Toledo Rockets vs Valparaiso Beacons Prediction, 11/9/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Toledo Rockets vs Valparaiso Beacons

Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Location: Athletics-Recreation Center in Valparaiso, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Valparaiso Beacons (10-18 last year) are hosting the Toledo Rockets (21-9 last season) at Athletics-Recreation Center on Tuesday.

The Toledo Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Richmond Spiders and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 76-66 in their last game. Toledo ended the game having earned a 39.7% field goal percentage (23 of 58) and converted 6 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the free throw line, the Rockets made 14 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 82.4%. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 10 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defending, Toledo allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the floor on 27 out of 55 shooting. Richmond recorded 8 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Richmond snagged 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Richmond walked away from this one shooting 82.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 17 tries. They also made 8 out of their 20 attempts from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Rockets left the arena with 14 while the Spiders recorded 18 personal fouls.

Setric Millner is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 40.0% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins played and totaled 6 boards. He accounted for 13 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Toledo enters this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 21-9 last season. They had an average of 81.1 pts per contest (15th in D-1) while connecting on 45.6% from the field. The Rockets hit on 37.2% on three-point attempts (314 of 843) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Toledo snagged 37.6 boards per game and totaled 479 dimes last year, which had them ranked 10th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 11.1 times per contest and as a unit committed 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they were on defense, the Rockets were able to force their opponents into 12.5 turnovers every game and they drew 17.7 personal fouls. They were ranked 281st in college basketball in allowing assists 367 surrendered over the course of last year. The Rockets allowed a FG percentage of 42.6% (811 of 1,905) and they conceded 37.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They gave up 29.8% on shots from distance while they were 243rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (72.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Valparaiso Beacons went home defeated by a final of 66-55 against the Missouri State Bears. In reference to attacking the glass, Valparaiso allowed Missouri State to grab 40 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 42.1% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 19 and ended up going 10 out of 13 from the charity stripe (76.9%). The Beacons permitted the Bears to make 24 out of 59 tries from the field which had them sitting at 40.7% in this contest. Overall, the Beacons finished the game shooting 18 out of 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 27.7%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Valparaiso buried 6 out of 28 attempts (21.4%). They were able to make 13 of those for a rate of 68.4%. The Bears earned 14 fouls for the game which got the Beacons to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Beacons pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this game.

Sheldon Edwards ended up having an impact for the Beacons for the matchup. He knocked down 6 of 16 for the game for a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and tallied 8 rebounds. He recorded 17 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist in the matchup.

Valparaiso had a mark of 10-18 last season. The Beacons were responsible for committing 15.9 fouls per game while shooting 72.7% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 12.7 times per contest (216th in D-1) and they coughed up possession 12.4 times per game. Valparaiso had 1,821 pts last season (65.0 per game) and they pulled down 32.9 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Beacons shot 41.9% from the floor, which was ranked 284th in college basketball.

The Valparaiso defense allowed 33.3% from downtown (191 of 574) and opponents connected on 69.3% of their foul shots. They allowed 13.2 dimes and 36.9 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 201st and 261st in college basketball. The Beacons defensively were ranked 106th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 67.9. They were able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (186th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Valparaiso

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