Pacific Tigers vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 12/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pacific Tigers vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Monday, December 2, 2024

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: ESPN+

CU Events Center is the location where the Colorado Buffaloes (5-2) will try to defeat the Pacific Tigers (4-4) on Monday.

The Pacific Tigers played Arkansas-Pine Bluff and went home with a win by a final score of 83-71 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Tigers finished with 17 while Arkansas-Pine Bluff finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ended up shooting 64.7% at the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 17 tries. On top of that, Arkansas-Pine Bluff grabbed 21 boards (3 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Arkansas-Pine Bluff recorded 16 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. With regard to defending, Pacific allowed their opponent to shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 19 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Tigers converted 17 of 25 attempts for a percentage of 68.0%. Pacific wrapped up the contest having earned a 47.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 63) and buried 6 out of their 25 3-pointers.

Elijah Fisher is one guy who came through for this game. He ended up scoring 28 points on 11 out of 15 shooting. He played 40 minutes and grabbed 9 rebounds. He finished 73.3% from the floor and dished out 3 assists.

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Pacific will play this contest with a record of 4-4 so far this year. They currently have an average of 75.0 points per contest (208th in D-1) while connecting on 45.9% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 29.0% on shots from downtown (53 of 183) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Pacific is pulling down 40.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 129 assists on the year, which ranks 27th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 18.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Tigers have forced 10.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 230th in the nation in giving up assists with 94 surrendered for the campaign. The Tigers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 41.0% (191 of 466) and they relinquish 32.5 boards per contest as a group. They are relinquishing 27.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 165th in the nation in points per game allowed (70.3).

When they last played, the Colorado Buffaloes took a defeat with a final score of 99-71 when they played Iowa State. The Buffaloes earned 17 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. Iowa State committed 19 fouls for the game which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for 18 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 94.4%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Colorado buried 8 out of 19 tries (42.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Buffaloes ended up going 23 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. The Buffaloes allowed Iowa State to convert 35 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 60.3% in the game. They finished 44.0% from three-point range by hitting 11 out of 25 and finished the game at 18 out of 23 from the charity stripe (78.3%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Colorado permitted Iowa State to grab 28 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Julian Hammond III ended up being a factor for the Buffaloes for the game. He recorded 20 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this contest. He made 6 out of 11 in the game for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 1 rebound.

Colorado has a mark of 5-2 this year. The Buffaloes are committing 15.0 fouls per game while shooting 75.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 15.4 times per contest (103rd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.6 times per game. Colorado has earned 537 pts on the year (76.7 per contest) and they pull in 36.1 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Buffaloes are connecting on 47.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 107th in Division 1.

The Buffaloes on the defensive side of the court are 207th in the nation in PPG given up with 72.3. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the floor (223rd in the nation). The Colorado defense concedes 31.4% on three-point shots (53 of 169) and their opposition knocks down 74.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 13.6 assists and 31.4 boards per contest, ranking them 227th and 59th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pacific

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