St. Mary's Gaels vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Mountain America Center in Idaho Falls, ID

TV: ESPN+

The Boise State Broncos (6-3) will try to defeat the St. Mary's Gaels (9-1) at Mountain America Center on Saturday.

The St. Mary's Gaels faced off with Utah and went home with a win by a final score of 72-63 in their last game. St. Mary's wrapped up the game having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 of 57) and knocked down 8 of 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Gaels made 14 of their 23 tries for a rate of 60.9%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 13 dimes in the game while forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In relation to defense, St. Mary's allowed the other team to shoot 37.5% from the floor on 24 out of 64 shooting. Utah earned 14 assists and had 6 steals in the game. In addition, Utah had 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Utah went 58.8% at the charity stripe by making 10 of 17 tries. They also converted 5 of their 18 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Gaels finished with 18 and Utah recorded 18 fouls.

Paulius Murauskas is someone who came through for this contest. He went 66.7% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and also totaled 7 rebounds. He racked up 29 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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St. Mary's steps onto the court with a mark of 9-1 for the campaign. They average 77.3 points per outing (149th in Division 1) while shooting 46.4% from the floor. The Gaels are hitting 31.2% from downtown (64 of 205) and 66.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, St. Mary's is snagging 43.4 boards per contest and has racked up 160 assists on the year, which ranks 80th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.8 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Gaels have forced 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They surrender 30.6% from 3-point land while they are 24th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (63.0). The Gaels defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.6% (229 of 593) and they relinquish 31.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 162nd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 122 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the Boise State Broncos took a loss by a final score of 74-69 against Washington State. The Broncos collected 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 33 in the game. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. Washington State was called for 21 personal fouls in the game which took the Broncos to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of them for a clip of 60.0%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Boise State made 7 out of 27 tries (25.9%). When the game finished, the Broncos went 25 out of 66 from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.9%. The Broncos allowed Washington State to make 29 of their 57 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 50.9% in this contest. They finished shooting 27.3% from three-point range by going 6 of 22 and ended up shooting 10 out of 18 at the free throw line (55.6%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Boise State permitted Washington State to grab 32 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Andrew Meadow ended up being a major contributor for the Broncos for the contest. He totaled 21 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist in the game. He converted 7 out of 13 for the game for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Boise State has a record of 6-3 this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Broncos are shooting 48.0% from the field, which has them ranked 62nd in college hoops. Boise State has 727 pts for the year (80.8 per game) and they average 38.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per contest (61st in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.3 times per game. The Broncos have committed 14.4 fouls per game while shooting 78.5% from the charity stripe.

The Boise State defense surrenders 29.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (60 of 203) and opponents are connecting on 69.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 10.0 assists and 30.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 31st and 26th in the country. The Broncos on defense are ranked 119th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 68.3. They have forced 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the field (178th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boise State

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