The Charleston Cougars will host a showdown against the No. 22 LSU Tigers at TD Arena. The game begins at 7:00 pm ET on Monday, Nov. 30.
The Cougars won a close one over Western Carolina 57-56 on Friday. Jarrell Brantley was the team’s high scorer with 17 points on 5-for-11 shooting. The Tigers, meanwhile, are coming off an 83-72 loss against North Carolina State on Tuesday. Ben Simmons had a good game for LSU, posting four points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Charleston is a three-point underdog in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is sitting at 138 points. The Cougars enter the game with records of 3-2 Straight Up (SU) and 1-1 Against The Spread (ATS). Charleston’s three-point defense can be considered one of the best in the nation, allowing just 5.0 three-pointers per game.
Over on the other bench, the Tigers haven’t been a good bet ATS so far with a record of 0-4 to go along with a 3-2 SU record. When it comes to making good decisions with the ball, not many are better than the Tigers. They have one of the top assist-to-turnover ratios in the country at 1.55. LSU may be taking trips to the free throw line early and often with the Cougars averaging 23.2 fouls per game, one of the highest marks in Division I.
This game marks the season’s first head-to-head clash between these two. Their previous game was a Tigers victory, moving their SU record against Charleston to 1-0. Furthermore, LSU holds the advantage ATS with a record of 1-0.
Predictions: SU Winner – LSU, ATS Winner – LSU, O/U – Over
Notes
College of Charleston is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games.
College of Charleston is 4-9 SU in its last 13 games at home.
LSU averages 76.0 points per away game (ranked 71st). Charleston allows 59.0 points per home game (ranked 56th).
The Charleston Cougars average a field goal percentage of 40.8% this season. The LSU Tigers are a winless 0-1 when opponents have a FG% of 40.8% or greater.
The Charleston Cougars and the LSU Tigers both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Charleston is 278th and 231st in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while LSU is 193rd and 189th in these categories.
LSU ranks 45th in assists, recording 17.0 per game. Charleston performs worse at 313th with 10.6 assists per game.
LSU, the 88th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 40.2 rebounds per game. Charleston does worse, ranked 140th with 38.6.
Charleston makes an average of 6.2 steals per game. LSU has not won a game when it has given up 6 or more steals this season (0-2).
