Lafayette Leopards vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 1/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lafayette Leopards vs Army Black Knights

Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (8-8) will try to defeat the Lafayette Leopards (7-10) at Christl Arena on Wednesday.

The Lafayette Leopards took the court against Holy Cross and earned the victory with a final of 82-65 in their last contest. Lafayette finished with a 57.6% FG percentage (34 out of 59) and knocked down 8 out of their 19 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Leopards buried 6 of 12 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 30 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 dimes for the contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning defending, Lafayette allowed 43.3% from the field on 26 out of 60 shooting. Holy Cross earned 15 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Holy Cross grabbed 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Holy Cross finished 87.5% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of 8 attempts. They made 6 out of their 22 tries from 3-point range. In regard to fouls, the Leopards ended up with 11 while Holy Cross finished the game with 13 fouls.

Justin Vander Baan is one guy who came through in this contest. He finished with 18 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 61.5% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists.

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Lafayette will play this contest with a win-loss record of 7-10 for the year. They average 69.4 points per contest (303rd in the nation) while going 42.1% from the field. The Leopards are connecting on 33.9% on 3-point shots (135 of 398) and 68.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Lafayette is snagging 34.5 rebounds per game and has 249 dimes this year, which has them ranked 127th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Leopards are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 202nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 221 surrendered on the season. The Leopards defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.9% (408 of 952) and they surrender 36.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 32.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 100th in the country in points per game from their opponents (68.4).

For their last game, the Army Black Knights took home the win by a final score of 74-69 against Lehigh. The Black Knights corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this game. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 3 steals in this contest. Lehigh was called for 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Black Knights to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a rate of 71.4%. Concerning 3-point shots, Army converted 7 of their 27 attempts (25.9%). Overall, the Black Knights finished shooting 26 for 59 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.1%. The Black Knights permitted Lehigh to bury 25 out of 61 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.0% for the matchup. They finished 12.5% from beyond the arc by connecting on 3 out of 24 and finished the game at 16 of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). When talking about how they rebounded, Army allowed Lehigh to get 29 overall (5 on the offensive side).

Josh Scovens pitched in for the Black Knights for this game. He buried 7 out of 10 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He had 22 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Army has a mark of 8-8 this year. As an offensive unit, the Black Knights are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks 181st in college. Army has totaled 1,231 pts so far this season (76.9 per game) and they collect 37.1 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 16.3 times per contest (61st in college) and they turn the ball over 11.2 times per game. The Black Knights commit 14.3 fouls per game while shooting 67.2% from the free throw line.

The Army defense allows 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (135 of 403) and opponents are converting on 73.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 15.5 dimes and 36.3 total boards per game, which is 327th and 276th in D-1. The Black Knights on the defensive end are ranked 289th in college hoops in PPG given up with 75.9. They are forcing 11.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (290th in college).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Lafayette

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