Wright State Raiders vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 11/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wright State Raiders vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Thursday, November 16, 2023

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: BTN

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is the location where the Indiana Hoosiers (2-0) will attempt to defeat the Wright State Raiders (0-2) on Thursday.

The Wright State Raiders took the court against Toledo and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-77 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Raiders walked away with 11 while Toledo racked up 15 personal fouls. They also knocked down 5 of their 16 shots from beyond the arc. Toledo ended up going 64.3% from the free throw line by making 9 of 14 shots. Additionally, Toledo collected 25 boards (12 offensive, 13 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Toledo recorded 12 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. In regard to defense, Wright State allowed their opponent to shoot 49.2% from the field on 32 out of 65 shooting. They also dished out 15 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 27 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Raiders knocked down 9 of 11 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. Wright State finished the game with a 55.2% field goal percentage (32 of 58) and converted 4 of their 16 shots from downtown.

Trey Calvin is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists. He played for 35 minutes played but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He notched 22 points on 9 of 18 shooting.

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Wright State comes into this contest with a mark of 0-2 so far this year. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 11.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Wright State is pulling down 30.0 rebounds per game and has earned 23 dimes for the season, which is 333rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Raiders are hitting 32.3% on shots from downtown (10 of 31) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 77.0 points per outing (182nd in D-1) while hitting 52.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Raiders are forcing 9.5 turnovers per game while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are ranked 328th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 49 conceded for the campaign. Raiders defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 56.5% (74 of 131) and they relinquish 30.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 37.8% on 3-point attempts while they are 358th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (91.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana Hoosiers got the victory with a final of 72-64 when they faced Army. The Hoosiers earned 20 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 25 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 5 steals for the contest. Army committed 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. When talking about shots from downtown, Indiana converted 4 out of 11 tries (36.4%). Overall, the Hoosiers walked away from this one shooting 25 out of 43 from the field which had them sitting at 58.1%. The Hoosiers allowed Army to convert 24 of their 61 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3% for this game. They finished 34.2% from three-point range by connecting on 13 of 38 and finished the contest at 3 of 9 at the free throw line (33.3%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Indiana permitted Army to pull down 22 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Kel'el Ware ended up having an impact for the Hoosiers for the game. He totaled 20 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest. He made 9 out of 11 for this contest giving him a rate of 81.8%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 2-0 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hoosiers are shooting 54.5% from the floor, which is 18th in college hoops. Indiana has totaled 141 points for the season (70.5 per contest) and they average 31.0 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.5 times per game (193rd in the country) and they are giving up possession 14.5 times per contest. The Hoosiers commit 11.5 personal fouls every game and they go 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Hoosiers on the defensive end are ranked 85th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 63.5. They are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.0% from the field (114th in college basketball). The Indiana defense surrenders 36.1% from downtown (26 of 72) and their opponents are converting on 33.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 14.5 assists and 29.5 boards per game, which has them ranked 285th and 39th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wright State

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