Loyola Greyhounds vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 1/27/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Greyhounds vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

Alumni Hall (Navy) is the location where the Navy Midshipmen (8-10) will go up against the Loyola Greyhounds (3-17) on Saturday.

The Loyola Greyhounds played Lafayette and took a loss by a score of 70-44 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Greyhounds ended up walking away with 11 and Lafayette accumulated 16 fouls. They converted 10 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc. Lafayette finished the game shooting 100.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 2 of their 2 tries. Furthermore, Lafayette totaled 28 rebounds (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Lafayette dished out 18 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. In terms of the defense, Loyola allowed the other team to shoot 50.9% from the floor on 29 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to grabbing boards, they collected 23 with 4 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Greyhounds made 6 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 60.0%. Loyola finished with a 35.4% field goal percentage (17 of 48) and converted 4 of their 19 three-point shots.

Deon Perry is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished with 18 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and also collected 3 rebounds. He finished 50.0% from the field and also distributed 4 dimes.

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Loyola will enter this game with a mark of 3-17 so far this year. They average 64.9 points per contest (347th in D-1) on 43.5% from the floor. The Greyhounds are connecting on 33.9% on shots from distance (145 of 428) and 60.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Loyola is collecting 33.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 269 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 140th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 14.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Greyhounds are forcing their opponents into 10.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are 308th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 282 surrendered for the year. The Greyhounds are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (543 of 1,156) and they surrender 33.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 37.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 251st in college hoops in opponents points per game (74.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Navy Midshipmen took a loss by a final score of 71-63 against Bucknell. The Midshipmen were able to snag 18 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 29 for the contest. They turned the ball over 6 times, while getting 4 steals for the game. Bucknell committed 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Midshipmen to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Navy knocked down 7 out of their 22 attempts (31.8%). Overall, the Midshipmen shot 19 for 54 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 35.2%. The Midshipmen permitted Bucknell to bury 23 of their 47 tries from the floor which had them at 48.9% in this game. They finished the game shooting 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 23 at the free throw line (65.2%). When it comes to rebounding, Navy permitted Bucknell to collect 30 in total (7 offensive).

Austin Benigni pitched in for the Midshipmen for this contest. He knocked down 7 of 20 for this game for a field goal percentage of 35.0%, but couldn't coral a rebound. He earned 22 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and accounted for 4 dimes in the matchup.

Navy has a win-loss mark of 8-10 on the campaign. The Midshipmen have committed 18.3 personal fouls per contest and they hit 68.9% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 12.3 times per contest (266th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 10.4 times per game. Navy has 1,217 points so far this year (67.6 per contest) and they collect 35.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Midshipmen are shooting 40.1% from the floor, which is 343rd in the nation.

The Midshipmen on defense are ranked 40th in college basketball in points given up per game with 65.4. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (145th in D-1). The Navy defense concedes 29.3% on three-point shots (122 of 417) and their opponents are converting on 69.2% of their foul shots. They surrender 12.2 assists and 36.3 total boards per game, ranking them 128th and 257th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Loyola

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