Grambling Tigers vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 11/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Sunday, November 19, 2023

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Grambling Tigers (2-1) are on their way to James H. Hilton Coliseum on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Iowa State Cyclones (3-0).

The Grambling Tigers played Champion Christian and walked away with a win by a score of 113-73 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Tigers walked away with 14 while Champion Christian racked up 13 fouls. They also buried 12 of 26 tries from long range. Champion Christian ended up shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by burying 9 of their 13 tries. Additionally, Champion Christian snagged 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Champion Christian recorded 11 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defense, Grambling allowed the other team to shoot 44.1% from the field on 26 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 23 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 23 turnovers and having 17 steals. In terms of rebounding, they collected 42 with 17 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Tigers made 9 of 12 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Grambling ended the game with a 60.7% field goal percentage (51 of 84) and knocked down 2 out of their 9 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jalen Johnson is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He finished shooting 68.8% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He accounted for 23 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.

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Grambling heads into this game with a mark of 2-1 this season. They have an average of 86.0 points per game (63rd in the nation) on 48.5% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 24.4% on shots from downtown (10 of 41) and 71.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Grambling is snagging 39.3 boards per contest and has racked up 38 assists for the campaign, which ranks 230th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 10.0 times per game and as a team they commit 16.7 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 14.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 fouls. They rank 312th in D-1 in allowing assists with 51 relinquished on the season. The Tigers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.9% (83 of 185) and they concede 32.7 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 40.8% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 306th in Division 1 in PPG from their opponents (78.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away with a victory by a final of 86-55 when they played Idaho State. The Cyclones recorded 21 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for the matchup. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 17 steals in this contest. Idaho State committed 23 fouls for the contest which took the Cyclones to the free throw line for 30 attempts. They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. When talking about three-point shots, Iowa State converted 4 out of 13 attempts (30.8%). In all, the Cyclones walked away from this one shooting 31 for 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.7%. The Cyclones allowed Idaho State to bury 18 out of 43 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 42.1% from three-point range by hitting 8 out of 19 and finished the game at 11 out of 22 at the charity stripe (50.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Iowa State allowed Idaho State to get 28 in total (7 offensive).

Keshon Gilbert was important for the Cyclones in this matchup. He made 6 of 9 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points in his 23 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this game.

Iowa State has a record of 3-0 for the campaign. As an offense, the Cyclones are shooting 51.3% from the field, which ranks 43rd in college hoops. Iowa State has scored 273 pts on the season (91.0 per contest) and they pull in 40.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 18.7 times per game (32nd in Division 1) and they turn it over 7.0 times per contest. The Cyclones commit 19.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.2% from the charity stripe.

The Iowa State defense concedes 30.3% on shots from 3-point land (23 of 76) and opponents are connecting on 62.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 8.3 assists and 28.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 31st and 26th in those categories on the defensive end. The Cyclones are ranked 3rd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 48.7. They have forced 20.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 32.6% from the field (8th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa State

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