Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: ESPNU

Carver-Hawkeye Arena is the site where the Iowa Hawkeyes (26-10 last year) will attempt to defeat the Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (9-21 last season) on Monday.

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats took the court against Florida A&M and took a loss by a score of 84-73 in their last contest of last season. In regard to personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 15 and Florida A&M finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They also made 8 out of their 18 tries from beyond the arc. Florida A&M finished the game at 80.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 15 shots. Additionally, Florida A&M had 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Florida A&M doled out 26 assists and had 3 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, Bethune-Cookman allowed 56.1% from the field on 32 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 25 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 11 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. Bethune-Cookman wrapped up the game having earned a 47.4% FG percentage (27 out of 57) and knocked down 8 of their 15 shots from downtown.

K.J. Davis is one player who was a major factor in this contest. He scored 17 points on 5 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and snagged 4 boards. He went 50.0% from the field and also dished out 3 assists.

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Bethune-Cookman comes into this one after finishing with a record of 9-21 last year. They turned it over 13.4 times per game and as a group committed 17.1 personal fouls per game. As a squad, Bethune-Cookman pulled down 32.6 boards per game and racked up 322 assists over the course of last year, which was 327th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats shot 33.6% on 3-pointers (144 of 429) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They averaged 63.4 points per outing (336th in college basketball) while shooting 41.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats forced 14.0 turnovers per contest and they drew 15.8 fouls. They relinquished 32.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they were 191st in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.5). The Wildcats defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.8% (735 of 1,640) and they conceded 34.9 rebounds per game as a team. They were ranked 161st in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 399 surrendered last season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood last year, the Iowa Hawkeyes took a loss by a final score of 67-63 when they played Richmond. In the matter of rebounding, Iowa allowed Richmond to get 31 in all (6 on the offensive side). They went 29.4% from distance by shooting 5 of 17 and finished the contest at 14 of 16 from the charity stripe (87.5%). The Hawkeyes permitted Richmond to knock down 24 of their 57 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 42.1% for the game. When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes shot 24 for 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.4%. In relation to three-point attempts, Iowa buried 6 of 29 attempts (20.7%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Richmond earned 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for 12 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. The Hawkeyes snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in this matchup.

Keegan Murray was important for the Hawkeyes in this contest. He made 8 of 15 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and tallied 9 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 assists in the game.

Iowa had a win-loss mark of 26-10 last year. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawkeyes shot 46.1% from the floor, which ranked 62nd in the nation. Iowa totaled 2,995 points over the course of last year (83.2 per game) and they collected 37.3 boards per game. They dished out assists 16.0 times per contest (20th in college basketball) and they lost possession via turnover 9.2 times per contest. The Hawkeyes were responsible for committing 16.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 74.9% from the charity stripe.

The Iowa defense allowed 32.9% on 3-pointers (259 of 788) and their opposition made 71.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquished 14.4 dimes and 35.9 boards every game, which had them ranked 299th and 253rd in Division 1. The Hawkeyes defensively were ranked 239th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 71.2. They were able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 43.7% from the field (206th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bethune-Cookman

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