San Francisco Dons vs Loyola Ramblers Prediction, 12/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Loyola Ramblers

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Location: Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, WI

TV: ESPN+

The San Francisco Dons (8-2) are hitting the road to Fiserv Forum on Sunday where they will try to beat the Loyola Ramblers (8-0).

The San Francisco Dons played Cal St. Stanislaus and earned the victory with a final of 68-52 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Dons ended up with 14 while Cal St. Stanislaus had 13 fouls. They also converted 6 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Cal St. Stanislaus finished 60.0% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 20 tries. Furthermore, Cal St. Stanislaus grabbed 24 boards (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Cal St. Stanislaus earned 8 assists and had 12 steals for the game. In the matter of defending, San Francisco allowed the other team to go 34.7% from the field on 17 out of 49 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in the game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 40 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Dons buried 6 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 42.9%. San Francisco wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (28 out of 60) and converted 6 out of their 22 3-point shots.

Ndewedo Newbury is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He went 61.5% from the floor and dished out 3 dimes. He was on the court for 27 mins and also totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 17 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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San Francisco heads into this matchup with a record of 8-2 this season. They have an average of 77.3 points per contest (150th in Division 1) while hitting 48.9% from the field. The Dons are hitting 35.0% on three-point attempts (82 of 234) and 67.9% from the free throw line. As a team, San Francisco is grabbing 36.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 157 dimes this year, which is 91st in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.1 fouls per game.

On defense, the Dons are able to force 15.2 turnovers every game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They give up 30.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 18th in Division 1 in opponents PPG (61.6). The Dons defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 39.2% (221 of 564) and they relinquish 32.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 42nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 98 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Loyola Ramblers got the victory with a final of 74-72 when they played South Florida. The Ramblers snagged 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 28 in this matchup. They also coughed it up 6 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. South Florida had 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Ramblers to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 69.6%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Loyola converted 6 out of 21 tries (28.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Ramblers shot 26 out of 61 from the floor which had them shooting 42.6%. The Ramblers permitted South Florida to make 26 of 53 attempts from the floor which had them at 49.1% for the game. They went 38.1% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 16 from the charity stripe (75.0%). Regarding attacking the glass, Loyola permitted South Florida to pull down 33 in all (7 on the offensive glass).

Desmond Watson ended up being a major contributor for the Ramblers in this game. He knocked down 3 out of 15 for this game for a field goal percentage of 20.0%, and tallied 1 rebound. He earned 14 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 2 dimes for this game.

Loyola has a win-loss mark of 8-0 for the campaign. The Ramblers are responsible for committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 67.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 20.0 times per contest (5th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.5 times per contest. Loyola has earned 659 points this season (82.4 per game) and they average 38.6 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Ramblers are connecting on 48.3% from the floor, which ranks them 55th in D-1.

The Loyola defense allows 28.3% on shots from 3-point land (47 of 166) and their opponents are converting on 68.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 10.8 dimes and 32.6 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 50th and 92nd in D-1. The Ramblers on the defensive side of the court are 28th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 63.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.0% from the floor (43rd in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Loyola and under the total points

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