New Orleans Privateers vs LSU Tigers Prediction, 12/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: New Orleans Privateers vs LSU Tigers
Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024
Location: Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, LA
TV: ESPN+
Pete Maravich Assembly Center is the location where the LSU Tigers (9-2) will play the New Orleans Privateers (2-8) on Sunday.
The New Orleans Privateers faced Texas and took a loss by a final of 98-62 in their last game. New Orleans walked away from the game having earned a 34.8% FG percentage (23 out of 66) and buried 7 of their 20 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Privateers converted 9 of their 21 tries for a rate of 42.9%. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 34 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 9 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In relation to defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 54.8% from the field on 34 of 62 shooting. Texas dished out 15 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Texas pulled down 44 rebounds (10 offensive, 34 defensive), but didn't have a block. Texas walked away from this one shooting 70.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 24 attempts. They also buried 13 of their 25 tries from beyond the perimeter. In the matter of fouls, the Privateers finished with 18 and Texas had 20 fouls.
Cedquavious Hunter is a guy who played a role for the contest. He ended up with 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played for 26 minutes played and also totaled 1 rebound. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.
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New Orleans will play this game with a win-loss mark of 2-8 so far this year. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 fouls per game. As a team, New Orleans is pulling in 35.8 boards per contest and has earned 123 assists for the season, which ranks 336th in the country in terms of passing. The Privateers are shooting 30.5% on shots from 3-point land (65 of 213) and 64.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 66.6 pts per contest (328th in D-1) while going 38.7% from the field.
On the defensive end of the court, the Privateers have forced 11.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 298th in the nation in giving up assists with 175 relinquished so far this season. The Privateers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.6% (304 of 639) and they surrender 41.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 36.0% from 3-point land and they rank 360th in college in opponents points per game (84.7).
In their last game, the LSU Tigers went home victorious with a score of 99-53 when they faced Stetson. The Tigers were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this game. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 9 steals in this game. Stetson was called for 15 fouls for this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 18 shots. They were able to make 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, LSU converted 14 of their 31 attempts (45.2%). When all was said and done, the Tigers finished the game shooting 35 out of 65 from the floor which had them shooting 53.8%. The Tigers allowed Stetson to convert 18 of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 30.5% for this contest. They finished 32.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). When talking about team rebounding, LSU allowed Stetson to grab 21 in total (5 on the offensive glass).
Camryn Carter ended up being important for the Tigers in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the matchup.
LSU has a record of 9-2 on the season. The Tigers are committing 16.4 fouls every game and they hit 75.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.2 times per game (179th in college) and they are giving up possession 13.9 times per game. LSU has earned 899 pts on the year (81.7 per game) and they pull in 41.0 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 46.6% from the field, which ranks 123rd in college.
The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 120th in college in points allowed per game with 68.7. They have forced 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.2% from the floor (19th in college). The LSU defense gives up 28.3% on 3-point attempts (71 of 251) and opponents are knocking down 68.8% of their foul shots. They have allowed 10.8 assists and 36.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 48th and 282nd in the country.
Who will win tonight's NCAA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take LSU
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