Lafayette Leopards (1-5) vs Belmont Bruins (3-3)
2023-11-26 12:00:00 EDT
The Line: Betting Odds: Lafayette Leopards +5.5 -- Over/Under: 150
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The Lafayette Leopards and the Belmont Bruins meet in college basketball action from the Palestra on Sunday. A pair of cats squaring off in the Cathedral of College Basketball Classic, can the Leopards get their second win of the year? Or will Belmont claw back above .500? Let’s dive in and find out. Here is our Lafayette vs Belmont Prediction.
Lafayette Falls To Monmouth
The Lafayette Leopards come into this game looking to shake off back-to-back losses after a 63-53 loss at the hands of Monmouth in their last matchup. Going into the Monmouth game, Justin Vander Baan leads the Leopards in scoring and rebounding with 11.4 PPG and 5 RPG as the lone double-digit scorer for the Leopards up to this point in the year. Eric Sondberg has 9.8 PPG with 4.6 RPG and Kyle Jenkins has 9.6 PPG with 4 RPG. Mark Butler also has 3.4 APG and 2.4 SPG as well to lead the Leopards in assists and steals this season. As a team, Lafayette is averaging 60.8 PPG on 40.4% shooting from the field, 30% from three and 58.8% from the foul line this season.
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Belmont Takes Down Penn
The Belmont Bruins come into this game looking to get back above .500 after improving to 3-3 on the year after an 84-79 OT win over Penn in their last matchup. Entering their matchup against Penn, Ja’Kobi Gillespie leads the Bruins in scoring and assists with 16.6 PPG with 4.4 APG in addition to 4.8 RPG while Cade Tyson has 15.8 PPG with 4 RPG and Malik Dia has 13.8 PPG with a team-high 5.6 RPG to lead the Bruins on the glass. Jayce Willlingham has 10.6 PPG with 4.2 RPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Belmont up to this point in the year. As a team, Belmont is averaging 82 PPG on 49.2% shooting from the field, 35% from three and 62.2% from the foul line this season.
Chris’ Pick
I’m sticking with Belmont here. The Bruins are just heads and shoulders above where Lafayette wishes they could be. This Leopards team is going to struggle to be relevant in the Patriot League in my opinion and I think they’re up against a mountain here. Give me Belmont.
