Grand Canyon Lopes vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 12/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grand Canyon Lopes vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Saturday, December 28, 2024

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: ESPN+

Intuit Dome is the location where the San Diego Toreros (3-9) will try to defeat the Grand Canyon Lopes (8-4) on Saturday.

The Grand Canyon Lopes played Saint Louis and walked away with a win by a score of 73-72 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Lopes finished with 15 and Saint Louis had 19 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 of their 32 tries from distance. Saint Louis finished the game at 58.8% when shooting free throws by converting 10 of their 17 attempts. Moreover, Saint Louis grabbed 29 rebounds (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Saint Louis dished out 16 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. When discussing the defense, Grand Canyon allowed their opponent to shoot 43.9% from the field on 25 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 15 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 38 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lopes made 11 of their 19 shots for a percentage of 57.9%. Grand Canyon walked away from the game having earned a 41.5% FG percentage (27 of 65) and converted 8 of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Collin Moore is a guy who played a role in this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He played for 28 minutes and snagged 7 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Grand Canyon comes into this one with a win-loss record of 8-4 on the season. They have an average of 77.9 points per contest (132nd in college hoops) on 44.8% from the field. The Lopes are connecting on 30.7% on 3-point shots (81 of 264) and 70.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Grand Canyon is pulling in 35.4 boards per game and has racked up 172 assists for the season, which ranks 196th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a team they commit 17.1 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Lopes are able to force 16.2 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.6% on three-point shots and they are 170th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (70.9). The Lopes are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.1% (304 of 690) and they concede 32.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 90th in the nation in giving up assists with 142 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the San Diego Toreros went home defeated by a final of 77-71 against UC-San Diego. With respect to rebounds, San Diego allowed UC-San Diego to collect 23 in all (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 8 out of 20 and finished the game at 21 out of 27 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Toreros allowed UC-San Diego to convert 24 of their 52 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2% for this game. In all, the Toreros went 27 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, San Diego made 10 of their 25 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throws for a rate of 70.0%. UC-San Diego committed 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Toreros to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 23 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Toreros were able to snag 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the game.

Joey Chammaa ended up being a major contributor for the Toreros for this contest. He earned 14 points in his 17 mins on the hardwood, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He buried 5 of 7 in this game for a rate of 71.4%, but couldn't coral a rebound.

San Diego has a mark of 3-9 for the campaign. As an offense, the Toreros are shooting 41.6% from the field, which is ranked 322nd in the country. San Diego has totaled 803 points for the campaign (66.9 per game) and they grab 34.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 11.9 times per game (313th in college) and they turn the ball over 15.7 times per contest. The Toreros are committing 19.6 personal fouls per contest while shooting 70.4% from the charity stripe.

The Toreros defensively are ranked 230th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 73.2. They have forced 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the floor (228th in college). The San Diego defense allows 35.1% on shots from distance (88 of 251) and their opposition knocks down 69.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.8 assists and 36.8 boards per game, which is ranked 162nd and 295th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego

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