Morehead State Eagles vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Morehead State Eagles vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: Peacock

The Penn State Nittany Lions (3-0) welcome the Morehead State Eagles (2-2) at Bryce Jordan Center on Friday.

The Morehead State Eagles played Mercer and earned the victory with a final of 74-66 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Eagles walked away with 21 and Mercer recorded 20 fouls. They also made 5 of their 13 tries from beyond the arc. Mercer finished shooting 68.4% at the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 19 attempts. Moreover, Mercer grabbed 18 boards (8 offensive, 10 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Mercer totaled 9 assists and had 13 steals in the matchup. In the matter of the defense, Morehead State allowed the other team to go 44.4% from the floor on 24 of 54 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists in the matchup while forcing 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they collected 32 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Eagles converted 22 of their 25 attempts for a percentage of 88.0%. Morehead State finished with a 52.4% field goal percentage (22 of 42) and converted 8 out of their 20 3-pointers.

Drew Thelwell is someone who played a role for this contest. He finished with 26 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played for 35 minutes played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the game at 61.5% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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Morehead State enters this contest with a mark of 2-2 so far this season. They are giving up possession 15.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.0 personal fouls per game. As a team, Morehead State is grabbing 36.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 56 assists for the year, which is 42nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Eagles are shooting 31.6% on shots from distance (31 of 98) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.0 points per outing (209th in the country) on 45.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Eagles are able to force 13.8 turnovers per game and they draw 16.8 fouls. They give up 36.0% from beyond the arc while they are 252nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.5). The Eagles defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.9% (101 of 225) and they surrender 30.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 319th in D-1 in giving up assists with 50 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the Penn State Nittany Lions got the victory with a final of 83-53 against Saint Francis. The Nittany Lions were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in the game. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. Saint Francis earned 20 personal fouls in this game which got the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They were able to bury 18 of those for a clip of 78.3%. With respect to shooting from distance, Penn State made 7 of their 28 attempts (25.0%). Overall, the Nittany Lions finished 29 out of 66 from the field which had them sitting at 43.9%. The Nittany Lions permitted Saint Francis to make 21 out of their 60 tries from the field which had them shooting 35.0% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 26.3% from beyond the perimeter by going 5 out of 19 and ended up shooting 6 out of 8 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When discussing rebounding, Penn State permitted Saint Francis to snag 37 overall (15 offensive).

Kanye Clary was important for the Nittany Lions for the game. He converted 6 out of 12 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 1 rebound. He recorded 14 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists in the game.

Penn State has a mark of 3-0 this year. The Nittany Lions have committed 14.7 fouls every game and they connect on 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.3 times per contest (279th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 14.7 times per contest. Penn State has earned 236 points this season (78.7 per game) and they pull in 39.7 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Nittany Lions are connecting on 45.9% from the field, which ranks 157th in the nation.

The Penn State defense concedes 18.8% on shots from distance (9 of 48) and opponents are making 76.5% of their free throw attempts. They concede 10.7 dimes and 39.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 128th and 307th in college hoops. The Nittany Lions are ranked 14th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 54.3. They are forcing their opponents into 19.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 33.9% from the floor (22nd in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Penn State

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