Harvard Crimson vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 11/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Harvard Crimson vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

CU Events Center is the location where the Colorado Buffaloes (3-0) will take on the Harvard Crimson (1-3) on Sunday.

The Harvard Crimson stepped onto the hardwood against Northeastern and went home with a loss by a final score of 78-56 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Crimson ended up finishing with 14 while Northeastern racked up 17 personal fouls. They converted 9 out of their 22 tries from beyond the perimeter. Northeastern ended up shooting 58.3% at the free throw line by burying 7 of their 12 tries. In addition, Northeastern totaled 33 rebounds (4 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Northeastern distributed 21 dimes and had 10 steals in this game. In relation to defense, Harvard let their opponent shoot 52.5% from the field on 31 of 59 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in this game in addition to creating 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing pulling down boards, they compiled 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Crimson converted 14 of 20 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Harvard wrapped up the game with a 32.2% FG percentage (19 out of 59) and converted 4 of their 31 three-point shots.

Chandler Pigge is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He ended up shooting 43.8% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also collected 6 rebounds. He totaled 17 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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Harvard comes into this contest with a mark of 1-3 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 17.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Harvard is grabbing 34.3 rebounds per game and has 50 dimes this season, which is 121st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Crimson are shooting 27.7% on 3-pointers (28 of 101) and 66.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 67.5 pts per contest (315th in the nation) while going 45.2% from the field.

On defense, the Crimson are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.0 personal fouls. They are 342nd in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 62 relinquished on the campaign. The Crimson defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.0% (107 of 238) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 36.7% on shots from distance and they are 239th in the country in points per game allowed (74.0).

For their last game, the Colorado Buffaloes walked away with a victory by a final of 83-53 when they played CSU Fullerton. The Buffaloes were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 35 for this game. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. CSU Fullerton had 16 fouls in this matchup which took the Buffaloes to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 78.6%. When discussing shooting from distance, Colorado buried 12 of 27 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Buffaloes shot 30 for 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 56.6%. The Buffaloes permitted CSU Fullerton to bury 18 out of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 31.0% for the game. They finished 11.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 2 out of 17 and ended up going 15 of 17 from the charity stripe (88.2%). In the matter of rebounds, Colorado allowed CSU Fullerton to get 25 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Andrej Jakimovski ended up having an impact for the Buffaloes in this contest. He totaled 17 points in his 20 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest. He buried 6 of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Colorado has a record of 3-0 on the campaign. The Buffaloes are responsible for committing 15.3 personal fouls per game while shooting 76.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per game (139th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 18.3 times per contest. Colorado has tallied 249 points on the campaign (83.0 per contest) and they average 42.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Buffaloes are connecting on 49.4% from the field, which is ranked 81st in the country.

The Colorado defense concedes 29.0% on shots from beyond the arc (20 of 69) and their opposition knocks down 72.9% of their free throw attempts. They allow 11.7 assists and 30.3 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 144th and 51st in the country. The Buffaloes are ranked 111th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 65.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.4% from the floor (78th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Harvard

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