SE Missouri State Redhawks vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders Prediction, 3/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SE Missouri State Redhawks vs Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders

Date: Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: SE Missouri State (+5)

The SE Missouri State Redhawks (19-16) are en route to UD Arena on Tuesday where they will meet the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (23-10). Texas A&M-Corpus Christi opens as 5-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 153.5.

The SE Missouri State Redhawks took the court against Tennessee Tech and went home with a win by a final score of 89-82 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Redhawks ended up with 22 while Tennessee Tech accumulated 23 fouls. They also made 7 of 20 shots from distance. Tennessee Tech shot 65.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 29 attempts. Additionally, Tennessee Tech totaled 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Tennessee Tech earned 12 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. When talking about defense, SE Missouri State allowed their opponent to shoot 44.4% from the field on 28 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in this matchup while creating 9 turnovers and having 2 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Redhawks buried 27 of their 33 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. SE Missouri State walked away from the contest having earned a 42.9% FG percentage (27 out of 63) and made 8 of 23 3-point attempts.

Chris Harris is a guy who was a factor in the game. He went 36.8% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He played for 41 minutes played and totaled 6 boards. He finished with 26 points on 7 out of 19 shooting.

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SE Missouri State will enter this game with a record of 19-16 so far this year. They average 77.7 points per game (45th in Division 1) while hitting 43.6% from the field. The Redhawks are connecting on 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc (278 of 849) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, SE Missouri State is collecting 35.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 480 assists this year, which is 70th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Redhawks have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 fouls. They are conceding 34.7% on 3-pointers while they are 327th in D-1 in opponents points per game (76.0). The Redhawks are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.7% (906 of 2,028) and they concede 36.0 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 301st in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 460 surrendered this year.

In their last game, the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders got the victory with a final of 75-71 when they faced Northwestern State. The Islanders earned 24 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 2 steals in the game. Northwestern State committed 12 fouls in this matchup which took the Islanders to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They were able to make 6 of those for a percentage of 60.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi made 7 out of their 16 tries (43.8%). In all, the Islanders finished shooting 31 for 54 from the floor which had them shooting 57.4%. The Islanders permitted Northwestern State to make 28 out of 62 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.2% in the game. They shot 36.8% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 19 and finished the game at 8 of 10 at the charity stripe (80.0%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi allowed Northwestern State to snag 26 in total (9 offensive).

Jalen Jackson was important for the Islanders in the game. He accumulated 17 points in his 37 mins on the court and accounted for 6 assists for the matchup. He converted 7 of 15 in this contest giving him a rate of 46.7%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has a mark of 23-10 on the campaign. As an offense, the Islanders are shooting 45.7% from the floor, which ranks them 110th in college basketball. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi has accounted for 2,653 pts this year (80.4 per contest) and they grab 36.9 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 15.7 times per game (29th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. The Islanders commit 19.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 79.0% from the charity stripe.

The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi defense surrenders 33.1% on shots from distance (265 of 801) and their opponents are connecting on 68.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 14.5 dimes and 33.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks 312th and 125th in those categories. The Islanders on the defensive side of the court are 256th in D-1 in PPG given up with 72.5. They have forced 15.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (243rd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take SE Missouri State (+5)

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