Iona Gaels vs Colorado Buffaloes Prediction, 11/26/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Iona Gaels vs Colorado Buffaloes

Date: Sunday, November 26, 2023

Location: CU Events Center in Boulder, CO

TV: PAC12

The Colorado Buffaloes (4-1) will try to defeat the Iona Gaels (2-3) at CU Events Center on Sunday.

The Iona Gaels played Buffalo and earned the victory with a final of 89-64 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Gaels ended up finishing with 15 while Buffalo accumulated 8 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 23 attempts from three-point range. Buffalo went 80.0% from the free throw line by burying 16 of 20 attempts. On top of that, Buffalo grabbed 31 boards (11 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Buffalo recorded 8 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. In regard to the defense, Iona allowed the other team to shoot 42.0% from the field on 21 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 13 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 20 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Gaels made 8 of 11 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. Iona wrapped up the game having earned a 52.3% FG percentage (34 of 65) and knocked down 13 out of their 23 three-point attempts.

Wheza Panzo is a player who was a contributor in the game. He finished 87.5% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 30 minutes played and also snagged 1 board. He ended up with 20 points on 7 out of 8 shooting.

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Iona enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 2-3 this season. They turn it over 10.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Iona is snagging 33.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 73 assists so far this year, which is 198th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Gaels are shooting 38.1% from downtown (48 of 126) and 65.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 78.0 points per outing (130th in D-1) while shooting 44.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Gaels are able to force 15.2 turnovers every game while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 103rd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 59 surrendered this year. The Gaels defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.7% (126 of 276) and they concede 38.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 276th in college hoops in points per game allowed (75.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Colorado Buffaloes took a loss by a final score of 77-71 against Florida State. The Buffaloes collected 26 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive boards totaling 44 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. Florida State was called for 20 fouls in this contest which got the Buffaloes to the free throw line for 21 tries. They were able to make 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.2%. Regarding shooting from distance, Colorado made 5 of 20 attempts (25.0%). When all was said and done, the Buffaloes went 25 for 72 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.7%. The Buffaloes allowed Florida State to knock down 27 out of 57 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 47.4% for the contest. They finished 33.3% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 24 and walked away from this one shooting 15 out of 22 from the charity stripe (68.2%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Colorado allowed Florida State to grab 32 in total (4 offensive).

Cody Williams ended up being a major contributor for the Buffaloes for the contest. He converted 6 out of 10 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 6 rebounds. He racked up 17 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Colorado has a mark of 4-1 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Buffaloes are shooting 48.5% from the field, which has them ranked 60th in college basketball. Colorado has accounted for 411 pts this season (82.2 per game) and they pull down 39.2 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 19.4 times per game (12th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per game. The Buffaloes are committing 15.8 fouls per contest and they hit 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Buffaloes on the defensive end are ranked 118th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 67.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (115th in college hoops). The Colorado defense concedes 31.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (35 of 110) and their opponents are making 71.7% of their free throw shots. They give up 8.2 dimes and 30.2 boards per game, ranking them 10th and 30th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iona

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