Green Bay Phoenix vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Green Bay Phoenix vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Iowa State Cyclones (19-14 last year) are welcoming the Green Bay Phoenix (3-29 last season) at James H. Hilton Coliseum on Monday.

The Green Bay Phoenix faced Wright State and took a loss by a final of 77-57 in their last contest. Green Bay ended the game having earned a 36.4% FG percentage (20 out of 55) and made 8 of their 25 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Phoenix made 9 of 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they earned 19 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 9 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. Concerning defending, Green Bay allowed the other team to go 51.8% from the field on 29 out of 56 shooting. Wright State distributed 15 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. Moreover, Wright State collected 41 rebounds (8 offensive, 33 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Wright State finished the contest at 83.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of their 12 attempts. They converted 9 of their 19 tries from beyond the perimeter. Regarding fouls, the Phoenix ended up with 17 while Wright State totaled 11 fouls.

Randy Tucker is one player who had an impact for the game. He ended up scoring 20 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished 61.5% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Green Bay enters this matchup after finishing with a mark of 3-29 last year. They had an average of 59.3 points per contest (361st in the country) on 39.4% from the floor. The Phoenix hit on 30.1% from downtown (218 of 724) and 70.2% from the free throw line. As a basketball team, Green Bay snagged 28.3 rebounds per game and earned 350 assists last year, which had them ranked 328th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 14.0 times per contest and as a group committed 16.9 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Phoenix forced 10.7 turnovers every game while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They surrendered 35.0% on 3-pointers and they were 334th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (76.5). The Phoenix gave up a shooting percentage of 48.7% (893 of 1,832) and they surrendered 36.5 boards per contest as a team. They were ranked 247th in D-1 in allowing assists 443 conceded last year.

When they last played, the Iowa State Cyclones took a loss by a score of 59-41 when they played Pittsburgh. The Cyclones were able to pull down 20 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 33 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Pittsburgh had 19 personal fouls for this contest which took the Cyclones to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They were able to make 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 57.9%. In terms of shots from downtown, Iowa State buried 2 out of 21 tries (9.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Cyclones finished shooting 14 out of 60 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 23.3%. The Cyclones allowed Pittsburgh to bury 14 of their 41 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 34.1% for the game. They finished shooting 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 6 of 19 and ended up going 25 out of 29 at the charity stripe (86.2%). With respect to cleaning the glass, Iowa State permitted Pittsburgh to snag 36 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Jaren Holmes pitched in for the Cyclones for the game. He converted 6 of 17 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He totaled 12 points in his 37 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for this contest.

Iowa State had a win-loss record of 19-14 last year. As an offensive unit, the Cyclones connected on 44.3% from the floor, which was ranked 192nd in the nation. Iowa State tallied 2,231 points last season (67.6 per contest) and they pulled down 33.7 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 13.8 times per game (117th in the country) and they coughed up possession 12.9 times per game. The Cyclones committed 19.2 fouls per game and they shot 67.0% from the free throw line.

The Iowa State defense allowed 33.7% on shots from distance (252 of 747) and opponents knocked down 72.5% of their foul shots. They gave up 11.8 assists and 30.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranked them 107th and 15th in college hoops. The Cyclones on defense were ranked 20th in college hoops in PPG given up with 62.6. They forced their opponents into 16.5 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (73rd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Iowa State

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