Colgate Raiders vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 1/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Colgate Raiders (6-11) are traveling to Alumni Hall (Navy) on Wednesday where they will compete against the Navy Midshipmen (5-12).

The Colgate Raiders played Boston and went home with a win by a final score of 87-50 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Raiders ended up finishing with 15 while Boston recorded 14 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of their 18 tries from three-point range. Boston ended up going 50.0% from the charity stripe by making 7 of 14 shots. Furthermore, Boston had 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Boston earned 10 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Colgate allowed the other team to shoot 39.6% from the floor on 19 of 48 shooting. They also doled out 22 dimes in the game in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 33 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Raiders converted 12 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Colgate ended the game having earned a 50.8% field goal percentage (31 out of 61) and converted 13 of their 27 3-pointers.

Jeff Woodward is someone who was a factor for this game. He finished 77.8% from the field and totaled 7 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 23 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up with 18 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Colgate heads into this contest with a record of 6-11 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.1 personal fouls every game. As a team, Colgate is collecting 32.4 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 237 dimes for the campaign, which is 162nd in college in terms of passing the rock. The Raiders are shooting 33.4% on 3-point shots (146 of 437) and 71.1% from the charity stripe. They average 68.3 points per game (321st in the nation) while shooting 44.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Raiders are able to force 11.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 13.0 fouls. They are ranked 261st in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 238 relinquished on the year. The Raiders defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.6% (436 of 978) and they surrender 34.9 boards per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 34.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 134th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (69.9).

In their last game, the Navy Midshipmen went home defeated by a final of 75-74 when they faced Loyola. The Midshipmen earned 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 28 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 1 steal in this contest. Loyola was called for 19 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Midshipmen to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of them for a rate of 86.7%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Navy converted 5 out of 12 attempts (41.7%). In all, the Midshipmen finished shooting 28 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 53.8%. The Midshipmen allowed Loyola to convert 27 of 59 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.8% for the game. They wrapped up this game 37.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 9 of 24 and finished the contest at 12 out of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Navy permitted Loyola to snag 25 in total (9 offensive).

Austin Benigni ended up being important for the Midshipmen in this game. He knocked down 4 out of 10 in this matchup giving him a rate of 40.0%, and tallied 1 rebound. He had 18 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 4 dimes for this contest.

Navy has a mark of 5-12 so far this season. The Midshipmen commit 16.5 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per game (172nd in the country) and they are turning it over 11.2 times per game. Navy has scored 1,222 points for the campaign (71.9 per game) and they average 35.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Midshipmen are shooting 42.5% from the field, which has them ranked 295th in college.

The Midshipmen defensively are ranked 224th in college hoops in points given up per game with 72.5. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (275th in college). The Navy defense allows 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (137 of 397) and their opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 13.4 dimes and 34.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 205th and 184th in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Navy

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