Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 12/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Friday, December 6, 2024

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (5-2) are welcoming the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (3-7) at John M. Belk Arena on Friday.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers faced UT Martin and earned the victory with a final of 83-68 in their last contest. Charleston Southern ended the game having earned a 53.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 56) and made 11 out of their 24 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Buccaneers converted 12 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 52.2%. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 27 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 13 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to defending, Charleston Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the field on 25 of 54 shooting. UT Martin distributed 5 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Additionally, UT Martin snagged 27 boards (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UT Martin finished the game shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe by making 15 of 19 attempts. They also buried 3 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land. Concerning fouls, the Buccaneers ended up finishing with 17 while UT Martin had 21 fouls.

R.J. Johnson is someone who was a major factor in this game. He ended up with 30 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He played 39 mins but did not grab any rebounds. He ended up going 58.8% from the floor and also recorded 6 dimes.

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Charleston Southern will play this contest with a mark of 3-7 on the season. They average 73.0 pts per contest (244th in the nation) while shooting 43.7% from the field. The Buccaneers are hitting 30.8% on shots from 3-point land (77 of 250) and 58.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Charleston Southern is pulling in 38.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 143 assists on the season, which ranks 56th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a group are committing 16.4 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Buccaneers have forced 10.8 turnovers per game and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They are 299th in the nation in allowing assists with 130 surrendered for the campaign. The Buccaneers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.1% (297 of 618) and they relinquish 34.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 34.8% on 3-point shots and they rank 320th in D-1 in points per game allowed (77.9).

The last time they took the court, the Davidson Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 90-65 against Gonzaga. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Davidson allowed Gonzaga to snag 38 in all (8 on the offensive side). They shot 37.5% from three-point range by connecting on 6 of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 15 at the free throw line (93.3%). The Wildcats permitted Gonzaga to bury 35 of 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.7% in the matchup. In all, the Wildcats shot 24 out of 56 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Davidson converted 6 of their 24 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 11 of them for a rate of 68.8%. Gonzaga committed 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 16 tries. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. The Wildcats were able to collect 18 defensive boards and 1 offensive rebounds for a total of 19 in this game.

Reed Bailey ended up having an impact for the Wildcats in this matchup. He buried 6 out of 13 in the matchup giving him a rate of 46.2%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 dimes for this game.

Davidson has a mark of 5-2 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are shooting 47.1% from the floor, which ranks 98th in college hoops. Davidson has tallied 553 pts for the year (79.0 per contest) and they collect 34.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 17.1 times per contest (44th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 17.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 75.2% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 255th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 74.3. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (270th in college basketball). The Davidson defense allows 40.0% on 3-point attempts (62 of 155) and their opponents are making 71.9% of their free throw shots. They allow 13.0 dimes and 34.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 197th and 152nd in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Charleston Southern

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