Radford Highlanders vs VCU Rams Prediction, 11/15/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs VCU Rams

Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Location: Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: ESPN+

The VCU Rams (1-1) will go up against the Radford Highlanders (2-1) at Stuart C. Siegel Center on Wednesday.

The Radford Highlanders faced Eastern Mennonite and went home with a win by a final score of 84-47 in their last contest. Radford walked away from the contest with a 58.2% field goal percentage (32 of 55) and converted 7 of their 18 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Highlanders made 13 of their 18 shots for a percentage of 72.2%. When it comes to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 42 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 17 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In relation to defending, Radford allowed the other team to go 25.0% from the floor on 16 out of 64 shooting. Eastern Mennonite totaled 6 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Eastern Mennonite grabbed 26 rebounds (11 offensive, 15 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Eastern Mennonite ended up shooting 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 16 shots. They buried 7 of 34 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning personal fouls, the Highlanders ended up walking away with 12 and Eastern Mennonite recorded 15 personal fouls.

TJ NeSmith is someone who was a contributor in this contest. He finished shooting 100.0% from the floor and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 12 minutes played and also pulled down 1 rebound. He finished with 15 points on 6 out of 6 shooting.

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Radford will enter this matchup with a mark of 2-1 on the year. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, Radford is grabbing 42.7 boards per game and has earned 34 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 146th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Highlanders are hitting 32.8% on three-point attempts (21 of 64) and 71.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 73.3 points per game (225th in D-1) while hitting 45.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Highlanders are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per game and they draw 14.3 personal fouls. They give up 24.7% on 3-point shots and they rank 118th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (65.0). The Highlanders are giving up a FG percentage of 36.3% (69 of 190) and they surrender 37.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 279th in the country in allowing assists with 36 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the VCU Rams walked away with a victory by a final of 75-65 against Samford. The Rams snagged 25 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 37 for this contest. They also coughed it up 19 times, while recording 15 steals for this game. Samford committed 24 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Rams to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to make 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 80.0%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, VCU knocked down 5 out of 18 tries (27.8%). Overall, the Rams ended up shooting 25 for 51 from the field which had them at 49.0%. The Rams allowed Samford to make 23 of 66 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.8% in this matchup. They finished 30.8% from three-point range by going 8 of 26 and finished the contest at 11 of 14 from the charity stripe (78.6%). When discussing rebounding, VCU permitted Samford to collect 30 in all (14 on the offensive side).

Max Shulga pitched in for the Rams for this contest. He had 17 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the game. He made 5 of 9 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

VCU has a win-loss mark of 1-1 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rams are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 180th in college hoops. VCU has accounted for 140 points for the year (70.0 per game) and they pull in 38.0 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per contest (137th in the country) and they turn it over 17.5 times per contest. The Rams commit 16.5 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 76.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rams are ranked 201st in the nation in PPG given up with 70.5. They are forcing 10.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.0% from the floor (149th in college hoops). The VCU defense gives up 37.2% on shots from distance (16 of 43) and their opponents are making 69.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.0 assists and 34.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 231st and 142nd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Radford

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