Colgate Raiders vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 1/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Army Black Knights

Date: Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

Christl Arena is the location where the Army Black Knights (5-12) will take on the Colgate Raiders (9-8) on Wednesday.

The Colgate Raiders stepped onto the hardwood against Bucknell and took home the win by a score of 84-73 in their last contest. Colgate finished the contest having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (24 of 54) and knocked down 9 of their 19 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Raiders converted 27 of 31 shots for a rate of 87.1%. In the matter of rebounding, they collected a total of 30 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 16 assists in this matchup as well as creating 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to defense, Colgate allowed the other team to shoot 47.5% from the floor on 28 of 59 shooting. Bucknell distributed 13 assists and had 7 steals in the game. In addition, Bucknell pulled down 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Bucknell walked away from this one shooting 64.7% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of their 17 tries. They made 6 of their 19 attempts from three-point range. Regarding personal fouls, the Raiders ended up finishing with 18 while Bucknell totaled 27 personal fouls.

Braeden Smith is a player who played a role for this contest. He finished the game at 33.3% from the floor and distributed 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and pulled down 9 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 3 of 9 shooting.

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Colgate enters this one with a mark of 9-8 so far this year. They are averaging 70.9 points per outing (269th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.8% from the field. The Raiders are shooting 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (142 of 392) and 68.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Colgate is snagging 36.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 256 dimes this year, which ranks 89th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 14.1 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Raiders are able to force 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 13.9 fouls. They are relinquishing 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 86th in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.3). The Raiders are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.3% (426 of 984) and they surrender 33.4 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 270th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 236 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Army Black Knights walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 79-60 when they faced American. The Black Knights pulled down 17 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 25 for the matchup. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. American was called for 21 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Black Knights to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a rate of 59.1%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Army converted 9 of their 26 tries (34.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Black Knights shot 19 out of 49 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.8%. The Black Knights allowed American to make 32 out of their 55 tries from the field which had them at 58.2% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 44.4% from 3-point land by going 8 of 18 and ended up going 7 out of 12 from the charity stripe (58.3%). In relation to rebounding, Army permitted American to snag 32 in all (7 offensive).

Ryan Curry ended up being a factor for the Black Knights for the game. He scored 12 points in his 27 mins on the hardwood and tallied 3 assists for the game. He made 4 of 9 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accounted for 1 rebound.

Army has a mark of 5-12 for the campaign. As an offense, the Black Knights are hitting on 40.3% from the floor, which is ranked 337th in the nation. Army has earned 1,042 pts this year (61.3 per contest) and they average 34.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per contest (211th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest. The Black Knights commit 15.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 56.8% from the charity stripe.

The Black Knights defensively are ranked 25th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 63.7. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (214th in college basketball). The Army defense allows 32.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (107 of 331) and their opponents are making 69.0% of their free throw shots. They have given up 12.0 dimes and 32.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 118th and 75th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colgate

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