Chicago State Cougars vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 12/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chicago State Cougars vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

The Chicago State Cougars (0-10) are en route to Chaifetz Arena on Sunday where they will take on the Saint Louis Billikens (5-3).

The Chicago State Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against St. Thomas and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 98-76 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Cougars walked away with 24 and St. Thomas totaled 22 personal fouls. They buried 10 of 24 attempts from long range. St. Thomas finished shooting 85.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 30 of 35 attempts. In addition, St. Thomas had 36 rebounds (6 offensive, 30 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. St. Thomas earned 22 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. Concerning defense, Chicago State allowed 51.8% from the field on 29 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the game while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 33 with 12 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Cougars converted 17 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 63.0%. Chicago State walked away from the contest having earned a 39.1% field goal percentage (25 of 64) and buried 9 of their 32 shots from downtown.

Troy McKoy Jr. is one player who was a major factor for the game. He finished the game shooting 46.2% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He played for 25 mins played but ended the game without a board. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 6 of 13 shooting.

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Chicago State comes into this matchup with a record of 0-10 this year. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per contest and as a squad they commit 21.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Chicago State is snagging 33.1 boards per contest and is sitting with 93 dimes on the year, which ranks 322nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Cougars are hitting 29.0% on shots from 3-point land (69 of 238) and 66.1% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 60.2 points per outing (358th in the nation) while going 34.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Cougars are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.3 personal fouls. They rank 357th in the country in giving up assists with 177 conceded on the year. The Cougars defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (285 of 603) and they concede 45.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 36.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 361st in Division 1 in PPG allowed (84.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Saint Louis Billikens walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-61 against San Francisco. In relation to rebounds, Saint Louis allowed San Francisco to pull down 33 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished 45.8% from beyond the arc by hitting 11 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 11 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Billikens allowed San Francisco to make 30 of their 59 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8% in the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Billikens finished the game shooting 26 for 58 from the field which had them shooting 44.8%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Saint Louis made 4 of their 24 tries (16.7%). They were able to bury 5 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 55.6%. San Francisco committed 17 fouls in the game which took the Billikens to the charity stripe for 9 tries. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Billikens collected 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in this contest.

Gibson Jimerson ended up being important for the Billikens in the game. He accumulated 16 points in his 39 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He buried 6 out of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Saint Louis has a mark of 5-3 this year. The Billikens have committed 15.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 64.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.6 times per contest (88th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. Saint Louis has tallied 622 pts on the year (77.8 per contest) and they average 37.4 boards per contest. As an offense, the Billikens are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 88th in Division 1.

The Billikens on the defensive end are ranked 246th in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.6. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (191st in D-1). The Saint Louis defense concedes 34.5% on shots from distance (67 of 194) and opponents are knocking down 74.6% of their foul shots. They surrender 10.4 dimes and 35.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 48th and 228th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Chicago State

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