Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 11/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lehigh Mountain Hawks vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: BTN+

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks (0-3) are traveling to Pauley Pavilion on Friday where they will meet the UCLA Bruins (2-1).

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks faced off with Columbia and took a loss by a score of 76-75 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Mountain Hawks ended up finishing with 18 and Columbia recorded 15 fouls. They made 9 of their 25 tries from distance. Columbia ended up going 52.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 21 shots. Moreover, Columbia grabbed 34 boards (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Columbia earned 17 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. Concerning defending, Lehigh allowed the other team to go 45.2% from the floor on 28 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists for the contest as well as forcing 6 turnovers and having 2 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Mountain Hawks knocked down 8 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 57.1%. Lehigh walked away from the game with a 54.7% field goal percentage (29 out of 53) and converted 9 of 22 three-point attempts.

Keith Higgins Jr. is a guy who was a major contributor in this contest. He accounted for 28 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 33 minutes played and collected 2 boards. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Lehigh enters this game with a record of 0-3 so far this year. They are averaging 66.0 points per contest (319th in the country) while connecting on 44.8% from the field. The Mountain Hawks are connecting on 33.9% from downtown (21 of 62) and 59.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Lehigh is grabbing 26.3 boards per game and has accounted for 43 assists so far this season, which ranks 181st in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.3 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Mountain Hawks are forcing 9.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.7 fouls. They relinquish 34.3% on shots from distance while they are 333rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (83.7). The Mountain Hawks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 49.5% (95 of 192) and they relinquish 42.3 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 322nd in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 51 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the UCLA Bruins went home victorious with a score of 71-40 when they played Boston. When talking about cleaning up the glass, UCLA allowed Boston to get 25 in all (6 on the offensive side). They went 25.0% from three-point range by going 6 out of 24 and finished the contest at 6 of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Bruins allowed Boston to make 14 of their 46 attempts from the floor which had them at 30.4% for the game. Overall, the Bruins went 24 out of 60 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. Regarding 3-pointers, UCLA knocked down 5 of 22 tries (22.7%). They were able to make 18 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. Boston was called for 22 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bruins to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They also coughed it up 15 times, while recording 14 steals for this contest. The Bruins were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 35 for the game.

Eric Dailey Jr. pitched in for the Bruins in the game. He accumulated 13 points in his 23 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes for this game. He converted 4 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

UCLA has a record of 2-1 so far this year. The Bruins commit 17.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.3% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 16.0 times per game (136th in the country) and they turn it over 15.0 times per contest. UCLA has tallied 220 points for the year (73.3 per contest) and they grab 38.3 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Bruins are shooting 43.3% from the field, which has them ranked 264th in the country.

The Bruins defensively are ranked 14th in college hoops in PPG given up with 54.0. They have forced 21.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.3% from the floor (73rd in college hoops). The UCLA defense concedes 28.8% on three-point shots (17 of 59) and opponents are connecting on 60.0% of their foul shots. They give up 12.3 dimes and 33.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 175th and 140th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lehigh

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