Colgate Raiders vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 1/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Army Black Knights

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

Christl Arena is the location where the Army Black Knights (11-9) will attempt to beat the Colgate Raiders (9-12) on Wednesday.

The Colgate Raiders faced off with American and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-77 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Raiders ended up finishing with 19 while American totaled 19 fouls. They also knocked down 9 of 20 tries from distance. American finished 81.3% at the charity stripe by converting 26 of 32 attempts. On top of that, American grabbed 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. American totaled 10 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In reference to defending, Colgate let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the floor on 23 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned a total of 30 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Raiders converted 15 of 22 shots for a rate of 68.2%. Colgate walked away from the contest with a 48.2% FG percentage (27 of 56) and converted 8 of 19 shots from distance.

Jeff Woodward is one player who was a factor in the game. He finished 63.2% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 30 minutes and also grabbed 11 rebounds. He notched 25 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Colgate heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-12 so far this year. They are averaging 70.9 points per game (267th in the country) while hitting 45.9% from the floor. The Raiders are connecting on 35.4% on 3-pointers (187 of 528) and 70.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Colgate is grabbing 32.8 rebounds per game and has earned 295 dimes so far this year, which ranks 142nd in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 11.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Raiders are forcing 11.2 turnovers every game and they draw 13.7 fouls. They are ranked 276th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 294 conceded this season. The Raiders defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.5% (539 of 1,211) and they concede 34.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 36.5% from 3-point land and they rank 157th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (70.6).

The last time they took the court, the Army Black Knights went home defeated by a final of 66-53 when they faced Navy. The Black Knights pulled down 22 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 4 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. Navy earned 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Black Knights to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of those for a clip of 44.4%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Army made 7 of their 30 attempts (23.3%). When all was said and done, the Black Knights went 19 for 61 from the floor which gave them a rate of 31.1%. The Black Knights allowed Navy to convert 23 out of 64 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 35.9% for the matchup. They finished 24.2% from 3-point land by hitting 8 out of 33 and finished the game at 12 out of 15 from the charity stripe (80.0%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Army permitted Navy to get 52 overall (19 on the offensive side).

Josh Scovens ended up being a factor for the Black Knights in this game. He had 12 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the contest. He made 4 out of 12 for the contest for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and added 6 rebounds.

Army has a win-loss mark of 11-9 on the season. The Black Knights are committing 14.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 65.1% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.2 times per contest (97th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game. Army has scored 1,498 pts this year (74.9 per contest) and they pull in 35.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Black Knights are shooting 45.0% from the field, which ranks them 172nd in the country.

The Army defense allows 32.9% from downtown (165 of 501) and opponents are knocking down 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 14.8 assists and 36.3 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 297th and 289th in Division 1. The Black Knights on defense are ranked 257th in the country in PPG surrendered with 74.1. They are forcing 11.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the floor (285th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Colgate

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