UL Monroe Warhawks vs Troy Trojans Prediction, 2/1/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UL Monroe Warhawks vs Troy Trojans

Date: Saturday, February 1, 2025

Location: Trojan Arena in Troy, AL

TV: ESPN+

The UL Monroe Warhawks (5-17) are traveling to Trojan Arena on Saturday where they will take on the Troy Trojans (13-7).

The UL Monroe Warhawks faced off with South Alabama and walked away with a win by a score of 77-66 in their last game. UL Monroe ended the game having earned a 40.4% FG percentage (21 of 52) and made 11 of their 30 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Warhawks buried 24 of 26 tries for a percentage of 92.3%. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected 44 with 10 of them being offensive. They also dished out 20 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 5 steals. When discussing the defense, UL Monroe allowed 34.3% from the field on 24 of 70 shooting. South Alabama totaled 17 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. In addition, South Alabama pulled down 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. South Alabama walked away from this one shooting 61.5% at the charity stripe by making 8 of 13 attempts. They converted 10 of their 39 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Warhawks left the arena with 13 while South Alabama recorded 20 personal fouls.

Coltie Young is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. He totaled 27 points on 9 out of 20 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and snagged 7 boards. He ended up going 45.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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UL Monroe will enter this matchup with a mark of 5-17 for the year. They are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, UL Monroe is pulling down 37.5 rebounds per game and has 297 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 154th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Warhawks are shooting 32.2% on three-point shots (155 of 481) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. They average 70.0 pts per contest (287th in the nation) while going 41.0% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Warhawks have forced 12.5 turnovers every game while drawing 15.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.2% on three-point shots while they are 229th in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.8). The Warhawks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.7% (585 of 1,340) and they surrender 36.8 boards per game as a unit. They rank 341st in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 338 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Troy Trojans got the victory with a final of 70-61 against Southern Miss. The Trojans earned 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 38 in this game. They turned the ball over 17 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. Southern Miss had 19 personal fouls for the contest which got the Trojans to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.8%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Troy converted 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). When the game finished, the Trojans shot 22 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. The Trojans allowed Southern Miss to make 23 of 58 tries from the floor which had them shooting 39.7% for this game. They finished 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 15 from the charity stripe (60.0%). Regarding rebounding, Troy permitted Southern Miss to get 29 in all (5 offensive).

Tayton Conerway was important for the Trojans for the contest. He totaled 17 points in his 28 minutes of playing time and added 4 assists for this game. He converted 5 out of 10 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Troy has a record of 13-7 this season. As an offense, the Trojans are shooting 44.2% from the floor, which ranks them 220th in college hoops. Troy has accumulated 1,458 pts so far this season (72.9 per contest) and they grab 38.6 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 14.8 times per contest (120th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 15.1 times per game. The Trojans have committed 16.4 personal fouls every game and they go 71.6% from the free throw line.

The Troy defense gives up 33.1% from downtown (139 of 420) and their opponents are converting on 69.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 12.6 assists and 32.3 rebounds per game, which ranks them 146th and 69th in college hoops. The Trojans on the defensive end are ranked 38th in the nation in PPG given up with 65.6. They are forcing 14.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the field (75th in college).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UL Monroe

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