UC Riverside Highlanders vs Colorado State Rams Prediction, 11/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Riverside Highlanders vs Colorado State Rams

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: Moby Arena in Fort Collins, CO

TV: ESPN+

The Colorado State Rams (3-1) are welcoming the UC Riverside Highlanders (2-3) at Moby Arena on Friday.

The UC Riverside Highlanders played Santa Clara and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 96-54 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Highlanders walked away with 11 and Santa Clara finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They converted 12 of 22 attempts from distance. Santa Clara finished the game shooting 93.3% at the charity stripe by making 14 of their 15 attempts. On top of that, Santa Clara collected 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Santa Clara recorded 20 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Concerning defense, UC Riverside allowed the other team to shoot 58.3% from the floor on 35 of 60 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 27 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Highlanders knocked down 10 of 13 attempts for a rate of 76.9%. UC Riverside ended the game having earned a 29.4% FG percentage (20 of 68) and converted 4 out of their 31 3-pointers.

Joel Armotrading is a guy who came through for this game. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He played for 21 minutes and also grabbed 6 boards. He notched 11 points on 3 out of 6 shooting.

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UC Riverside enters this one with a mark of 2-3 for the season. They average 71.8 pts per game (270th in D-1) while connecting on 40.9% from the field. The Highlanders are connecting on 31.3% on three-point shots (47 of 150) and 64.1% from the free throw line. As a team, UC Riverside is pulling down 35.0 boards per game and has accumulated 65 assists on the year, which has them ranked 189th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Highlanders are able to force 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They give up 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 314th in college hoops in PPG allowed (78.6). The Highlanders are giving up a FG percentage of 48.2% (144 of 299) and they relinquish 38.4 boards per game as a squad. They rank 290th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 72 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Colorado State Rams walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 84-69 when they faced Ole Miss. In relation to attacking the glass, Colorado State allowed Ole Miss to pull down 24 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished 47.4% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 19 and ended up going 19 out of 26 at the free throw line (73.1%). The Rams permitted Ole Miss to bury 28 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.9% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Rams went 24 out of 50 from the field which had them shooting 48.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Colorado State knocked down 9 of their 26 attempts (34.6%). They were able to knock down 10 of those for a clip of 90.9%. Ole Miss committed 15 fouls in this game which got the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They also turned the ball over 14 times, but didn't record a steal for the team. The Rams collected 20 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in the game.

Jalen Lake ended up being a factor for the Rams for the matchup. He knocked down 8 of 14 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and added 3 rebounds. He totaled 21 points in his 34 mins on the court and added 2 dimes for the contest.

Colorado State has a mark of 3-1 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Rams are connecting on 48.7% from the field, which ranks them 74th in college basketball. Colorado State has totaled 312 pts for the campaign (78.0 per game) and they collect 34.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 19.5 times per game (22nd in Division 1) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. The Rams are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Rams are ranked 202nd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 71.0. They are forcing 15.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (231st in Division 1). The Colorado State defense concedes 35.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (29 of 81) and their opponents are making 69.6% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.5 dimes and 35.0 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 125th and 197th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UC Riverside

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