Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 11/12/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Arkansas State Red Wolves vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Friday, November 12, 2021

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Illinois Fighting Illini (24-7 last year) are welcoming the Arkansas State Red Wolves (11-13 last season) at State Farm Center on Friday.

The Arkansas State Red Wolves stepped onto the hardwood against the Georgia State Panthers and ended up losing by a score of 71-68 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Red Wolves left the arena with 21 and the Panthers totaled 15 fouls. They converted 5 out of their 12 shots from distance. Georgia State ended up shooting 52.6% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of their 19 shots. In addition, Georgia State grabbed 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Georgia State doled out 17 assists and had 4 steals in the game. In terms of the defense, Arkansas State allowed 45.2% from the floor on 28 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 43 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Red Wolves made 9 of 15 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. Arkansas State finished the contest with a 37.3% field goal percentage (25 out of 67) and converted 9 of their 19 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Norchad Omier is someone who played a role in this contest. He finished with 16 points on 6 of 12 shooting. He played for 33 minutes and also snagged 18 rebounds. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and distributed 2 dimes.

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Arkansas State steps onto the court after finishing with a mark of 11-13 last year. They turned the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a group committed 16.0 fouls per game. As a basketball team, Arkansas State snagged 37.2 rebounds per game and accounted for 347 dimes throughout last season, which had them ranked 124th in the country in terms of passing. The Red Wolves shot 38.3% on shots from beyond the arc (154 of 402) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They averaged 72.5 pts per game (137th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.7% from the field.

When they were on defense, the Red Wolves forced their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They gave up 33.4% on 3-point shots while they were 151st in Division 1 in points per game allowed (69.5). The Red Wolves gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (608 of 1,431) and they conceded 33.6 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 143rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 294 surrendered over the course of last season.

When they last played, the Illinois Fighting Illini took a defeat with a final score of 71-58 against the Loyola Ramblers. The Fighting Illini snagged 20 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 24 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Ramblers earned 16 fouls for the game which took the Fighting Illini to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 10 of them for a percentage of 76.9%. In relation to three-point shots, Illinois converted 4 out of their 14 tries (28.6%). When all was said and done, the Fighting Illini ended up going 22 out of 49 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.9%. The Fighting Illini permitted the Ramblers to knock down 26 out of their 51 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 51.0% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 40.0% from behind the 3-point line via 4 of 10 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). In reference to rebounding, Illinois permitted Loyola to snag 28 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Kofi Cockburn ended up being a major contributor for the Fighting Illini for the game. He recorded 21 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood, but finished this game without an assist. He knocked down 7 of 12 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and accumulated 9 rebounds.

Illinois had a mark of 24-7 last season. The Fighting Illini committed 17.7 fouls per contest and they went 69.0% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists was at 16.3 times per game (18th in D-1) and they coughed up possession 13.0 times per game. Illinois had 2,497 pts throughout last season (80.5 per contest) and they grabbed 40.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Fighting Illini hit 50.0% from the floor, which had them ranked 15th in college hoops.

The Fighting Illini on the defensive side of the court were 127th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 68.6. They forced 11.5 TO's per game and let teams shoot 41.1% from the field (56th in D-1). The Illinois defense conceded 32.9% on 3-point attempts (201 of 611) and their opponents made 68.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 11.2 assists and 30.4 total boards per game, which was ranked 54th and 20th in the country.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arkansas State

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