Alcorn State Braves vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 11/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alcorn State Braves vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Sunday, November 19, 2023

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: BTN

Breslin Center is where the Michigan State Spartans (1-2) will try to defeat the Alcorn State Braves (1-3) on Sunday.

The Alcorn State Braves faced off with UAB and took a loss by a score of 80-77 in their last contest. Alcorn State finished the game having earned a 40.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 74) and made 6 out of their 24 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Braves converted 11 of 18 attempts for a percentage of 61.1%. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 10 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 17 steals. Concerning defense, Alcorn State allowed the other team to shoot 47.4% from the floor on 27 of 57 shooting. UAB distributed 10 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. Moreover, UAB collected 42 boards (11 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. UAB walked away from this one shooting 67.9% from the charity stripe by converting 19 of 28 shots. They converted 7 out of their 19 shots from distance. When discussing fouls, the Braves finished with 21 while UAB recorded 17 fouls.

Dekedran Thorn is a guy who came through in this contest. He left the arena with 15 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and also pulled down 2 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Alcorn State comes into this matchup with a record of 1-3 this season. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.5 fouls per game. As a team, Alcorn State is snagging 34.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 37 assists so far this season, which is 239th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Braves are shooting 27.3% on 3-pointers (15 of 55) and 67.6% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.0 points per outing (231st in Division 1) on 42.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Braves are able to force 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.5 fouls. They give up 41.1% on shots from downtown while they are 338th in college hoops in PPG allowed (83.8). The Braves defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.0% (110 of 229) and they concede 37.5 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 356th in the country in allowing assists with 66 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan State Spartans took a loss by a score of 74-65 against Duke. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Michigan State allowed Duke to grab 32 overall (8 offensive). They finished 27.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 out of 22 and finished the game at 24 out of 30 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Spartans allowed Duke to knock down 22 of 49 tries from the field which left them shooting 44.9% in this game. When this game wrapped up, the Spartans finished the game shooting 26 out of 63 from the floor which had them shooting 41.3%. When discussing shots from downtown, Michigan State knocked down 6 of their 19 attempts (31.6%). They were able to convert 7 of the free throws for a clip of 58.3%. Duke committed 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They coughed it up 12 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Spartans collected 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the game.

Tyson Walker was important for the Spartans in the game. He made 9 of 17 in this contest for a rate of 52.9%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Michigan State has a win-loss mark of 1-2 on the year. As an offense, the Spartans are hitting on 41.2% from the field, which is 282nd in the nation. Michigan State has earned 215 pts for the campaign (71.7 per game) and they pull down 39.3 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per game (124th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per game. The Spartans are committing 19.3 fouls every game and they shoot 68.8% from the free throw line.

The Michigan State defense concedes 28.2% on shots from 3-point land (22 of 78) and opponents are making 72.5% of their foul shots. They relinquish 14.0 dimes and 40.3 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 271st and 318th in college hoops. The Spartans on the defensive end are ranked 164th in college hoops in points given up per game with 68.0. They have forced 14.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 37.3% from the floor (69th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Michigan State

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