Colgate Raiders vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 1/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Saturday, January 6, 2024

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Navy Midshipmen (5-7) will play the Colgate Raiders (7-7) at Alumni Hall (Navy) on Saturday.

The Colgate Raiders faced Loyola and earned the victory with a final of 78-55 in their last contest. Colgate finished the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (31 of 62) and converted 8 out of their 23 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Raiders made 8 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to rebounding, they earned 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 21 assists for this game in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In terms of the defense, Colgate let their opponent shoot 42.6% from the field on 23 of 54 shooting. Loyola earned 14 assists and had 4 steals in the matchup. In addition, Loyola pulled down 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Loyola shot 30.0% when shooting free throws by making 3 of their 10 shots. They also buried 6 out of their 20 shots from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Raiders ended up finishing with 14 and Loyola racked up 11 personal fouls.

Braeden Smith is a guy who was a major factor for this contest. He was able to score 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes played and totaled 6 boards. He went 50.0% from the field and distributed 4 dimes.

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Colgate will take the court with a win-loss record of 7-7 on the season. They cough up possession 11.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 13.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Colgate is collecting 36.6 boards per contest and is sitting with 210 dimes on the campaign, which is 94th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Raiders are connecting on 34.7% from downtown (115 of 331) and 64.6% from the free throw line. They average 69.9 pts per contest (290th in college basketball) while connecting on 44.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Raiders are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 12.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 269th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 193 surrendered on the year. The Raiders defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.4% (344 of 811) and they relinquish 33.9 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 85th in college basketball in points per game allowed (66.4).

In their last game, the Navy Midshipmen went home victorious with a score of 62-60 when they faced Boston. The Midshipmen were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 34 for this contest. They also gave up possession 9 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. Boston earned 21 fouls in the game which took the Midshipmen to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Navy knocked down 5 of their 11 tries (45.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Midshipmen ended up going 21 for 53 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.6%. The Midshipmen allowed Boston to make 19 out of their 56 tries from the field which had them shooting 33.9% for the game. They finished 25.0% from three-point range by shooting 6 out of 24 and ended up going 16 of 24 at the free throw line (66.7%). When talking about how they rebounded, Navy permitted Boston to snag 41 overall (14 on the offensive glass).

Austin Benigni ended up being a factor for the Midshipmen in this game. He had 22 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 4 assists for this game. He made 7 of 17 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and had 4 rebounds.

Navy has a record of 5-7 on the season. The Midshipmen have committed 19.2 fouls per game and they go 71.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 13.1 times per game (221st in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game. Navy has 812 points on the season (67.7 per contest) and they pull in 37.3 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Midshipmen are shooting 40.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 336th in D-1.

The Navy defense gives up 25.2% on shots from 3-point land (72 of 286) and opponents are knocking down 69.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 11.1 assists and 36.7 boards per contest, which ranks 70th and 258th in the nation. The Midshipmen are ranked 22nd in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 63.0. They have forced 15.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the field (46th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colgate

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