Southern Illinois Salukis vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 11/19/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Southern Illinois Salukis vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Friday, November 19, 2021

Location: UVI Sports & Fitness Center in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands

TV: ESPN3

The Southern Illinois Salukis (1-1) are headed to UVI Sports & Fitness Center on Friday where they will compete against the Colorado Buffaloes (3-0).

The Southern Illinois Salukis faced Austin Peay and walked away with a win by a score of 73-55 in their last game. Southern Illinois ended the contest with a 56.9% FG percentage (29 of 51) and converted 4 out of their 18 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Salukis buried 11 of their 20 tries for a rate of 55.0%. In reference to hauling in boards, they collected 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 14 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defense, Southern Illinois let their opponent shoot 39.7% from the floor on 23 out of 58 shooting. Austin Peay doled out 10 dimes and had 8 steals for the contest. Moreover, Austin Peay pulled down 21 rebounds (8 offensive, 13 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Austin Peay finished 100.0% from the free throw line by burying 4 of 4 attempts. They also converted 5 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. With respect to personal fouls, the Salukis finished with 9 while Austin Peay racked up 17 personal fouls.

Lance Jones is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He left the arena with 22 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He played for 32 minutes played and snagged 2 boards. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and also dished out 3 dimes.

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Southern Illinois heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-1 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 17.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 14.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Southern Illinois is grabbing 37.0 boards per contest and has totaled 28 assists for the season, which ranks 309th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Salukis are shooting 31.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (15 of 48) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.5 pts per game (245th in the country) while connecting on 51.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Salukis are forcing 10.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.0 personal fouls. They rank 42nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 22 surrendered on the campaign. The Salukis defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.7% (50 of 117) and they relinquish 26.0 boards per contest as a unit. They concede 19.4% on shots from downtown and they are 104th in college basketball in PPG allowed (62.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Colorado Buffaloes got the win with a final of 90-46 when they played Maine. The Buffaloes recorded 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 12 steals in the game. Maine earned 24 personal fouls in the game which took the Buffaloes to the free throw line for 30 attempts. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 70.0%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Colorado converted 7 of 14 attempts (50.0%). When all was said and done, the Buffaloes walked away from this one shooting 31 out of 57 from the floor which had them at 54.4%. The Buffaloes permitted Maine to convert 16 of 49 attempts from the floor which had them at 32.7% for the matchup. They wrapped up this game 23.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 15 at the free throw line (60.0%). In regard to attacking the glass, Colorado allowed Maine to snag 22 in total (3 offensive).

Keeshawn Barthelemy ended up being a factor for the Buffaloes in the game. He scored 22 points in his 23 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this game. He made 9 out of 12 in the game for a field goal rate of 75.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Colorado has a record of 3-0 for the campaign. The Buffaloes commit 18.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 72.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per contest (131st in the country) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per game. Colorado has accounted for 271 points for the year (90.3 per game) and they grab 43.3 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Buffaloes are hitting on 51.5% from the floor, which is ranked 31st in the country.

The Buffaloes on defense are ranked 216th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 70.7. They are forcing 14.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.7% from the field (185th in college hoops). The Colorado defense concedes 31.1% on three-point shots (23 of 74) and their opposition knocks down 76.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 13.0 assists and 26.3 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 224th and 8th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colorado

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