Kennesaw State Owls vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kennesaw State Owls vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana Hoosiers (9-3) will go up against the Kennesaw State Owls (9-4) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Friday.

The Kennesaw State Owls faced off with UNC Asheville and took a loss by a final of 79-70 in their last contest. Kennesaw State finished the contest having earned a 36.5% field goal percentage (23 out of 63) and converted 6 out of their 29 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Owls knocked down 18 of 30 tries for a rate of 60.0%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected 25 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 10 assists in this contest while creating 16 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to defending, Kennesaw State allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the field on 23 of 54 shooting. UNC Asheville distributed 12 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. On top of that, UNC Asheville snagged 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UNC Asheville finished the game shooting 90.3% when shooting free throws by making 28 of 31 tries. They also buried 5 of 17 attempts from long range. In reference to fouls, the Owls ended up walking away with 25 and UNC Asheville recorded 24 fouls.

Terrell Burden is a player who was important for the matchup. He notched 22 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 39 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He went 38.9% from the floor and recorded 7 dimes.

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Kennesaw State enters this game with a win-loss record of 9-4 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.1 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Kennesaw State is grabbing 42.3 boards per game and has totaled 214 dimes this year, which is 25th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Owls are connecting on 31.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (123 of 396) and 66.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 85.4 points per contest (18th in the nation) while connecting on 44.0% from the field.

On defense, the Owls are forcing 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.7 fouls. They currently rank 218th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 159 surrendered for the campaign. The Owls are giving up a shooting percentage of 40.7% (338 of 830) and they surrender 41.4 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 27.7% on shots from downtown and they are 300th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (76.3).

The last time they took the court, the Indiana Hoosiers got the win with a final of 83-66 when they played North Alabama. In reference to attacking the glass, Indiana permitted North Alabama to collect 31 in all (11 offensive). They wrapped up this game 28.1% from beyond the perimeter by going 9 out of 32 and ended up shooting 5 of 8 from the free throw line (62.5%). The Hoosiers allowed North Alabama to make 26 of their 64 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 40.6% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Hoosiers finished shooting 31 out of 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.4%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 12 of their 24 tries (50.0%). They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a clip of 64.3%. North Alabama was called for 16 personal fouls in the game which took the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. The Hoosiers corralled 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 31 in the matchup.

Malik Reneau ended up being important for the Hoosiers for this contest. He scored 25 points in his 27 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 10 of 14 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 9-3 so far this season. The Hoosiers commit 16.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 68.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.7 times per contest (116th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game. Indiana has accounted for 892 pts so far this year (74.3 per contest) and they pull down 35.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hoosiers are hitting on 48.3% from the field, which ranks 44th in the nation.

The Hoosiers on the defensive end are ranked 216th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 72.3. They have forced 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (122nd in Division 1). The Indiana defense concedes 33.1% on three-point shots (103 of 311) and their opposition knocks down 73.0% of their foul shots. They allow 13.7 dimes and 34.3 total rebounds per game, which is 261st and 150th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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