Southern Jaguars vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Louisiana Tech Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: Thomas Assembly Center in Ruston, LA

TV: ESPN+

The Southern Jaguars (2-4) are hitting the road to Thomas Assembly Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (7-0).

The Southern Jaguars faced off with Champion Christian and walked away with a win by a score of 121-58 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Jaguars ended up with 16 while Champion Christian totaled 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 of 41 tries from beyond the perimeter. Champion Christian finished the game shooting 53.8% when shooting free throws by converting 7 of their 13 attempts. In addition, Champion Christian grabbed 19 rebounds (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Champion Christian distributed 8 assists and had 3 steals in this contest. In relation to the defense, Southern allowed the other team to shoot 34.5% from the floor on 20 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they earned 44 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Jaguars knocked down 24 of 26 tries for a percentage of 92.3%. Southern ended the contest with a 55.4% FG percentage (41 of 74) and buried 15 of their 40 shots from 3-point land.

Michael Jacobs is a guy who was a contributor for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 16 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He accounted for 19 points on 5 out of 10 shooting.

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Southern steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 2-4 this year. They are averaging 87.8 points per game (18th in the nation) while connecting on 48.3% from the field. The Jaguars are shooting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (52 of 150) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Southern is pulling in 40.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 94 assists for the year, which has them ranked 205th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.5 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Jaguars are forcing 17.0 turnovers every game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are surrendering 32.1% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 173rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.5). The Jaguars defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.2% (146 of 346) and they relinquish 34.0 boards per game as a unit. They are 142nd in Division 1 in allowing assists with 82 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Louisiana Tech Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 78-69 when they played Eastern Kentucky. The Bulldogs recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this contest. They gave up possession 8 times, while earning 4 steals in this game. Eastern Kentucky earned 17 fouls in the game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 61.9%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Louisiana Tech converted 5 out of their 15 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Bulldogs finished the game shooting 30 for 56 from the floor which had them at 53.6%. The Bulldogs allowed Eastern Kentucky to convert 24 out of 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% for this game. They finished shooting 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 12 of 32 and finished the game at 9 out of 11 from the free throw line (81.8%). With respect to rebounding, Louisiana Tech allowed Eastern Kentucky to snag 27 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Daniel Batcho ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He recorded 19 points in his 26 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist for the game. He converted 8 out of 10 in the matchup giving him a rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Louisiana Tech has a win-loss record of 7-0 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.9% from the floor, which is ranked 32nd in Division 1. Louisiana Tech has scored 578 pts so far this season (82.6 per contest) and they grab 38.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 17.0 times per game (46th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.7 times per contest. The Bulldogs have committed 15.1 fouls every game while shooting 75.7% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on the defensive end are ranked 101st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 67.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (77th in the nation). The Louisiana Tech defense concedes 29.0% on three-point shots (51 of 176) and their opponents are making 65.8% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 13.1 dimes and 33.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 198th and 116th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern

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