California Baptist Lancers vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 12/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: California Baptist Lancers vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

Viejas Arena is the location where the San Diego State Aztecs (6-2) will meet the California Baptist Lancers (5-4) on Wednesday.

The California Baptist Lancers played UCF and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-59 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Lancers ended up finishing with 19 while UCF totaled 15 personal fouls. They also made 8 out of their 21 tries from distance. UCF ended up shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by making 18 of 26 shots. Additionally, UCF collected 29 boards (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. UCF earned 16 dimes and had 11 steals for the contest. Concerning defense, California Baptist allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the floor on 24 out of 53 shooting. They also distributed 6 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they earned 35 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lancers made 13 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. California Baptist ended having earned a 35.1% field goal percentage (20 of 57) and buried 6 of 21 three-point attempts.

Dominique Daniels Jr. is a player who played a role for this game. He accounted for 33 points on 11 out of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also totaled 1 board. He shot 44.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 assists.

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California Baptist will enter this game with a record of 5-4 on the year. They cough up possession 9.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 14.9 fouls every game. As a unit, California Baptist is collecting 36.0 boards per game and has tallied 110 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 305th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Lancers are hitting 30.5% on three-point attempts (61 of 200) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 77.7 points per contest (145th in the nation) while connecting on 43.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Lancers have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They give up 36.9% on shots from distance while they are 300th in college basketball in PPG allowed (76.7). The Lancers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.1% (256 of 543) and they concede 35.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are ranked 88th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 106 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the San Diego State Aztecs got the win with a final of 74-57 when they played San Diego. The Aztecs were able to collect 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. San Diego was called for 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Aztecs to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 73.3%. In the matter of 3-pointers, San Diego State converted 5 of their 17 attempts (29.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Aztecs finished shooting 29 for 66 from the floor which had them shooting 43.9%. The Aztecs permitted San Diego to convert 17 out of 55 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 30.9% in this matchup. They shot 18.8% from distance by shooting 6 out of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 23 at the charity stripe (73.9%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, San Diego State permitted San Diego to snag 33 overall (7 offensive).

Nick Boyd ended up having an impact for the Aztecs for the contest. He recorded 17 points in his 32 minutes on the court and added 6 assists for this contest. He made 5 of 10 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 4 rebounds.

San Diego State has a win-loss mark of 6-2 this year. The Aztecs commit 17.5 personal fouls per contest while shooting 65.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (187th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 10.3 times per game. San Diego State has 600 pts for the year (75.0 per contest) and they average 38.9 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Aztecs are shooting 45.5% from the field, which is 166th in the nation.

The San Diego State defense allows 28.8% on shots from 3-point land (59 of 205) and their opponents are making 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 11.3 assists and 38.1 rebounds every game, which ranks 71st and 312th in college hoops. The Aztecs defensively are ranked 29th in the country in PPG given up with 63.4. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 34.5% from the field (1st in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego State

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