When it comes to winning the 2023-24 college basketball national championship, sportsbooks don’t have much optimism for the Belmont Bruins (18-12), who are +50000 to take home the title. Next up for them is a bout versus the Evansville Purple Aces at 5:00 PM ET on Sunday, March 3.
Belmont won its previous game versus Murray State, 83-61, on Wednesday. Malik Dia was its top scorer with 25 points.
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Belmont NCAA Championship Odds
- National championship odds (preseason): +50000
- National championship odds (on Dec. 31): +50000
- National championship odds (current): +50000
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Belmont Strength of Schedule, Tournament Resume
- In terms of toughness, using our predictions, the Bruins are playing the 106th-ranked schedule in Division I this season.
- Belmont has one game remaining against teams with poorer records, and one game versus squads with above .500 records.
- The Bruins’ remaining schedule includes no games versus Top 25 teams.
- On January 7, Belmont picked up its signature win of the season, an 87-65 victory over the Drake Bulldogs, who are a top 50 team (No. 17), according to the RPI.
- When facing Quadrant 3 teams (based on the RPI), the Bruins are 3-6 (.333%) — tied for the 38th-most losses.
- Belmont has tied for the 26th-most Quadrant 4 wins in the nation according to the RPI (12).
Belmont Season Stats and Insights
- The Bruins outscore opponents by 1.4 points per game (scoring 78.0 points per game to rank 69th in college basketball while giving up 76.6 per outing to rank 305th in college basketball) and have a +40 scoring differential overall.
- The Bruins knock down 9.1 three-pointers per game (34th in college basketball) at a 37.3% rate (25th in college basketball), compared to the 8.2 their opponents make while shooting 34.3% from deep.
- Belmont’s 224.0 points per 100 possessions on offense rank 247th in college basketball, and the 220.2 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 115th in college basketball.
- The Bruins have committed 11.7 turnovers per game (228th in college basketball play) while forcing 11.1 (135th in college basketball).
Belmont Leading Performers
- Ja’kobi Gillespie leads the Bruins in scoring (17.5 PPG) and assists (4.2 per game).
- Belmont is led by Cade Tyson’s 6.0 rebounds per game.
- Tyson is the top three-point shooter for the Bruins, hitting 2.7 per contest.
- Gillespie leads the team with 2.3 steals per game. Dia collects 0.8 blocks a contest to pace Belmont.
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