Saint Francis Red Flash vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 11/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Georgetown Hoyas (3-1) welcome the Saint Francis Red Flash (2-4) at Capital One Arena on Saturday.

The Saint Francis Red Flash faced Penn St.-Schuylkill and took home the win by a score of 96-57 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Red Flash ended up with 16 while Penn St.-Schuylkill finished the game with 11 fouls. They also converted 2 of their 14 attempts from beyond the arc. Penn St.-Schuylkill ended up going 57.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 11 of their 19 shots. Additionally, Penn St.-Schuylkill snagged 18 boards (3 offensive, 15 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Penn St.-Schuylkill distributed 10 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. When talking about defending, Saint Francis allowed 39.3% from the floor on 22 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists for the contest while forcing 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 41 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Red Flash buried 7 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. Saint Francis finished the contest with a 55.7% FG percentage (39 out of 70) and buried 11 of their 37 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jeremy Clayville is a guy who had an impact in this game. He accounted for 21 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played for 23 mins and totaled 3 boards. He finished 63.6% from the field and also earned 5 dimes.

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Saint Francis comes into this one with a record of 2-4 on the season. They currently have an average of 66.7 points per outing (322nd in the country) while hitting 42.9% from the floor. The Red Flash are shooting 29.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (46 of 157) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Saint Francis is pulling down 32.0 boards per game and is sitting with 81 dimes for the year, which is 65th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 16.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Red Flash are able to force 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 13.3 fouls. They surrender 27.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 268th in the nation in points per game allowed (75.7). The Red Flash defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (164 of 353) and they relinquish 36.5 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 343rd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 87 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Georgetown Hoyas took home the win by a final score of 79-51 against Mount St. Mary's. The Hoyas earned 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Mount St. Mary's was called for 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Hoyas to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They were able to make 9 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing shots from distance, Georgetown converted 6 out of 20 tries (30.0%). In all, the Hoyas ended up going 32 out of 64 from the field which had them at 50.0%. The Hoyas allowed Mount St. Mary's to make 21 of their 67 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 31.3% for the matchup. They finished 26.3% from 3-point land by going 5 of 19 and finished the game at 4 of 6 from the free throw line (66.7%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Georgetown allowed Mount St. Mary's to collect 34 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Jayden Epps ended up being important for the Hoyas for the game. He had 19 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 6 of 14 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Georgetown has a mark of 3-1 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Hoyas are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which ranks 238th in the country. Georgetown has scored 296 points so far this season (74.0 per game) and they pull in 39.3 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.8 times per game (172nd in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game. The Hoyas commit 14.8 fouls per game and they go 74.6% from the free throw line.

The Hoyas are ranked 120th in D-1 in PPG given up with 67.3. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (181st in college hoops). The Georgetown defense gives up 37.6% on three-point shots (32 of 85) and their opponents are making 77.8% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 15.5 dimes and 34.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 303rd and 154th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Saint Francis

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