Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Michigan Eagles vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Gentile Arena in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

Gentile Arena is the location where the Loyola Ramblers (6-0) will attempt to defeat the Eastern Michigan Eagles (5-3) on Tuesday.

The Eastern Michigan Eagles took the court against Detroit and went home with a loss by a final score of 98-89 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Eagles walked away with 21 while Detroit finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They buried 9 out of their 14 tries from three-point range. Detroit finished the contest at 87.5% when shooting free throws by making 21 of their 24 attempts. Additionally, Detroit grabbed 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Detroit earned 17 assists and had 9 steals for the contest. When discussing defending, Eastern Michigan allowed their opponent to shoot 54.8% from the field on 34 of 62 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Eagles knocked down 22 of 27 attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. Eastern Michigan finished the game having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (28 out of 59) and buried 11 of their 28 three-point attempts.

Christian Henry is someone who was important in the game. He racked up 28 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 44 minutes played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 56.3% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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Eastern Michigan will play this contest with a win-loss record of 5-3 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game. As a team, Eastern Michigan is grabbing 34.9 rebounds per contest and has racked up 108 assists on the season, which has them ranked 172nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Eagles are shooting 33.5% on shots from downtown (58 of 173) and 68.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 70.9 points per game (273rd in Division 1) while going 44.1% from the floor.

Defensively, the Eagles are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.5 fouls. They are giving up 31.8% on three-point shots and they are ranked 184th in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.9). The Eagles defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.6% (198 of 454) and they concede 34.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are 179th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 97 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Loyola Ramblers walked away with a victory by a final of 89-53 when they faced Tulsa. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Loyola allowed Tulsa to pull down 32 in all (12 offensive). They finished 9.1% from distance by connecting on 2 of 22 and finished the game at 17 out of 25 from the free throw line (68.0%). The Ramblers permitted Tulsa to make 17 out of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 28.3% for this contest. When the game finished, the Ramblers went 33 for 61 from the field which had them shooting 54.1%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Loyola made 10 out of 22 attempts (45.5%). They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 52.0%. Tulsa had 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Ramblers to the charity stripe for 25 shots. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 12 steals in this matchup. The Ramblers pulled down 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this contest.

Desmond Watson pitched in for the Ramblers for the contest. He earned 19 points in his 29 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists for this game. He made 7 of 14 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Loyola has a record of 6-0 on the season. The Ramblers commit 20.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 66.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 20.5 times per game (8th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. Loyola has totaled 509 pts so far this year (84.8 per contest) and they average 39.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Ramblers are shooting 48.4% from the field, which has them ranked 56th in the nation.

The Loyola defense allows 25.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (32 of 125) and their opponents are making 69.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 9.7 dimes and 35.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 27th and 209th in those categories on the defensive end. The Ramblers on defense are ranked 38th in the nation in PPG allowed with 63.8. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.0% from the field (20th in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Eastern Michigan

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