Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Prediction, 12/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Eastern Kentucky Colonels vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023

Location: E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels (3-2) are en route to E. A. Diddle Arena on Sunday where they will meet the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (5-3).

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels took the court against Troy and went home with a win by a final score of 77-76 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Colonels ended up finishing with 13 while Troy totaled 13 personal fouls. They also made 13 of their 28 attempts from distance. Troy finished shooting 72.2% when shooting free throws by making 13 of their 18 shots. On top of that, Troy collected 42 boards (16 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Troy doled out 13 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, Eastern Kentucky allowed 36.2% from the field on 25 of 69 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 8 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 31 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Colonels converted 10 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. Eastern Kentucky finished the game with a 44.6% FG percentage (29 of 65) and converted 9 out of their 21 shots from distance.

Devontae Blanton is one player who was a contributor in the matchup. He accounted for 19 points on 7 out of 20 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and grabbed 5 boards. He finished the contest at 35.0% from the field and distributed 4 assists.

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Eastern Kentucky will enter this game with a win-loss record of 3-2 this season. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a team they are committing 15.0 fouls per contest. As a team, Eastern Kentucky is pulling in 48.4 boards per contest and has accounted for 100 dimes this season, which has them ranked 144th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Colonels are hitting 32.9% on three-point attempts (47 of 143) and 60.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 91.2 points per outing (7th in college hoops) while shooting 45.8% from the floor.

On defense, the Colonels have forced 16.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 45th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 64 conceded for the year. The Colonels defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.2% (140 of 348) and they concede 41.2 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 37.2% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 282nd in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (75.8).

For their last game, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers went home victorious with a score of 101-77 when they faced Campbellsville. The Hilltoppers earned 30 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 44 in this matchup. They coughed it up 11 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. Campbellsville was called for 17 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Hilltoppers to the free throw line for 20 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. In regard to 3-point attempts, Western Kentucky made 12 of 35 tries (34.3%). In all, the Hilltoppers ended up going 37 for 77 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.1%. The Hilltoppers allowed Campbellsville to convert 28 of their 76 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.8% for the matchup. They finished 24.1% from three-point range by hitting 7 out of 29 and ended up shooting 14 out of 17 from the charity stripe (82.4%). Regarding team rebounding, Western Kentucky permitted Campbellsville to get 39 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Khristian Lander pitched in for the Hilltoppers for the game. He earned 22 points in his 21 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for the contest. He made 8 out of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Western Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 5-3 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Hilltoppers are shooting 44.5% from the field, which ranks 190th in the nation. Western Kentucky has accounted for 649 points for the season (81.1 per contest) and they collect 41.5 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.4 times per game (292nd in Division 1) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per contest. The Hilltoppers are responsible for committing 21.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 71.0% from the charity stripe.

The Western Kentucky defense concedes 29.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (58 of 200) and their opposition makes 71.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 13.6 assists and 38.5 rebounds per game, which ranks 264th and 303rd in Division 1. The Hilltoppers on the defensive side of the court are 254th in the nation in points allowed per game with 74.4. They are able to force 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.4% from the floor (95th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Eastern Kentucky

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