Lafayette Leopards vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 1/5/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lafayette Leopards vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Sunday, January 5, 2025

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

Alumni Hall (Navy) is the site where the Navy Midshipmen (3-10) will compete against the Lafayette Leopards (5-8) on Sunday.

The Lafayette Leopards faced Stonehill and took a loss by a score of 70-65 in their last game. Lafayette finished having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (22 of 54) and knocked down 6 of their 21 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Leopards converted 15 of their 23 shots for a rate of 65.2%. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 33 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 11 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about defense, Lafayette allowed the other team to shoot 44.4% from the field on 24 of 54 shooting. Stonehill earned 12 assists and had 4 steals in this game. Furthermore, Stonehill pulled down 34 boards (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Stonehill finished the game at 65.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 20 tries. They also converted 9 out of their 20 tries from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Leopards left the arena with 14 and Stonehill had 20 fouls.

Caleb Williams is a player who was a contributor for the matchup. He shot 45.5% from the field but didn't record a dime. He played for 27 mins and also collected 3 boards. He left the arena with 15 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Lafayette heads into this contest with a mark of 5-8 on the campaign. They average 69.6 pts per contest (309th in Division 1) while shooting 41.3% from the floor. The Leopards are hitting 34.2% from downtown (107 of 313) and 69.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Lafayette is collecting 33.3 boards per game and has tallied 191 dimes on the campaign, which is 184th in college in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.2 fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Leopards are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 161st in the country in opponents PPG (70.4). The Leopards are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (313 of 716) and they concede 37.3 boards per game as a group. They rank 196th in college hoops in giving up assists with 176 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Navy Midshipmen went home defeated by a final of 82-76 against William & Mary. The Midshipmen were able to corral 28 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the matchup. They also turned it over 15 times, while recording 6 steals in this contest. William & Mary committed 16 fouls in the game which got the Midshipmen to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to make 18 of them for a rate of 75.0%. Regarding shots from downtown, Navy converted 10 of 23 tries (43.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Midshipmen walked away from this one shooting 24 for 54 from the floor which had them sitting at 44.4%. The Midshipmen allowed William & Mary to convert 31 of their 62 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0% for this contest. They finished 39.4% from three-point range via 13 out of 33 and finished the game at 7 of 14 from the free throw line (50.0%). When discussing rebounds, Navy allowed William & Mary to get 30 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Austin Benigni was important for the Midshipmen for this contest. He earned 16 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in this contest. He buried 3 out of 6 in the game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Navy has a win-loss record of 3-10 for the campaign. The Midshipmen are committing 18.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 74.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.0 times per contest (196th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game. Navy has accounted for 937 points so far this season (72.1 per game) and they pull down 36.7 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Midshipmen are shooting 41.1% from the field, which has them ranked 338th in the country.

The Midshipmen on the defensive side of the court are 252nd in the country in PPG given up with 73.8. They are able to force 12.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the field (265th in D-1). The Navy defense gives up 33.7% on three-point shots (100 of 297) and opponents are making 73.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 12.7 dimes and 35.3 boards per game, which is 160th and 235th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Navy

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