LIU Sharks vs Charlotte 49ers Prediction, 11/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LIU Sharks vs Charlotte 49ers

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: Halton Arena in Charlotte, NC

TV: ESPN+

The LIU Sharks (2-3) are traveling to Halton Arena on Saturday where they will go up against the Charlotte 49ers (3-1).

The LIU Sharks played Columbia and took a loss by a final of 80-72 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Sharks walked away with 18 and Columbia finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They made 8 of their 22 attempts from distance. Columbia ended up shooting 87.0% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 23 attempts. On top of that, Columbia collected 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Columbia doled out 18 assists and had 12 steals for this game. With respect to the defense, LIU allowed 50.0% from the floor on 26 out of 52 shooting. They also dished out 13 dimes in the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected a total of 28 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Sharks buried 13 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 86.7%. LIU finished the contest with a 43.1% FG percentage (25 of 58) and made 9 of their 26 shots from 3-point land.

Malachi Davis is a guy who had an impact for this game. He accounted for 22 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He finished 43.8% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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LIU enters this contest with a record of 2-3 on the year. They turn it over 11.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, LIU is grabbing 35.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 67 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 172nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Sharks are shooting 34.2% on shots from downtown (39 of 114) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 74.8 points per contest (227th in the nation) while connecting on 44.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Sharks are forcing 14.8 turnovers per game and they draw 15.6 fouls. They rank 228th in college hoops in giving up assists with 64 relinquished on the season. The Sharks are giving up a FG percentage of 43.7% (114 of 261) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 33.1% on 3-pointers while they are 205th in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.2).

When they last played, the Charlotte 49ers walked away with a victory by a final of 60-54 when they played Gardner-Webb. The 49ers corralled 22 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 8 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. Gardner-Webb committed 20 personal fouls for the matchup which took the 49ers to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a clip of 60.0%. With respect to shooting from downtown, Charlotte made 6 of their 20 tries (30.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the 49ers shot 21 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8%. The 49ers permitted Gardner-Webb to convert 19 out of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.3% in this matchup. They finished shooting 23.1% from distance by going 3 out of 13 and ended up going 13 out of 18 from the charity stripe (72.2%). In the matter of team rebounding, Charlotte allowed Gardner-Webb to get 32 overall (6 on the offensive side).

Giancarlo Rosado was important for the 49ers for this game. He had 12 points in his 29 minutes on the court and totaled 5 assists for the matchup. He buried 4 of 7 for the game for a rate of 57.1%, and had 8 rebounds.

Charlotte has a mark of 3-1 this year. The 49ers commit 14.8 personal fouls per game and they go 73.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.8 times per contest (171st in the country) and they are turning it over 9.3 times per game. Charlotte has accounted for 287 points so far this year (71.8 per game) and they collect 30.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the 49ers are shooting 44.4% from the floor, which ranks them 221st in Division 1.

The 49ers on defense are ranked 202nd in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 71.0. They are forcing 9.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the field (340th in college hoops). The Charlotte defense allows 28.6% on shots from distance (22 of 77) and opponents are making 64.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 15.0 dimes and 33.8 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 288th and 144th in those categories on the defensive end.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Charlotte and under the total points

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