Navy vs. Lafayette: College Basketball Betting Preview, Tips And Picks – February 28, 2024

Written By PlayPicks Staff on February 28, 2024

In regular season action on Wednesday, the Navy Midshipmen (10-17, 6-10 Patriot League) will face the Lafayette Leopards (11-18, 10-6 Patriot League), with Navy’s Austin Benigni among the key players to watch. Tipoff at Alumni Hall (Navy) is at 7:00 PM ET. Wednesday’s game between the Midshipmen and the Leopards features the Midshipmen as 2.5-point favorites. The point total for the game is 131.

Navy vs. Lafayette Betting Lines

Navy vs Lafayette Betting Information
Favorite Spread Total
Navy -2.5 131 points

Computer Picks

Spread Pick Lafayette (+2.5)
Total Pick Over (131)

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Navy vs. Lafayette Stat Rankings

Navy Avg. (Rank) Lafayette Avg. (Rank)
66.7 (327th) Points Scored 63.5 (354th)
67.6 (64th) Points Allowed 67.4 (59th)
(1st) Rebounds (1st)
10.4 (58th) Off. Rebounds 7.1 (307th)
5.8 (323rd) 3pt Made 7.2 (206th)
12.1 (267th) Assists 13.1 (172nd)
9.4 (31st) Turnovers 11.0 (146th)

Navy vs. Lafayette Betting Trends

  • Against the spread, the Midshipmen are 10-14-2 this year.
  • Against the spread as 2.5-point favorites or more, Navy is 5-2-1.
  • This season, 15 of the Midshipmen’s 26 games have gone over the point total.
  • Navy and its opponent have broken the 131-point mark 18 times this season.
  • The average total for Midshipmen games this season has been 134.4, 3.4 points higher than the total for this game.
  • Against the spread, Lafayette is 13-13-1 this year.
  • The Leopards have an ATS record of 7-10 as 2.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Out of 26 Navy’s games so far this season, 15 have gone over the total.
  • Leopards games have had over 131 points 15 times this year.
  • The over/under for this game is 0.1 points higher than the average scoring total for Lafayette’s games (130.9).

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Navy Impact Players

  • Donovan Draper averages a team-best 9.2 rebounds per game. He is also averaging 9.1 points and 1.3 assists, shooting 40.3% from the floor.
  • Mike Woods is putting up 6.5 points, 1.3 assists and 4.0 rebounds per contest.
  • Mac MacDonald puts up 8.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per contest. Defensively, he averages 0.6 steals and 0.0 blocked shots.
  • Austin Inge posts 6.7 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest, shooting 35.5% from the field.

Lafayette Impact Players

  • Justin Vander Baan is averaging a team-best 5.3 rebounds per game. And he is contributing 9.2 points and 1.8 assists, making 40.4% of his shots from the field.
  • Mark Butler is No. 1 on the Leopards in assists (3.7 per game), and posts 7.7 points and 2.7 rebounds. He also puts up 0.9 steals and 0.1 blocked shots.
  • Kyle Jenkins is averaging 8.8 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game, making 45.8% of his shots from the floor and 34.4% from beyond the arc, with 1.1 treys per game.
  • Eric Sondberg gets the Leopards 9.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 0.7 assists per contest. He also puts up 0.6 steals and 0.2 blocked shots.
  • Devin Hines is posting a team-leading 9.7 points per contest. And he is producing 3.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists, making 37.5% of his shots from the field and 33.6% from beyond the arc, with 1.4 triples per game.

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