IPFW Mastodons vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 12/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: IPFW Mastodons vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

Petersen Events Center is where the Pittsburgh Panthers (8-3) will try to defeat the IPFW Mastodons (11-1) on Wednesday.

The IPFW Mastodons took the court against Bethune-Cookman and walked away with a win by a score of 86-63 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Mastodons ended up walking away with 21 and Bethune-Cookman accounted for 23 personal fouls. They buried 3 of their 13 attempts from downtown. Bethune-Cookman ended up going 64.3% at the charity stripe by making 18 of their 28 shots. Furthermore, Bethune-Cookman collected 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Bethune-Cookman earned 11 assists and had 4 steals in the game. In relation to defending, IPFW allowed the other team to shoot 38.9% from the field on 21 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 13 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled a total of 34 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mastodons knocked down 14 of 24 tries for a rate of 58.3%. IPFW ended the contest with a 46.9% FG percentage (30 out of 64) and converted 12 of 34 three-point attempts.

Jalen Jackson is someone who was a factor in the matchup. He recorded 17 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He played for 23 minutes and also pulled down 2 boards. He finished 54.5% from the field and recorded 2 dimes.

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IPFW enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 11-1 for the season. They are averaging 86.8 points per contest (14th in D-1) while connecting on 49.7% from the field. The Mastodons are hitting 39.0% on three-point attempts (119 of 305) and 69.6% from the free throw line. As a team, IPFW is snagging 33.3 rebounds per contest and has earned 170 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 86th in the country in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 9.6 times per game and as a team they commit 17.3 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mastodons have forced 18.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 259th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 148 conceded for the year. The Mastodons defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 42.6% (298 of 699) and they concede 36.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They are surrendering 28.6% on shots from distance and they rank 98th in college hoops in points per game allowed (67.3).

In their last game, the Pittsburgh Panthers got the victory with a final of 86-50 against South Carolina State. When talking about how they rebounded, Pittsburgh permitted South Carolina State to pull down 30 in total (9 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 18.2% from distance by connecting on 4 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 16 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Panthers allowed South Carolina State to bury 16 of their 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 28.1% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Panthers shot 31 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. When talking about shooting from downtown, Pittsburgh made 9 of their 24 tries (37.5%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 71.4%. South Carolina State committed 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Panthers to the free throw line for 21 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 13 steals in this game. The Panthers were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for this contest.

Blake Hinson ended up being important for the Panthers in the game. He earned 19 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 7 out of 10 for this game giving him a rate of 70.0%, but finished without a board.

Pittsburgh has a record of 8-3 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Panthers are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which is ranked 138th in the nation. Pittsburgh has scored 911 points on the season (82.8 per game) and they collect 41.4 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 16.1 times per game (63rd in D-1) and they turn it over 9.4 times per game. The Panthers are responsible for committing 15.1 fouls every game and they connect on 68.3% from the free throw line.

The Panthers are ranked 50th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 64.8. They are able to force 11.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.5% from the floor (41st in D-1). The Pittsburgh defense surrenders 26.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (69 of 261) and opponents are knocking down 74.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 12.1 dimes and 32.3 total boards per game, ranking them 135th and 71st in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take IPFW

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