Georgia Southern Eagles vs VCU Rams Prediction, 12/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia Southern Eagles vs VCU Rams

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia Southern Eagles (5-3) are traveling to Siegel Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the VCU Rams (6-2).

The Georgia Southern Eagles played Drake and ended up losing by a score of 61-47 in their last contest. Georgia Southern ended with a 37.8% FG percentage (17 of 45) and made 2 of their 15 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Eagles made 11 of 16 tries for a percentage of 68.8%. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 26 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 7 assists in the game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to defense, Georgia Southern allowed the other team to shoot 39.2% from the floor on 20 of 51 shooting. Drake recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Moreover, Drake collected 34 boards (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Drake ended up going 68.2% from the free throw line by making 15 of their 22 tries. They buried 6 of 21 attempts from 3-point land. When discussing fouls, the Eagles ended up finishing with 21 while Drake totaled 15 fouls.

Eugene Brown III is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the contest at 44.4% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. He notched 11 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Georgia Southern heads into this matchup with a mark of 5-3 for the season. They turn the ball over 16.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 23.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Georgia Southern is collecting 37.1 rebounds per contest and has racked up 93 assists for the year, which is 289th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Eagles are hitting 31.3% on three-point attempts (68 of 217) and 65.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.3 pts per game (186th in D-1) while shooting 45.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They are 159th in college basketball in giving up assists with 97 surrendered on the year. The Eagles defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.8% (192 of 459) and they relinquish 38.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 26.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 278th in college hoops in opponents points per game (75.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the VCU Rams took home the win by a final score of 103-58 against Elizabeth City St.. When discussing team rebounding, VCU permitted Elizabeth City St. to collect 31 in total (12 offensive). They finished 20.0% from 3-point land by shooting 3 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 26 at the free throw line (65.4%). The Rams permitted Elizabeth City St. to convert 19 of their 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 31.1% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Rams finished shooting 34 for 68 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. With respect to three-point shots, VCU made 11 of 37 attempts (29.7%). They were able to bury 24 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Elizabeth City St. committed 22 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 4 steals in the game. The Rams were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for the contest.

Phillip Russell was important for the Rams in the matchup. He totaled 18 points in his 18 mins on the court and added 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 5 of 10 in this game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

VCU has a win-loss mark of 6-2 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rams are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 169th in college basketball. VCU has scored 617 pts on the year (77.1 per game) and they grab 38.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 15.6 times per game (92nd in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 13.4 times per game. The Rams commit 20.6 fouls every game and they go 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Rams defensively are ranked 16th in the nation in points given up per game with 60.0. They have forced 16.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.1% from the field (21st in Division 1). The VCU defense gives up 29.6% on shots from distance (37 of 125) and their opponents are converting on 66.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 9.1 dimes and 34.8 total rebounds per game, ranking them 16th and 182nd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take VCU

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