Shamir Bogues ended up having an impact for the Catamounts in the game. He knocked down 7 out of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this game.

Vermont has a win-loss record of 21-6 on the year. The Catamounts are committing 13.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 72.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.0 times per game (125th in college basketball) and they turn it over 9.1 times per game. Vermont has totaled 1,951 points this year (72.3 per game) and they pull in 34.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Catamounts are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 89th in D-1.

The Catamounts defensively are ranked 7th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 62.8. They have forced 9.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.9% from the field (42nd in the nation). The Vermont defense concedes 32.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (172 of 537) and their opponents are knocking down 69.2% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.0 dimes and 33.1 boards every game, which has them ranked 10th and 90th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bryant

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