Morehead State Eagles vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Morehead State Eagles vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Morehead State Eagles (23-11 last season) are traveling to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Indiana Hoosiers (21-14 last year).

The Morehead State Eagles stepped onto the hardwood against Murray State and took a loss by a final of 71-67 in their last game of last year. Morehead State ended the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (26 out of 54) and made 7 out of their 17 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Eagles converted 8 of their 18 tries for a rate of 44.4%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 12 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to defense, Morehead State allowed their opponent to shoot 38.1% from the floor on 24 of 63 shooting. Murray State totaled 10 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Murray State pulled down 44 boards (15 offensive, 29 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Murray State finished the game shooting 68.4% from the free throw line by burying 13 of their 19 attempts. They also converted 10 out of their 22 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Eagles ended up walking away with 18 while Murray State totaled 17 fouls.

Johni Broome is a player who was a factor in the game. He accounted for 32 points on 13 out of 20 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and totaled 8 rebounds. He finished shooting 65.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist.

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Morehead State enters this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 23-11 last season. They turned the ball over 13.5 times per game and as a team committed 15.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Morehead State grabbed 36.6 rebounds per game and totaled 546 assists over the course of last year, which was 17th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Eagles shot 36.0% on 3-point shots (283 of 786) and 66.7% from the free throw line. They averaged 70.0 points per outing (205th in the nation) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Eagles forced 12.1 turnovers every game while drawing 15.9 fouls. They were ranked 196th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 411 conceded last season. The Eagles gave up a shooting percentage of 40.8% (813 of 1,992) and they surrendered 33.0 boards per game as a squad. They conceded 32.7% on shots from distance and they were ranked 32nd in the nation in points per game allowed (63.5).

The last time they took the hardwood last season, the Indiana Hoosiers took a loss by a score of 82-53 when they played St. Mary's. The Hoosiers were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in this contest. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. St. Mary's earned 14 fouls in this matchup which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Indiana made 2 out of their 10 tries (20.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hoosiers finished the game shooting 18 for 53 from the field which had them shooting 34.0%. The Hoosiers permitted St. Mary's to convert 31 out of their 60 tries from the floor which had them at 51.7% in the matchup. They went 47.6% from beyond the arc by going 10 out of 21 and ended up shooting 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). In reference to how they rebounded, Indiana allowed St. Mary's to collect 36 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Trayce Jackson-Davis was important for the Hoosiers in this matchup. He earned 12 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the game. He made 5 out of 10 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and had 5 rebounds.

Indiana had a record of 21-14 last year. The Hoosiers were responsible for committing 17.4 fouls per contest and they hit 70.0% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 14.6 times per game (74th in the country) and they turned it over 11.8 times per game. Indiana tallied 2,478 points last year (70.8 per contest) and they averaged 36.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hoosiers shot 45.4% from the field, which had them ranked 97th in college basketball.

The Hoosiers on defense were ranked 84th in the country in points given up per game with 66.2. They forced their opponents into 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 39.6% from the field (23rd in Division 1). The Indiana defense allowed 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (265 of 803) and opponents connected on 75.6% of their foul shots. They allowed 10.8 assists and 33.6 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 44th and 119th in Division 1.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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