Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 11/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (14-18 last year) are traveling to Capital One Arena on Wednesday where they will go up against the Georgetown Hoyas (9-23 last season).

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks took the court against Colgate and ended up losing by a score of 74-55 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Mountain Hawks ended up finishing with 13 and Colgate had 11 fouls. They knocked down 4 of their 19 shots from distance. Colgate finished the game at 62.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of 16 tries. Moreover, Colgate grabbed 42 boards (8 offensive, 34 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Colgate doled out 14 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. When it comes to defense, Lehigh let their opponent shoot 55.6% from the floor on 30 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned 25 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Mountain Hawks knocked down 4 of 9 tries for a rate of 44.4%. Lehigh finished the contest with a 36.5% FG percentage (23 of 63) and buried 5 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

Nasir Whitlock is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 63.6% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 17 mins played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He walked away with 17 points on 7 out of 11 shooting.

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Lehigh will enter this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 14-18 last year. They had an average of 72.7 points per contest (202nd in the nation) while shooting 43.9% from the field. The Mountain Hawks connected on 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (230 of 714) and 73.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Lehigh collected 35.5 rebounds per contest and sat with 422 dimes last season, which was 199th in the country in terms of passing. They turned it over 12.1 times per game and as a group committed 16.6 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Mountain Hawks were able to force 12.8 turnovers per game and they drew 17.0 personal fouls. They conceded 34.5% on three-point shots and they were 143rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (71.0). The Mountain Hawks defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 44.0% (828 of 1,880) and they conceded 35.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They were 80th in the nation in allowing assists 388 relinquished throughout last year.

The last time they took the court, the Georgetown Hoyas took a defeat with a final score of 74-56 against Providence. When discussing attacking the glass, Georgetown permitted Providence to snag 33 overall (7 offensive). They shot 37.5% from three-point range by going 12 out of 32 and finished the game at 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Hoyas permitted Providence to convert 24 of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.9% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Hoyas ended up going 22 for 54 from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.7%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Georgetown made 8 of their 24 attempts (33.3%). They were able to make 4 of the free throws for a rate of 21.1%. Providence had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Hoyas to the free throw line for 19 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 3 steals in this contest. The Hoyas snagged 19 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in this matchup.

Jayden Epps ended up being a factor for the Hoyas for the matchup. He earned 30 points in his 40 mins on the court and totaled 4 dimes for this game. He made 12 of 23 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and had 3 rebounds.

Georgetown had a record of 9-23 last year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hoyas shot 41.5% from the field, which ranked 321st in college basketball. Georgetown scored 2,267 points throughout last year (70.8 per game) and they averaged 34.1 boards per game. They dished out assists 12.2 times per game (263rd in college basketball) and they turned the ball over 12.2 times per contest. The Hoyas committed 16.7 fouls per game and they connected on 71.4% from the free throw line.

The Hoyas on the defensive side of the court were 328th in college basketball in PPG given up with 77.9. They forced 11.1 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the field (360th in college basketball). The Georgetown defense allowed 35.3% on 3-point attempts (248 of 703) and their opponents knocked down 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They conceded 15.6 assists and 34.0 boards per game, which ranked them 349th and 140th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lehigh

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