Charleston Cougars vs Saint Joseph's Hawks Prediction, 12/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Cougars vs Saint Joseph's Hawks

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Joseph's Hawks (6-3) host the Charleston Cougars (6-2) at Michael J. Hagan '85 Arena on Tuesday.

The Charleston Cougars took the court against Tusculum and went home with a win by a final score of 94-71 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Cougars ended up finishing with 12 and Tusculum recorded 18 fouls. They also buried 11 out of their 33 attempts from distance. Tusculum ended up shooting 88.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 9 shots. Moreover, Tusculum grabbed 25 rebounds (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tusculum distributed 14 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. When discussing defending, Charleston allowed the other team to go 40.6% from the field on 26 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 39 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Cougars converted 22 of 26 attempts for a rate of 84.6%. Charleston wrapped up the game with a 51.6% field goal percentage (33 of 64) and made 6 out of their 22 3-pointers.

Lazar Djokovic is a player who was a major factor in this game. He finished the game shooting 83.3% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He played for 27 mins and snagged 5 boards. He was able to score 17 points on 5 out of 6 shooting.

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Charleston heads into this one with a record of 6-2 so far this year. They average 80.5 pts per game (82nd in D-1) while hitting 47.2% from the field. The Cougars are hitting 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (57 of 168) and 76.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Charleston is pulling in 37.3 boards per game and is sitting with 130 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 197th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cougars have forced 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They give up 34.0% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 315th in college basketball in PPG allowed (77.8). The Cougars defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.1% (224 of 497) and they relinquish 33.5 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 221st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 127 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Saint Joseph's Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 82-68 against La Salle. The Hawks collected 24 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 28 in this matchup. They gave up possession 9 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. La Salle was called for 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of those for a clip of 75.0%. Regarding three-point attempts, Saint Joseph's buried 6 of their 19 attempts (31.6%). In all, the Hawks ended up shooting 32 out of 60 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.3%. The Hawks allowed La Salle to knock down 22 out of their 60 tries from the floor which had them shooting 36.7% for this game. They shot 25.0% from beyond the arc by going 6 of 24 and ended up shooting 18 of 21 from the free throw line (85.7%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Saint Joseph's allowed La Salle to grab 33 in total (11 offensive).

Erik Reynolds II ended up being important for the Hawks in this matchup. He buried 10 out of 18 in this game for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He racked up 24 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 4 assists for the game.

Saint Joseph's has a record of 6-3 on the campaign. The Hawks are responsible for committing 13.8 fouls per game and they connect on 74.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per game (77th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per game. Saint Joseph's has tallied 676 points for the season (75.1 per game) and they grab 35.8 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hawks are shooting 43.7% from the field, which is 239th in D-1.

The Saint Joseph's defense allows 32.0% on 3-pointers (62 of 194) and their opponents are connecting on 77.1% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.6 assists and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 157th and 247th in college hoops. The Hawks are ranked 139th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 69.3. They are forcing 12.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (130th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Joseph's

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