Loyola Marymount Lions vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 12/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Marymount Lions vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado State Rams (4-3) are hosting the Loyola Marymount Lions (3-3) at Moby Arena on Wednesday.

The Loyola Marymount Lions faced Wyoming and took home the win by a score of 73-70 in their last game. Loyola Marymount ended the contest having earned a 49.1% field goal percentage (28 of 57) and knocked down 8 out of their 25 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Lions made 9 of 11 shots for a rate of 81.8%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 14 assists in this matchup as well as creating 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of defending, Loyola Marymount allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 27 of 63 shooting. Wyoming recorded 8 dimes and had 4 steals in the game. Furthermore, Wyoming collected 34 rebounds (10 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Wyoming finished the game at 78.6% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 14 attempts. They also buried 5 of 16 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Lions ended up with 12 while Wyoming finished the game with 10 fouls.

Jevon Porter is a guy who was a factor in the game. He finished the game shooting 61.1% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He played 34 mins and snagged 7 rebounds. He ended up with 29 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Loyola Marymount enters this game with a win-loss mark of 3-3 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 9.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Loyola Marymount is grabbing 37.5 boards per game and has tallied 83 dimes this season, which ranks 332nd in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Lions are connecting on 32.5% on shots from downtown (55 of 169) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 74.0 pts per contest (222nd in the country) while shooting 42.3% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Lions are forcing 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 13.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.9% on shots from distance and they are 118th in D-1 in opponents points per game (68.2). Lions defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.7% (150 of 360) and they concede 38.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 40th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 76 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Colorado State Rams went home victorious with a score of 76-72 against TCU. The Rams corralled 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 39 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 2 steals for this contest. TCU had 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw tries for a clip of 83.3%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Colorado State buried 8 out of 27 tries (29.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Rams finished the game shooting 29 out of 67 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.3%. The Rams allowed TCU to bury 21 out of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 33.9% for the matchup. They went 36.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 9 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 21 of 30 at the charity stripe (70.0%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Colorado State allowed TCU to get 35 in total (8 offensive).

Nique Clifford pitched in for the Rams in the matchup. He accumulated 25 points in his 43 mins on the court and added 6 dimes in this contest. He made 12 of 20 for this game for a rate of 60.0%, and totaled 12 rebounds.

Colorado State has a mark of 4-3 so far this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Rams are hitting on 45.5% from the floor, which is 160th in the country. Colorado State has tallied 530 pts on the season (75.7 per game) and they pull down 36.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 17.4 times per game (37th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 12.6 times per contest. The Rams are committing 19.1 personal fouls per game while shooting 70.5% from the free throw line.

The Rams on defense are ranked 214th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 72.3. They are forcing 14.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.9% from the field (156th in college basketball). The Colorado State defense gives up 38.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (58 of 152) and opponents are converting on 67.5% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 12.4 dimes and 37.3 rebounds every game, which ranks 148th and 287th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Loyola Marymount

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