It will be a battle between Pat opponents when the Colgate Raiders (14-10, 6-5 Pat) welcome the Loyola Maryland Greyhounds (8-16, 4-7 Pat) to Cotterell Court. The game starts at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 9, 2019.
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds at Colgate Raiders Free Prediction
In the Greyhounds’ last game, they were beaten by the Bucknell Bison, 84-72. Bucknell made good use of their 25 trips to the charity stripe, converting on 22 of them (88.0 percent). Loyola Maryland, meanwhile, was just 13-20 (65.0 percent). Andrew Kostecka was the top scorer from either team with 29 points on 10-for-18 shooting.
The Raiders won big over the Lehigh Mountain Hawks in their last game, 84-62. The Raiders had a superb turnover percentage of 9.9 (better than their season average of 16.8), while the Mountain Hawks had a free throw rate of 0.140 (below their season average of 0.248). Rapolas Ivanauskas was the top scorer from either team with 33 points on 11-for-18 shooting from the field.
This is the second game of the season between these two teams. Chuck Champion scored a game-high 19 points in the first game, in which the Greyhounds defeated the Raiders 79-72. He also had six rebounds. The Greyhounds had a much better turnover percentage (14.4 vs. 25.3) and had a better free throw rate (0.210 vs. 0.145).
Colgate figures to have the edge on the offensive side of the ball. The Raiders rank 92nd in effective field goal percentage (0.533), while Loyola Maryland ranks 332nd in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.548).
Loyola Maryland Greyhounds vs. Colgate Raiders Pick
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Colgate averages 15.0 assists per game, which ranks 66th in the NCAA. Loyola Maryland ranks 239th in assists allowed per game (15.8).
The Greyhounds average 8.5 steals per game, which ranks 20th in the NCAA. The Raiders rank 171st in steals allowed per game (7.3).
Colgate ranks 121st in three pointers attempted per game (23.2) while Loyola Maryland ranks 254th (19.0).
The Raiders rank 117th in rebounds per game (36.5) while the Greyhounds rank 245th (32.8).
Colgate averages 3.3 blocks per game, which ranks 109th in the nation. Loyola Maryland ranks 172nd in blocks allowed per game (4.6).
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The Greyhounds’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 3.4, down from 5.9 for the season.
During their last five games, the Raiders have scored an average of 71.4 points per game (2.3 below their season average) and allowed an average of 64.0 points per game (5.8 below their season average).
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