Chattanooga Mocs vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 11/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chattanooga Mocs vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA

TV: ESPN+

University Credit Union Pavilion is the location where the St. Mary's Gaels (1-0) will try to defeat the Chattanooga Mocs (0-1) on Thursday.

The Chattanooga Mocs faced off with USC and took a loss by a score of 77-51 in their last contest. Chattanooga ended with a 27.8% FG percentage (15 of 54) and made 6 of their 34 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Mocs made 15 of 19 tries for a rate of 78.9%. When discussing getting rebounds, they earned a total of 22 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 12 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With regard to defending, Chattanooga allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 32 out of 64 shooting. USC distributed 20 assists and had 12 steals for this contest. In addition, USC collected 40 boards (15 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. USC walked away from this one shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by making 5 of their 7 attempts. They converted 8 out of their 25 attempts from distance. In relation to fouls, the Mocs ended up walking away with 20 and USC accumulated 15 fouls.

Honor Huff is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He finished the game shooting 33.3% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes played and snagged 2 rebounds. He walked away with 17 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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Chattanooga will enter this matchup with a mark of 0-1 on the season. They have an average of 51.0 points per outing (323rd in the country) while connecting on 27.8% from the field. The Mocs are connecting on 17.6% on 3-point shots (6 of 34) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Chattanooga is collecting 34.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 13 assists on the season, which has them ranked 198th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 16.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 13.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Mocs are able to force 9.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 251st in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (77.0). The Mocs are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 50.0% (32 of 64) and they surrender 36.0 boards per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 345th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 21 relinquished so far this year.

When they last played, the St. Mary's Gaels walked away with a victory by a final of 76-69 when they played Towson. When it comes to team rebounding, St. Mary's permitted Towson to collect 25 in total (9 on the offensive side). They went 30.8% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 13 and finished the contest at 11 out of 19 from the charity stripe (57.9%). The Gaels permitted Towson to convert 27 out of their 64 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 42.2% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Gaels finished 25 for 54 from the field which had them sitting at 46.3%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, St. Mary's buried 4 out of their 16 attempts (25.0%). They were able to bury 22 of them for a clip of 75.9%. Towson earned 13 personal fouls for the contest which took the Gaels to the charity stripe for a total of 29 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Gaels pulled down 30 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the contest.

Jordan Ross ended up having an impact for the Gaels for the game. He accumulated 14 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He knocked down 4 out of 8 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

St. Mary's has a win-loss mark of 1-0 this season. The Gaels are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls every game and they shoot 75.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.0 times per game (261st in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 10.0 times per contest. St. Mary's has scored 76 pts on the campaign (76.0 per contest) and they average 41.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Gaels are hitting on 46.3% from the field, which is 159th in the nation.

The Gaels defensively are ranked 199th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.0. They have forced 7.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 42.2% from the field (216th in the nation). The St. Mary's defense allows 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc (4 of 13) and their opposition knocks down 57.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.0 assists and 30.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 228th and 126th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Mary's

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