Idaho Vandals vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 11/15/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Idaho Vandals vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Monday, November 15, 2021

Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Idaho Vandals (1-21 last season) are en route to Save Mart Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Fresno State Bulldogs (12-12 last year).

The Idaho Vandals played Long Beach State and took a loss by a final of 95-89 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Vandals ended up with 25 and Long Beach State racked up 21 personal fouls. They also knocked down 3 out of their 11 attempts from distance. Long Beach State shot 69.0% when shooting free throws by burying 20 of 29 attempts. On top of that, Long Beach State collected 39 boards (7 offensive, 32 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Long Beach State earned 17 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, Idaho allowed their opponent to shoot 57.1% from the floor on 36 out of 63 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 29 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Vandals knocked down 16 of 19 tries for a rate of 84.2%. Idaho finished having earned a 42.6% field goal percentage (29 of 68) and made 15 out of their 31 shots from downtown.

Trevante Anderson is one player who was a factor in this game. He shot 61.5% from the field and distributed 8 assists. He was on the court for 42 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He notched 26 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Idaho heads into this one after finishing with a record of 1-21 last season. They averaged 61.0 pts per contest (342nd in Division 1) while shooting 43.2% from the field. The Vandals shot 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (122 of 358) and 72.5% from the free throw line. As a squad, Idaho snagged 29.9 boards per game and had 266 assists over the course of last season, which was 258th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession via turnover 16.4 times per game and as a team committed 18.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Vandals forced their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per game and they drew 16.7 personal fouls. They conceded 38.1% from beyond the arc while they were 302nd in the nation in points per game from their opponents (76.5). The Vandals defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (588 of 1,244) and they conceded 34.2 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They were 128th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 286 conceded last year.

In their last game, the Fresno State Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 74-54 when they faced Fresno Pacific. The Bulldogs were able to collect 19 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this contest. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. Fresno Pacific was called for 19 fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to bury 10 of those for a percentage of 62.5%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Fresno State knocked down 6 of their 19 attempts (31.6%). Overall, the Bulldogs went 29 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. The Bulldogs permitted Fresno Pacific to make 18 of their 45 tries from the floor which had them shooting 40.0% for the matchup. They went 34.8% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 8 out of 23 and ended up shooting 10 out of 12 from the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to rebounds, Fresno State allowed Fresno Pacific to collect 19 overall (3 offensive).

Anthony Holland ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for the contest. He tallied 12 points in his 26 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 5 out of 6 for this game for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and added 6 rebounds.

Fresno State had a win-loss record of 12-12 last year. The Bulldogs committed 17.8 fouls every game and they went 66.6% from the charity stripe. They assisted teammates 10.4 times per contest (333rd in college hoops) and they lost possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. Fresno State earned 1,591 points last year (66.3 per contest) and they grabbed 35.5 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulldogs connected on 42.8% from the floor, which was ranked 251st in college basketball.

The Bulldogs defensively were ranked 93rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 67.4. They forced 13.1 TO's per game and let teams shoot 43.3% from the floor (176th in Division 1). The Fresno State defense gave up 34.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (175 of 501) and opponents knocked down 73.2% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 11.0 dimes and 32.3 boards per game, which ranked them 43rd and 59th in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Idaho

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