UMBC Retrievers vs Georgetown Hoyas Prediction, 12/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UMBC Retrievers vs Georgetown Hoyas

Date: Monday, December 2, 2024

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The UMBC Retrievers (5-4) are en route to Capital One Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Georgetown Hoyas (5-1).

The UMBC Retrievers faced off with Morgan State and walked away with a win by a score of 92-69 in their last contest. UMBC finished the contest with a 48.3% field goal percentage (29 of 60) and converted 14 of their 26 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Retrievers buried 20 of 29 tries for a percentage of 69.0%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 38 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 21 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In the matter of the defense, UMBC allowed the other team to go 42.4% from the floor on 28 out of 66 shooting. Morgan State distributed 5 assists and had 9 steals for this game. On top of that, Morgan State grabbed 33 boards (12 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Morgan State went 54.5% when shooting free throws by converting 12 of their 22 attempts. They also made 1 of their 9 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Retrievers ended up with 20 and Morgan State finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Marcus Banks Jr. is one player who was important for this contest. He finished the game at 71.4% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 19 mins played and collected 6 boards. He was able to score 14 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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UMBC comes into this one with a record of 5-4 this year. They are giving up possession 10.8 times per game and as a team they commit 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, UMBC is grabbing 35.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 145 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 5th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Retrievers are shooting 40.4% on shots from 3-point land (88 of 218) and 67.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 83.1 points per game (62nd in D-1) while hitting 47.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Retrievers are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.1% on shots from downtown and they are 249th in D-1 in PPG allowed (73.9). The Retrievers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 44.0% (240 of 546) and they surrender 37.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They are ranked 154th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 84 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Georgetown Hoyas got the victory with a final of 66-41 when they played Wagner. When talking about team rebounding, Georgetown allowed Wagner to pull down 30 overall (11 offensive). They finished 36.8% from three-point range by going 7 of 19 and finished the game at 6 of 8 from the charity stripe (75.0%). The Hoyas permitted Wagner to make 14 of their 50 tries from the field which had them shooting 28.0% for this game. When this game wrapped up, the Hoyas ended up going 22 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Georgetown buried 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to convert 15 of those for a percentage of 71.4%. Wagner had 17 fouls for the game which got the Hoyas to the free throw line for 21 shots. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 14 steals in this contest. The Hoyas pulled down 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this contest.

Malik Mack ended up being a major contributor for the Hoyas in the matchup. He racked up 16 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game. He made 4 out of 10 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Georgetown has a win-loss mark of 5-1 on the campaign. The Hoyas are responsible for committing 14.2 personal fouls per game and they hit 72.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.5 times per game (98th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. Georgetown has tallied 444 pts for the campaign (74.0 per contest) and they pull in 38.2 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Hoyas are connecting on 43.7% from the field, which is ranked 231st in the nation.

The Hoyas on the defensive end are ranked 29th in college basketball in points given up per game with 62.5. They are able to force 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.6% from the floor (65th in the nation). The Georgetown defense concedes 36.8% on shots from beyond the arc (49 of 133) and their opponents are knocking down 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.2 dimes and 34.7 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 262nd and 176th in college hoops.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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