Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs LSU Tigers

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA

TV: ESPN+

Pete Maravich Assembly Center is where the LSU Tigers (3-0) will go up against the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1-2) on Tuesday.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers took the court against Morris College and went home with a win by a final score of 108-50 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Buccaneers ended up with 13 and Morris College totaled 28 personal fouls. They made 6 out of their 14 attempts from long range. Morris College finished shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 4 of their 6 shots. In addition, Morris College collected 20 rebounds (5 offensive, 15 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Morris College recorded 7 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Concerning defense, Charleston Southern allowed the other team to go 31.3% from the floor on 20 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing rebounding, they earned a total of 50 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Buccaneers converted 22 of their 35 shots for a percentage of 62.9%. Charleston Southern walked away from the game with a 53.5% field goal percentage (38 of 71) and made 10 of their 34 3-point shots.

Taje' Kelly is a guy who was important for the contest. He ended up scoring 22 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He played for 25 minutes and also snagged 8 boards. He ended up going 72.7% from the field and earned 4 assists.

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Charleston Southern comes into this one with a record of 1-2 for the season. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Charleston Southern is pulling in 41.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 50 dimes on the campaign, which is 125th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Buccaneers are connecting on 29.5% on 3-point shots (23 of 78) and 52.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.3 points per contest (177th in Division 1) while connecting on 47.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Buccaneers are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 156th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 35 surrendered this year. The Buccaneers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.8% (84 of 192) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They concede 50.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 290th in college basketball in PPG allowed (77.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the LSU Tigers took home the win by a final score of 76-65 when they played Kansas State. In relation to team rebounding, LSU allowed Kansas State to snag 22 overall (6 offensive). They finished 23.8% from 3-point land by going 5 of 21 and ended up going 14 of 20 at the charity stripe (70.0%). The Tigers allowed Kansas State to knock down 23 of their 61 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.7% in this game. Overall, the Tigers walked away from this one shooting 27 for 54 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. Concerning shooting from distance, LSU buried 8 out of 24 tries (33.3%). They were able to convert 14 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 77.8%. Kansas State earned 17 fouls in this contest which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 3 steals for the game. The Tigers were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this contest.

Camryn Carter ended up being important for the Tigers for this game. He earned 20 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in the game. He made 6 of 11 for this game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

LSU has a record of 3-0 so far this season. The Tigers commit 17.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per game (154th in the country) and they are turning it over 14.3 times per game. LSU has scored 245 pts this season (81.7 per contest) and they collect 40.3 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 48.8% from the field, which ranks them 97th in D-1.

The LSU defense allows 16.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (9 of 55) and their opponents are making 72.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 8.3 dimes and 31.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 29th and 71st in those categories on the defensive end. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 63rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 62.0. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 36.6% from the floor (59th 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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