Nicholls State Colonels vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 11/28/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nicholls Colonels vs Baylor Bears

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2023

Location: Ferrell Center in Waco, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Nicholls Colonels (3-4) are on their way to Ferrell Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Baylor Bears (6-0).

The Nicholls Colonels played Mississippi State and took a loss by a score of 74-61 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Colonels walked away with 20 and Mississippi State had 16 fouls. They converted 5 of 23 shots from distance. Mississippi State ended up shooting 63.0% at the charity stripe by making 17 of their 27 shots. Moreover, Mississippi State totaled 45 boards (17 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Mississippi State doled out 18 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. Regarding defense, Nicholls State allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the field on 26 out of 61 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 14 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Colonels knocked down 13 of 20 tries for a rate of 65.0%. Nicholls State ended having earned a 38.9% field goal percentage (21 of 54) and converted 6 of 20 shots from distance.

Jamal West Jr. is one guy who was a major contributor for this game. He left the arena with 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins played and grabbed 13 boards. He finished the game shooting 85.7% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes.

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Nicholls State enters this one with a mark of 3-4 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.9 fouls per game. As a unit, Nicholls State is grabbing 37.4 rebounds per game and has tallied 76 dimes so far this season, which is 238th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Colonels are connecting on 35.8% on shots from downtown (68 of 190) and 73.0% from the free throw line. They average 76.3 points per game (163rd in D-1) while shooting 42.7% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Colonels have forced 12.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.0 fouls. They are surrendering 28.5% on three-point shots while they are 291st in college basketball in opponents PPG (76.4). The Colonels defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 41.6% (187 of 450) and they surrender 40.9 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 281st in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 90 surrendered for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Baylor Bears took home the win by a final score of 95-91 against Florida. When talking about team rebounding, Baylor permitted Florida to snag 35 in total (17 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 30.8% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 out of 26 and finished the contest at 21 out of 27 from the charity stripe (77.8%). The Bears allowed Florida to make 31 of their 69 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.9% for this contest. When the game finished, the Bears finished 30 out of 58 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.7%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Baylor buried 14 out of their 25 attempts (56.0%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 84.0%. Florida was called for 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Bears to the free throw line for 25 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. The Bears recorded 21 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest.

Rayj Dennis ended up being a factor for the Bears in this contest. He racked up 24 points in his 38 mins on the court and accumulated 8 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 10 of 17 for this game for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Baylor has a mark of 6-0 so far this year. The Bears commit 17.0 fouls every game and they connect on 74.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.7 times per contest (75th in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest. Baylor has scored 543 pts for the year (90.5 per contest) and they pull in 38.7 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Bears are shooting 51.1% from the field, which has them ranked 17th in the nation.

The Baylor defense concedes 29.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (37 of 126) and opponents are converting on 73.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 14.0 dimes and 31.2 total boards per game, which is ranked 286th and 46th in those defensive categories. The Bears on the defensive end are ranked 227th in college hoops in points allowed per contest with 73.0. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 43.7% from the field (237th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baylor

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