Morehead State Eagles vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 12/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Morehead State Eagles vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: BTN

The Indiana Hoosiers (7-3) are welcoming the Morehead State Eagles (8-3) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday.

The Morehead State Eagles played SMWC and notched a win by a score of 102-33 in their last contest. Morehead State wrapped up the game with a 50.6% FG percentage (40 out of 79) and made 14 out of their 31 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Eagles buried 8 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 65 with 23 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 28 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. When discussing the defense, Morehead State let their opponent shoot 18.6% from the field on 13 of 70 shooting. SMWC distributed 4 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. On top of that, SMWC snagged 24 boards (11 offensive, 13 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. SMWC ended up going 25.0% at the charity stripe by converting 2 of their 8 shots. They buried 5 of 30 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Eagles left the arena with 14 while SMWC accumulated 12 fouls.

Riley Minix is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He walked away with 24 points on 10 of 17 shooting. He played for 24 minutes and totaled 11 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 58.8% from the field and also earned 3 dimes.

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Morehead State will play this game with a win-loss mark of 8-3 on the year. They average 76.8 points per game (135th in the nation) while shooting 47.8% from the field. The Eagles are hitting 37.0% on shots from downtown (101 of 273) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Morehead State is snagging 41.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 176 dimes this season, which is 58th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.0 times per game and as a team are committing 16.8 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Eagles are forcing 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They relinquish 29.9% on 3-pointers and they are 52nd in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.1). The Eagles defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 38.2% (245 of 642) and they surrender 29.7 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 57th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 111 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Indiana Hoosiers went home defeated by a final of 75-71 against Kansas. Regarding cleaning the glass, Indiana permitted Kansas to pull down 31 in all (7 on the offensive glass). They went 33.3% from three-point range by going 6 of 18 and finished the game at 17 of 24 from the free throw line (70.8%). The Hoosiers permitted Kansas to make 26 out of 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.6% in this game. Overall, the Hoosiers walked away from this one shooting 25 for 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. In regard to shots from distance, Indiana converted 6 out of their 16 attempts (37.5%). They were able to make 15 of them for a percentage of 68.2%. Kansas was called for 15 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Hoosiers pulled down 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the matchup.

Trey Galloway was important for the Hoosiers in the game. He scored 28 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the game. He converted 12 out of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 70.6%, and added 3 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 7-3 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hoosiers are connecting on 48.7% from the field, which ranks 37th in the nation. Indiana has earned 740 pts for the campaign (74.0 per game) and they pull in 34.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.9 times per game (170th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 12.7 times per contest. The Hoosiers are responsible for committing 17.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana defense surrenders 34.3% from downtown (84 of 245) and their opponents are connecting on 73.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 14.4 assists and 33.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 295th and 135th in the country. The Hoosiers on defense are ranked 240th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 73.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the floor (130th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana

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