Marquette Golden Eagles vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 11/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: FS1

The Marquette Golden Eagles (2-0) are on their way to State Farm Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Illinois Fighting Illini (2-0).

The Marquette Golden Eagles played Rider and earned the victory with a final of 95-65 in their last game. Marquette wrapped up the contest with a 54.8% field goal percentage (34 out of 62) and buried 13 of their 30 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles converted 14 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 36 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 23 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In the matter of defending, Marquette allowed the other team to shoot 39.4% from the field on 26 of 66 shooting. Rider earned 14 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. Additionally, Rider collected 36 rebounds (13 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Rider finished the contest at 53.3% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of their 15 attempts. They converted 5 out of their 19 attempts from downtown. In relation to fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up finishing with 16 and Rider totaled 17 fouls.

Kameron Jones is one player who was important for this contest. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 dimes. He played for 24 mins and collected 6 rebounds. He was able to score 23 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Marquette comes into this contest with a mark of 2-0 this season. They lose possession via turnover 9.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Marquette is snagging 39.0 rebounds per game and has 43 assists so far this year, which ranks 44th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Eagles are connecting on 40.0% on shots from downtown (22 of 55) and 64.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 93.5 pts per contest (28th in the nation) while going 53.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 170th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 24 conceded for the season. The Golden Eagles are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 38.2% (52 of 136) and they concede 39.5 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 26.7% on shots from distance while they are 162nd in D-1 in points per game allowed (67.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Illinois Fighting Illini got the victory with a final of 64-53 against Oakland. The Fighting Illini were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 33 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. Oakland was called for 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Fighting Illini to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to convert 8 of the free throws for a rate of 50.0%. In regard to 3-pointers, Illinois knocked down 4 out of 16 tries (25.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Fighting Illini shot 26 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.3%. The Fighting Illini permitted Oakland to make 21 out of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 37.5% for the matchup. They finished shooting 25.0% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 20 and finished the contest at 6 out of 9 from the charity stripe (66.7%). In relation to rebounding, Illinois permitted Oakland to grab 31 in total (7 offensive).

Terrence Shannon ended up being a major contributor for the Fighting Illini in the game. He recorded 15 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 dimes in the game. He made 5 of 12 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Illinois has a record of 2-0 so far this year. The Fighting Illini have committed 10.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 51.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per contest (166th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.5 times per game. Illinois has accumulated 144 pts so far this year (72.0 per game) and they pull in 43.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Fighting Illini are connecting on 48.7% from the field, which ranks them 98th in D-1.

The Illinois defense allows 29.0% on three-point shots (9 of 31) and their opposition knocks down 56.0% of their foul shots. They allow 5.5 assists and 36.0 boards per game, which is 8th and 198th in college basketball. The Fighting Illini on the defensive end are ranked 15th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 52.5. They have forced 9.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 32.8% from the floor (22nd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Illinois

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