LSU vs Central Florida Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/24/24

The LSU Tigers and the UCF Knights meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Greenbrier Colonial Hall. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an LSU vs. UCF prediction.

LSU Recap

The LSU Tigers come into this game looking to bounce back from a 74-63 loss to Pitt last time out, falling to 4-1 on the year.

Tigers Take First L Of Season

Cam Carter leads the Tigers in scoring with 16.4 PPG along with 3.8 RPG while Jordan Sears has 12 PPG with a team-high 3 APG. Jalen Reed has 11 PPG with 6.8 RPG to lead the Tigers on the glass while Vyctorius Miller has 10.2 PPG to round out the group of double-digit scorers for LSU up to this point in the year. Dji Bailey also has 9.8 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 2.4 APG as well on the year. As a team, LSU is averaging 77 PPG on 46.9% shooting from the field, 29.8% from three, and 72.8% from the foul line this season.

Why the LSU Tigers will win

• LSU has won each of its last eight Sunday games against non-conference opponents.

UCF Recap

The UCF Knights come into this one looking to rebound from an 86-70 loss to Wisconsin last time out. UCF will face Milwaukee following this one.

Knights Looking For Response After Being Blown Out By Badgers

Jordan Ivy-Curry leads the Knights in scoring with 16.8 PPG along with 3 APG while Keyshawn Hall has 16.2 PPG with a team-high 7 RPG to lead the Knights on the glass so far this season. Darius Johnson has 13 PPG with 3.8 RPG and a team-high 4 APG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for UCF so far this season. As a team, UCF is averaging 77.8 PPG on 41.7% shooting from the field, 29.8% from behind the arc, and 76.1% from the foul line this season.

Why the UCF Knights will win

• LSU has lost seven of its last eight games against the Big 12 Conference.
• UCF has won six of its last seven games against non-AP-ranked opponents.

LSU vs. UCF Prediction

I’m on the under here. These are two teams that took one on the chin last time out, but both are fairly solid on the defensive end of the floor more often than not, and both have been involved in some lower-scoring games as of late. This feels like a first to-70 wins kind of game if we even get that high to be honest. Give me the under.