Florida A&M Rattlers vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 12/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida A&M Rattlers vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Iowa State Cyclones (8-2) welcome the Florida A&M Rattlers (2-5) at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Sunday.

The Florida A&M Rattlers stepped onto the hardwood against LeMoyne-Owen and notched a win by a score of 108-78 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Rattlers walked away with 20 and LeMoyne-Owen finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 17 tries from 3-point land. LeMoyne-Owen finished 65.4% from the free throw line by making 17 of 26 attempts. Additionally, LeMoyne-Owen snagged 33 rebounds (15 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. LeMoyne-Owen distributed 8 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Pertaining to the defense, Florida A&M allowed the other team to go 37.8% from the floor on 28 of 74 shooting. They also dished out 27 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 3 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they earned 46 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Rattlers knocked down 11 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. Florida A&M walked away from the game having earned a 61.1% FG percentage (44 out of 72) and made 9 of their 18 three-point attempts.

Hantz Louis-Jeune is one guy who came through in the matchup. He accounted for 19 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and dished out 4 dimes.

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Florida A&M steps onto the court with a record of 2-5 this season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a group they commit 21.4 fouls every game. As a team, Florida A&M is pulling down 35.4 boards per game and is sitting with 98 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 337th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Rattlers are hitting 32.3% on three-point shots (32 of 99) and 76.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 69.7 points per contest (287th in Division 1) while hitting 43.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rattlers are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 13.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 22nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 90 surrendered so far this season. Rattlers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.3% (184 of 415) and they surrender 40.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 39.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 350th in college basketball in PPG allowed (81.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away with a victory by a final of 107-56 when they played Prairie View A&M. The Cyclones snagged 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 39 for the contest. They turned it over 25 times, while getting 16 steals for the contest. Prairie View A&M was called for 30 fouls in the matchup which took the Cyclones to the charity stripe for a total of 48 shots. They were able to bury 36 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Iowa State converted 9 of 15 attempts (60.0%). Overall, the Cyclones walked away from this one shooting 31 for 51 from the floor which had them sitting at 60.8%. The Cyclones allowed Prairie View A&M to convert 19 of their 57 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 33.3% for the contest. They went 36.8% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 7 of 19 and ended up going 11 out of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). When discussing how they rebounded, Iowa State permitted Prairie View A&M to snag 21 in all (10 offensive).

Curtis Jones ended up being a major contributor for the Cyclones for the matchup. He recorded 22 points in his 29 mins on the hardwood and had 2 assists for this contest. He buried 7 of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 63.6%, and added 4 rebounds.

Iowa State has a mark of 8-2 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Cyclones are shooting 50.3% from the floor, which ranks 20th in college basketball. Iowa State has totaled 860 points for the year (86.0 per contest) and they snag 38.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.0 times per contest (19th in the country) and they turn the ball over 11.7 times per game. The Cyclones commit 16.4 fouls per game and they hit 69.1% from the charity stripe.

The Iowa State defense surrenders 33.9% on shots from distance (77 of 227) and opponents are making 74.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.6 dimes and 29.6 rebounds per game, which is 53rd and 14th in the country. The Cyclones are ranked 7th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 59.2. They are able to force 19.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 37.2% from the field (12th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida A&M

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