Colorado State Rams vs VCU Rams Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colorado State Rams vs VCU Rams

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Lee's Family Forum in Henderson, NV

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado State Rams (5-4) are traveling to Lee's Family Forum on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the VCU Rams (8-2).

The Colorado State Rams faced off with Colorado and went home with a loss by a final score of 72-55 in their last contest. Colorado State wrapped up the game having earned a 31.3% field goal percentage (20 of 64) and buried 7 of their 27 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Rams knocked down 8 of 8 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. In relation to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 7 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defending, Colorado State allowed 50.0% from the floor on 28 of 56 shooting. Colorado dished out 18 assists and had 7 steals in this game. On top of that, Colorado snagged 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Colorado ended up going 58.3% from the charity stripe by making 7 of 12 attempts. They also knocked down 9 out of their 24 tries from 3-point land. In relation to fouls, the Rams ended up with 18 while Colorado finished the game with 10 fouls.

Jalen Lake is one guy who came through in the matchup. He finished 45.5% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played 33 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He recorded 18 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Colorado State enters this one with a mark of 5-4 so far this season. They currently have an average of 74.2 points per game (217th in D-1) while hitting 43.8% from the field. The Rams are connecting on 30.7% from downtown (74 of 241) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Colorado State is pulling in 36.9 boards per game and has earned 143 dimes on the campaign, which is 154th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.3 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Rams are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.0% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 165th in college basketball in opponents points per game (70.2). The Rams defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.9% (220 of 525) and they surrender 37.3 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 93rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 111 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the VCU Rams walked away with a victory by a final of 66-47 when they played Penn. The Rams snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 39 for the contest. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Penn had 14 fouls for this contest which took the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 11 tries. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throws for a clip of 72.7%. With respect to shooting from downtown, VCU knocked down 6 of 25 attempts (24.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Rams walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 67 from the field which had them sitting at 38.8%. The Rams permitted Penn to make 18 out of 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.0% in the matchup. They went 18.5% from distance by going 5 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 7 at the charity stripe (85.7%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, VCU permitted Penn to collect 23 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Joseph Bamisile ended up having an impact for the Rams for the game. He accumulated 23 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 9 of 23 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 39.1%, and totaled 11 rebounds.

VCU has a mark of 8-2 so far this season. The Rams commit 19.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.5 times per game (108th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game. VCU has accounted for 772 points so far this year (77.2 per game) and they grab 39.0 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Rams are shooting 44.6% from the field, which is 206th in the country.

The VCU defense gives up 27.7% on shots from distance (48 of 173) and opponents are making 67.8% of their free throw attempts. They concede 9.1 assists and 34.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 10th and 175th in college hoops. The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 6th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 58.1. They are forcing 15.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 36.2% from the floor (6th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take VCU

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