Loyola Greyhounds vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 1/8/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Loyola Greyhounds vs Army Black Knights

Date: Wednesday, January 8, 2025

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (6-8) will try to beat the Loyola Greyhounds (6-7) at Christl Arena on Wednesday.

The Loyola Greyhounds faced Lehigh and took home the win by a score of 80-74 in their last game. Loyola walked away from the game having earned a 48.1% field goal percentage (25 out of 52) and buried 3 out of their 13 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Greyhounds buried 27 of 33 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 9 dimes for this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to defense, Loyola allowed 40.0% from the floor on 24 of 60 shooting. Lehigh distributed 8 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. Moreover, Lehigh collected 26 boards (7 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Lehigh shot 72.7% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of 22 attempts. They made 10 out of their 24 tries from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Greyhounds ended up walking away with 19 while Lehigh finished the game with 25 personal fouls.

Jordan Stiemke is a player who was a contributor for this game. He walked away with 25 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and also totaled 7 rebounds. He finished the contest at 64.3% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Loyola comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-7 so far this season. They have an average of 71.1 points per contest (277th in the nation) while shooting 42.8% from the floor. The Greyhounds are shooting 29.7% on shots from distance (88 of 296) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Loyola is collecting 36.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 168 dimes on the season, which is 328th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per contest and as a team they are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Greyhounds are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 fouls. They are ranked 86th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 168 relinquished for the season. The Greyhounds defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.5% (326 of 749) and they relinquish 33.8 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 30.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 167th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.7).

The last time they took the court, the Army Black Knights went home defeated by a final of 71-63 against Boston. With respect to cleaning the glass, Army allowed Boston to grab 32 overall (7 offensive). They finished 39.1% from 3-point land by shooting 9 of 23 and ended up shooting 8 out of 11 from the charity stripe (72.7%). The Black Knights allowed Boston to convert 27 of 53 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.9% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Black Knights shot 24 for 59 from the field which gave them a rate of 40.7%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Army buried 11 of their 26 attempts (42.3%). They were able to knock down 4 of those for a rate of 57.1%. Boston had 10 fouls for this game which took the Black Knights to the free throw line for a total of 7 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Black Knights were able to corral 18 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 25 in the game.

Jalen Rucker ended up having an impact for the Black Knights in the matchup. He made 7 out of 18 in this matchup giving him a rate of 38.9%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He totaled 17 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this game.

Army has a win-loss record of 6-8 on the year. The Black Knights commit 13.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 67.9% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.6 times per game (58th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.3 times per game. Army has accounted for 1,083 pts so far this season (77.4 per game) and they pull down 37.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Black Knights are shooting 44.6% from the floor, which ranks them 212th in college.

The Black Knights on the defensive end are ranked 309th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 76.6. They are forcing 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (280th in college hoops). The Army defense concedes 35.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (127 of 361) and their opponents are connecting on 75.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 16.1 assists and 36.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 343rd and 285th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Army

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