Harvard Crimson vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 11/26/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Harvard Crimson vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: BTN

The Indiana Hoosiers (4-1) welcome the Harvard Crimson (5-1) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Sunday.

The Harvard Crimson faced Colgate and walked away with a win by a score of 76-70 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Crimson finished with 13 and Colgate finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They also made 11 of 34 tries from beyond the perimeter. Colgate finished the game at 75.0% when shooting free throws by converting 9 of 12 shots. In addition, Colgate pulled down 39 rebounds (16 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't have a block. Colgate dished out 17 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Harvard allowed 36.8% from the field on 25 of 68 shooting. They also dished out 18 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Crimson made 13 of their 20 shots for a rate of 65.0%. Harvard ended with a 48.2% field goal percentage (27 of 56) and knocked down 9 of their 22 3-pointers.

Chisom Okpara is a player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He racked up 21 points on 8 of 13 shooting. He played 23 minutes and grabbed 6 boards. He finished shooting 61.5% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Harvard will play this contest with a win-loss record of 5-1 this year. They have an average of 77.5 pts per game (142nd in Division 1) while going 47.5% from the field. The Crimson are hitting 38.8% on 3-pointers (52 of 134) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Harvard is snagging 40.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 99 assists on the campaign, which ranks 44th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Crimson are able to force 10.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 236th in the country in giving up assists with 74 surrendered for the year. The Crimson defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 36.7% (147 of 401) and they surrender 39.7 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 29.4% on 3-point attempts while they are 111th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (66.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Hoosiers took home the win by a final score of 74-66 when they played Louisville. With respect to cleaning the glass, Indiana permitted Louisville to grab 30 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 26.3% from distance by going 5 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 29 at the free throw line (72.4%). The Hoosiers permitted Louisville to make 20 of their 56 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 35.7% for the game. In all, the Hoosiers ended up going 24 out of 53 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.3%. When discussing shots from beyond the arc, Indiana buried 1 of 11 attempts (9.1%). They were able to bury 25 of those for a rate of 73.5%. Louisville was called for 23 personal fouls for the contest which got the Hoosiers to the free throw line for 34 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. The Hoosiers were able to corral 31 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 38 for the contest.

Xavier Johnson ended up being important for the Hoosiers for this contest. He made 2 of 4 for the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 4 rebounds. He totaled 14 points in his 31 mins of playing time and totaled 5 assists in this matchup.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 4-1 so far this year. As an offense, the Hoosiers are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which ranks 37th in college hoops. Indiana has earned 361 points so far this season (72.2 per contest) and they collect 32.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.2 times per game (139th in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per game. The Hoosiers are committing 16.2 fouls every game and they connect on 69.9% from the free throw line.

The Indiana defense concedes 35.3% on shots from distance (49 of 139) and their opposition makes 68.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.4 assists and 35.6 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 295th and 197th in D-1. The Hoosiers defensively are ranked 167th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 70.0. They are able to force 12.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (90th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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