Cornell Big Red vs La Salle Explorers Prediction, 11/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Cornell Big Red vs La Salle Explorers

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: John Glaser Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Cornell Big Red (2-0) are traveling to John Glaser Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the La Salle Explorers (2-0).

The Cornell Big Red stepped onto the hardwood against Samford and earned the victory with a final of 88-86 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Big Red ended up with 6 while Samford totaled 14 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc. Samford finished the game shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 28 of their 35 tries. Furthermore, Samford snagged 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Samford doled out 17 assists and had 6 steals for this contest. In regard to the defense, Cornell allowed the other team to shoot 37.9% from the field on 25 out of 66 shooting. They also dished out 30 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 41 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Big Red made 22 of their 33 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Cornell wrapped up the contest with a 43.1% field goal percentage (28 out of 65) and converted 10 out of their 35 shots from 3-point land.

Jake Fiegen is one guy who came through in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 30 minutes and grabbed 7 boards. He totaled 21 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Cornell heads into this game with a mark of 2-0 so far this year. They average 90.5 pts per game (47th in college basketball) while hitting 48.1% from the field. The Big Red are shooting 30.0% on 3-point shots (21 of 70) and 68.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cornell is pulling down 47.0 rebounds per contest and has earned 49 assists for the campaign, which ranks 16th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 14.5 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Big Red are forcing 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They surrender 27.1% from 3-point land and they are ranked 168th in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.0). The Big Red defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 34.8% (46 of 132) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They currently rank 249th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 29 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the La Salle Explorers walked away with a victory by a final of 81-60 when they played Lafayette. The Explorers were able to snag 36 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this contest. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. Lafayette committed 20 fouls for this game which got the Explorers to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a clip of 76.9%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, La Salle knocked down 7 of 20 attempts (35.0%). Overall, the Explorers went 27 out of 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 44.3%. The Explorers permitted Lafayette to knock down 22 of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.1% in this matchup. They finished 30.0% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 30 and ended up going 7 of 15 from the charity stripe (46.7%). When it comes to rebounding, La Salle permitted Lafayette to collect 26 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Andres Marrero ended up having an impact for the Explorers in this matchup. He converted 6 out of 15 in the game giving him a rate of 40.0%, and earned 3 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 30 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists for the matchup.

La Salle has a win-loss mark of 2-0 so far this year. The Explorers have committed 15.0 fouls per contest and they hit 77.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.0 times per contest (286th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 9.0 times per contest. La Salle has earned 146 pts for the year (73.0 per contest) and they pull down 46.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Explorers are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which is ranked 262nd in D-1.

The Explorers on defense are ranked 31st in D-1 in PPG given up with 56.0. They are able to force 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 36.2% from the floor (60th in D-1). The La Salle defense allows 29.5% on shots from beyond the arc (18 of 61) and opponents are knocking down 43.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.5 assists and 29.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 227th and 52nd in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take La Salle

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