Ball State Cardinals vs FIU Panthers Prediction, 11/18/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Ball State Cardinals vs FIU Panthers

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021

Location: McArthur Center in Saint Petersburg, FL

TV: CBSSN

The Ball State Cardinals (1-1) are headed to McArthur Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the FIU Panthers (1-1).

The Ball State Cardinals took the court against Omaha and earned the victory with a final of 73-69 in their last game. Ball State walked away from the contest having earned a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 55) and knocked down 11 of 24 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Cardinals buried 16 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 59.3%. Concerning hauling in boards, they earned a total of 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 16 assists for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. Regarding the defense, Ball State allowed the other team to shoot 42.2% from the floor on 27 out of 64 shooting. Omaha recorded 9 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Omaha grabbed 32 boards (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Omaha walked away from this one shooting 90.0% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 10 tries. They also made 6 out of their 22 attempts from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Cardinals ended up walking away with 11 and Omaha finished the game with 19 fouls.

Demarius Jacobs is a guy who had an impact for the game. He ended up shooting 75.0% from the field and totaled 4 dimes. He was on the court for 33 mins and collected 6 boards. He walked away with 10 points on 3 of 4 shooting.

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Ball State will enter this game with a mark of 1-1 on the season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Ball State is grabbing 37.0 boards per game and has accumulated 29 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 272nd in the country in terms of passing. The Cardinals are shooting 40.7% on 3-point shots (22 of 54) and 54.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 72.0 pts per contest (209th in Division 1) while hitting 42.9% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cardinals are forcing their opponents into 10.5 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 76th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 24 surrendered this year. The Cardinals are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.1% (57 of 121) and they surrender 36.5 rebounds per game as a group. They concede 30.2% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 279th in college basketball in PPG allowed (75.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the FIU Panthers got the victory with a final of 111-48 against Trinity. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, FIU allowed Trinity to pull down 21 in total (6 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 21.1% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 4 of 19 and ended up shooting 8 of 16 from the charity stripe (50.0%). The Panthers permitted Trinity to knock down 18 out of 59 tries from the floor which left them shooting 30.5% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Panthers finished the game shooting 40 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 61.5%. When it comes to 3-point shots, FIU buried 15 of 32 tries (46.9%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 61.5%. Trinity was called for 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They coughed it up 12 times, while recording 11 steals in this matchup. The Panthers pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 42 for the game.

Tevin Brewer pitched in for the Panthers for this game. He converted 5 of 7 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and added 4 rebounds. He scored 14 points in his 16 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists in the matchup.

FIU has a mark of 1-1 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Panthers are shooting 48.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 84th in the country. FIU has tallied 162 pts on the year (81.0 per contest) and they pull in 40.0 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 18.0 times per contest (51st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest. The Panthers have committed 14.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 60.0% from the charity stripe.

The Panthers on defense are ranked 17th in D-1 in points given up per game with 53.0. They have forced 16.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 32.8% from the field (15th in the country). The FIU defense gives up 20.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (7 of 34) and their opponents are connecting on 62.2% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 9.0 assists and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 55th and 242nd in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Ball State

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