New Hampshire Wildcats vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 12/31/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Sunday, December 31, 2023

Location: James H. Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The New Hampshire Wildcats (8-4) are headed to James H. Hilton Coliseum on Sunday where they will take on the Iowa State Cyclones (10-2).

The New Hampshire Wildcats faced off with Rhode Island and earned the victory with a final of 81-71 in their last game. New Hampshire wrapped up the game with a 43.1% FG percentage (28 out of 65) and converted 13 of their 24 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Wildcats made 12 of 19 shots for a rate of 63.2%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 42 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 14 assists for the game as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Pertaining to defending, New Hampshire allowed the other team to go 38.5% from the floor on 25 out of 65 shooting. Rhode Island distributed 12 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Rhode Island totaled 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Rhode Island ended up going 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of their 24 tries. They knocked down 5 of 22 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 19 and Rhode Island accounted for 16 fouls.

Clarence Daniels is one player who had an impact for this game. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also totaled 10 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 27 points on 10 of 20 shooting.

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New Hampshire will enter this game with a mark of 8-4 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 10.7 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.4 fouls every game. As a unit, New Hampshire is collecting 40.3 rebounds per game and has 172 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 165th in the nation in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 36.1% on 3-point shots (122 of 338) and 71.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.9 pts per contest (90th in Division 1) while hitting 41.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 12.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 160th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 149 relinquished on the season. The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 40.2% (308 of 766) and they relinquish 41.0 boards per game as a unit. They give up 26.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 209th in D-1 in opponents points per game (71.9).

In their last game, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away with a victory by a final of 80-48 when they faced Eastern Illinois. In relation to how they rebounded, Iowa State permitted Eastern Illinois to collect 28 in total (4 offensive). They finished 19.0% from 3-point land by hitting 4 out of 21 and finished the contest at 4 of 6 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Cyclones allowed Eastern Illinois to make 20 of 51 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 39.2% for this contest. In all, the Cyclones went 27 out of 56 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.2%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Iowa State made 10 of their 23 attempts (43.5%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a percentage of 88.9%. Eastern Illinois had 19 fouls for the contest which got the Cyclones to the free throw line for a total of 18 shots. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 6 steals in the game. The Cyclones were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 for this game.

Curtis Jones pitched in for the Cyclones for the contest. He knocked down 6 of 11 for the contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for the matchup.

Iowa State has a record of 10-2 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Cyclones are shooting 50.9% from the floor, which is 9th in the country. Iowa State has totaled 1,036 points this year (86.3 per contest) and they snag 37.2 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 18.7 times per game (12th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 10.8 times per contest. The Cyclones commit 15.7 fouls per game and they connect on 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Cyclones are ranked 5th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 58.2. They have forced 19.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.5% from the floor (12th in college basketball). The Iowa State defense allows 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (91 of 275) and opponents are connecting on 72.8% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.9 assists and 30.3 boards per contest, which ranks them 61st and 17th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Hampshire

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