Indiana Hoosiers vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 11/18/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Friday, November 18, 2022

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: FS1

The Indiana Hoosiers (2-0) are hitting the road to Cintas Center on Friday where they will take on the Xavier Musketeers (3-0).

The Indiana Hoosiers faced off with Bethune-Cookman and notched a win by a score of 101-49 in their last game. Indiana ended with a 58.3% field goal percentage (35 out of 60) and made 10 of 24 shots from 3-point land. From the free throw line, the Hoosiers knocked down 21 of 22 tries for a percentage of 95.5%. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 27 assists in the matchup while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to defense, Indiana let their opponent shoot 39.2% from the field on 20 out of 51 shooting. Bethune-Cookman recorded 8 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. Additionally, Bethune-Cookman snagged 17 rebounds (3 offensive, 14 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Bethune-Cookman finished shooting 46.2% when shooting free throws by making 6 of 13 shots. They converted 3 out of their 15 tries from downtown. With respect to personal fouls, the Hoosiers left the arena with 18 while Bethune-Cookman racked up 21 personal fouls.

Trayce Jackson-Davis is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He finished with 21 points on 9 out of 10 shooting. He played for 21 mins played and also grabbed 6 boards. He finished shooting 90.0% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes.

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Indiana heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-0 for the season. They are averaging 94.5 pts per game (12th in D-1) while connecting on 59.7% from the floor. The Hoosiers are shooting 40.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (14 of 35) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is collecting 37.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 43 assists this season, which is 137th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 11.5 times per contest and as a team are committing 15.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Hoosiers are forcing their opponents into 20.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 fouls. They give up 26.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 14th in college basketball in opponents points per game (51.0). The Hoosiers are allowing a shooting percentage of 38.1% (40 of 105) and they concede 23.5 boards per game as a unit. They are 17th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 16 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Xavier Musketeers went home victorious with a score of 78-65 when they faced Fairfield. The Musketeers corralled 26 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game. They turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 6 steals for the matchup. Fairfield was called for 18 fouls for this game which got the Musketeers to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a rate of 55.0%. In regard to 3-pointers, Xavier made 7 of their 16 attempts (43.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Musketeers walked away from this one shooting 30 for 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 52.6%. The Musketeers allowed Fairfield to make 22 out of 61 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 36.1% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 29.2% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 of 24 and ended up going 14 out of 17 at the free throw line (82.4%). In relation to how they attacked the glass, Xavier allowed Fairfield to collect 26 overall (6 offensive).

Jack Nunge ended up being important for the Musketeers for the game. He totaled 23 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 11 in the game for a field goal rate of 72.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 3-0 so far this season. The Musketeers commit 18.0 fouls every game and they shoot 69.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 23.3 times per contest (6th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.3 times per game. Xavier has scored 260 pts on the campaign (86.7 per contest) and they average 36.7 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Musketeers are connecting on 55.6% from the field, which ranks them 10th in D-1.

The Musketeers on the defensive end are ranked 174th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 67.3. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.8% from the field (109th in college basketball). The Xavier defense allows 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (21 of 60) and opponents are making 75.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.7 assists and 27.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 211th and 21st in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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