California Baptist Lancers vs MTSU Blue Raiders Prediction, 12/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Baptist Lancers vs MTSU Blue Raiders

Date: Monday, December 16, 2024

Location: Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, TN

TV: ESPN+

The MTSU Blue Raiders (7-3) will compete against the California Baptist Lancers (5-5) at Murphy Center on Monday.

The California Baptist Lancers faced San Diego State and took a loss by a score of 81-75 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Lancers ended up with 16 and San Diego State totaled 12 fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 17 tries from 3-point range. San Diego State went 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 16 of 20 tries. In addition, San Diego State snagged 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. San Diego State earned 19 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. When it comes to defending, California Baptist allowed their opponent to shoot 54.9% from the field on 28 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned 28 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Lancers made 5 of 5 tries for a rate of 100.0%. California Baptist ended the game with a 45.3% field goal percentage (29 out of 64) and knocked down 12 of their 33 shots from 3-point land.

Dominique Daniels Jr. is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He was able to score 22 points on 8 out of 21 shooting. He played 35 mins played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 38.1% from the floor and dished out 6 assists.

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California Baptist comes into this one with a mark of 5-5 this season. They turn the ball over 10.2 times per contest and as a squad they commit 15.0 fouls every game. As a team, California Baptist is grabbing 35.5 boards per game and has earned 123 assists so far this season, which is 270th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Lancers are shooting 31.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (73 of 233) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.4 points per game (146th in the country) while going 44.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Lancers are able to force 11.6 turnovers every game while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 174th in the nation in giving up assists with 125 relinquished on the campaign. The Lancers defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.8% (284 of 594) and they relinquish 34.4 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 310th in the nation in points per game allowed (77.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the MTSU Blue Raiders took a defeat with a final score of 82-79 when they faced Belmont. The Blue Raiders pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. Belmont was called for 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Blue Raiders to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. In the matter of 3-pointers, MTSU made 10 of 26 attempts (38.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Blue Raiders walked away from this one shooting 30 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.5%. The Blue Raiders allowed Belmont to knock down 31 out of their 73 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.5% for the matchup. They finished 31.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding attacking the glass, MTSU permitted Belmont to get 40 in total (18 on the offensive side).

Jlynn Counter pitched in for the Blue Raiders for the game. He had 22 points in his 22 minutes on the court and had 5 assists in this game. He made 8 of 16 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

MTSU has a mark of 7-3 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Blue Raiders are shooting 47.7% from the field, which is 72nd in D-1. MTSU has totaled 828 pts on the campaign (82.8 per game) and they average 40.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per game (249th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per contest. The Blue Raiders are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 69.9% from the charity stripe.

The MTSU defense allows 25.4% from downtown (58 of 228) and opponents are converting on 73.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 12.6 assists and 34.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 159th and 157th in college hoops. The Blue Raiders defensively are ranked 187th in the country in PPG given up with 71.3. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (116th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take California Baptist

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