The Colgate Raiders (7-4) meet the Marist Red Foxes (4-4) at Cotterell Court. The game begins at 2 p.m. ET on Saturday, December 15, 2018.
Marist Red Foxes at Colgate Raiders ATS Prediction
The last time the Red Foxes played, they were topped by the Army West Point Black Knights, 73-69. Army West Point’s 8.6 turnover percentage was their largest advantage over Marist, who had a rate of 16.1. Brian Parker was the top scorer from either team with 25 points on 9-for-16 shooting.
The Raiders lost a tough one against the NJIT Highlanders in their last matchup, 81-78. NJIT’s turnover percentage was their largest strength over Colgate. The Highlanders had a rate of 10.7, while the Raiders posted a mark of 14.5. Colgate’s Rapolas Ivanauskas finished with 16 points and 13 rebounds in the game.
The upper-echelon offense of Colgate will square off against the mid-tier defense of Marist. Since last season, the Raiders offense ranks 96th in effective field goal percentage (0.523), while the Marist defense ranks 284th in effective field goal percentage allowed (0.526). The Raiders figure to have the edge on that side of the ball.
Ivanauskas and Will Rayman have played at a high level over the last five games for Colgate. Ivanauskas has averaged 0 points per game. Not to be outdone, Rayman has put up 0 points a game during that span.
The Red Foxes won the only game against the Raiders last season, 78-76. The Red Foxes had a much better offensive rebounding percentage (33.3 vs. 20.7) and had a better free throw rate (0.269 vs. 0.228).
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Notes
Betting Notes (2017-Present):
Colgate averages 25.3 three pointers per game, which ranks 104th in the NCAA. Marist ranks 238th in three pointers allowed per game (25.4).
The Raiders rank 116th in assists per game (13.2) while the Red Foxes rank 219th in assists allowed per game (15.1).
Colgate ranks 129th in rebounds per game (33.7) while Marist ranks 229th (33.4).
The Red Foxes rank 224th in steals per game (4.6) while the Raiders rank 227th (5.7).
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