VMI Keydets vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 11/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: VMI Keydets vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The VMI Keydets (4-2) are on their way to John M. Belk Arena on Friday where they will go up against the Davidson Wildcats (3-0).

The VMI Keydets played Pittsburgh and went home with a loss by a final score of 93-48 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Keydets finished with 15 and Pittsburgh accounted for 18 fouls. They converted 12 out of their 28 tries from beyond the perimeter. Pittsburgh shot 78.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of their 14 tries. Furthermore, Pittsburgh snagged 43 boards (11 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Pittsburgh earned 25 assists and had 10 steals for the game. With respect to defense, VMI allowed the other team to go 54.7% from the field on 35 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 6 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 24 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Keydets buried 12 of 18 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. VMI finished the contest with a 25.0% field goal percentage (15 out of 60) and converted 6 of 24 3-pointers.

Linus Holmstrom is a guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. He racked up 15 points on 4 out of 12 shooting. He played 24 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He shot 33.3% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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VMI heads into this one with a record of 4-2 on the season. They have an average of 80.0 pts per game (149th in D-1) while shooting 42.4% from the floor. The Keydets are shooting 32.8% on three-point shots (59 of 180) and 77.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, VMI is collecting 39.5 boards per game and has tallied 103 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 9th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Keydets are forcing 15.8 turnovers every game and they draw 16.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.9% from 3-point land and they are ranked 150th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (69.2). The Keydets defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (149 of 347) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 359th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 111 relinquished so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Davidson Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 76-70 when they played East Tennessee State. In the matter of rebounding, Davidson permitted East Tennessee State to collect 23 in all (8 offensive). They finished 43.5% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 14 from the charity stripe (42.9%). The Wildcats permitted East Tennessee State to convert 27 of 56 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 48.2% for the contest. Overall, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 26 for 47 from the field which had them shooting 55.3%. Regarding shots from distance, Davidson made 3 of 11 tries (27.3%). They were able to convert 21 of them for a clip of 65.6%. East Tennessee State earned 29 fouls for the matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 32 tries. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 2 steals for the matchup. The Wildcats corralled 20 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the matchup.

Reed Bailey ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats for the matchup. He knocked down 5 of 11 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. He racked up 18 points in his 34 mins on the court and accumulated 2 assists in this contest.

Davidson has a win-loss record of 3-0 so far this year. As an offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 51.1% from the field, which ranks them 34th in college basketball. Davidson has totaled 255 pts for the campaign (85.0 per contest) and they collect 39.0 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 15.7 times per contest (121st in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per game. The Wildcats have committed 16.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Davidson defense allows 41.3% on 3-pointers (31 of 75) and their opponents are making 61.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 10.3 assists and 27.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 69th and 11th in the nation. The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 121st in Division 1 in PPG allowed with 67.3. They have forced 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (194th in the country).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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