Lafayette Leopards vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lafayette Leopards vs Army Black Knights

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Lafayette Leopards (8-14) are traveling to Christl Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Army Black Knights (6-16).

The Lafayette Leopards faced American and went home with a loss by a final score of 69-66 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Leopards walked away with 17 while American accounted for 16 fouls. They converted 11 out of their 31 shots from 3-point range. American finished the game shooting 58.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 17 tries. In addition, American totaled 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. American distributed 17 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, Lafayette allowed the other team to shoot 48.0% from the floor on 24 of 50 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for this game while creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Leopards knocked down 7 of 12 attempts for a rate of 58.3%. Lafayette wrapped up the game with a 47.2% field goal percentage (25 of 53) and converted 9 of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Devin Hines is a player who was important in this game. He shot 66.7% from the field and also dished out 2 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins and also grabbed 4 boards. He walked away with 17 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Lafayette will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 8-14 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Lafayette is pulling down 33.5 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 292 assists on the season, which has them ranked 143rd in the country in terms of passing. The Leopards are connecting on 29.5% on three-point shots (149 of 505) and 67.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 61.6 pts per contest (357th in the country) while going 40.3% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Leopards have forced 12.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.8 personal fouls. They are surrendering 34.2% on shots from downtown and they rank 61st in Division 1 in opponents PPG (66.7). The Leopards defense is allowing a FG percentage of 41.6% (520 of 1,250) and they concede 37.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 197th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 271 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Army Black Knights walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-55 against Colgate. The Black Knights pulled down 20 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 3 steals for the contest. Colgate was called for 11 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Black Knights to the charity stripe for 6 shots. They were able to bury 4 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. Concerning 3-point shots, Army made 5 out of their 17 tries (29.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Black Knights walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 54 from the floor which had them at 42.6%. The Black Knights permitted Colgate to convert 29 of their 58 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% for this game. They finished 42.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 12 of 28 and ended up shooting 4 of 7 from the free throw line (57.1%). In the matter of rebounds, Army permitted Colgate to pull down 30 in total (4 offensive).

Josh Scovens was important for the Black Knights for the matchup. He had 17 points in his 29 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in the game. He converted 8 of 13 in this contest for a rate of 61.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Army has a win-loss mark of 6-16 on the year. The Black Knights are responsible for committing 15.6 fouls per game and they hit 58.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.9 times per contest (210th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest. Army has scored 1,331 pts so far this season (60.5 per contest) and they snag 34.6 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Black Knights are shooting 40.0% from the floor, which ranks 343rd in college basketball.

The Army defense surrenders 32.5% on 3-pointers (146 of 449) and opponents are connecting on 68.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.8 dimes and 33.5 boards every game, which ranks 175th and 108th in those categories on the defensive end. The Black Knights defensively are ranked 18th in the country in PPG allowed with 63.8. They have forced 11.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.0% from the floor (158th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Army

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