Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 12/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Abilene Christian Wildcats vs Baylor Bears

Date: Monday, December 9, 2024

Location: Foster Pavilion in Waco, TX

TV: CBSSN

Foster Pavilion is the site where the Baylor Bears (5-3) will go up against the Abilene Christian Wildcats (6-3) on Monday.

The Abilene Christian Wildcats faced off with New Mexico State and earned the victory with a final of 78-70 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 24 and New Mexico State accounted for 25 fouls. They also made 7 out of their 21 attempts from beyond the arc. New Mexico State ended up going 65.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of 29 shots. Additionally, New Mexico State had 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. New Mexico State distributed 9 assists and had 4 steals in this matchup. When talking about defense, Abilene Christian allowed their opponent to shoot 44.0% from the floor on 22 out of 50 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 29 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 25 of their 35 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Abilene Christian ended with a 51.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 45) and converted 7 out of their 16 shots from beyond the arc.

Hunter-Jack Madden is someone who played a role for this game. He was able to score 24 points on 6 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Abilene Christian enters this one with a win-loss record of 6-3 on the year. They turn the ball over 14.3 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.6 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Abilene Christian is collecting 36.0 boards per game and has racked up 121 dimes this season, which is 177th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are hitting 34.0% on 3-point shots (48 of 141) and 69.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 78.2 points per outing (140th in the nation) while hitting 49.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 15.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They are ranked 100th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 97 relinquished on the campaign. The Wildcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.5% (198 of 466) and they concede 28.4 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.1% from beyond the arc and they are 175th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.7).

The last time they took the court, the Baylor Bears took a defeat with a final score of 76-72 against Connecticut. When discussing rebounding, Baylor permitted Connecticut to snag 28 in total (8 offensive). They finished the game shooting 32.0% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 25 and ended up shooting 26 out of 33 at the free throw line (78.8%). The Bears permitted Connecticut to bury 21 out of their 46 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.7% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Bears ended up going 27 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.1%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Baylor buried 6 of 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 63.2%. Connecticut had 19 fouls for the contest which took the Bears to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They also gave up possession 8 times, while recording 3 steals in this game. The Bears collected 16 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 27 for the contest.

Robert Wright III ended up having an impact for the Bears for the matchup. He racked up 22 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and earned 4 assists for this game. He made 9 of 14 for the matchup giving him a rate of 64.3%, and had 1 rebound.

Baylor has a record of 5-3 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Bears are shooting 47.0% from the field, which ranks 99th in college basketball. Baylor has 667 pts on the year (83.4 per game) and they collect 35.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.1 times per game (43rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.3 times per contest. The Bears commit 15.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 69.5% from the charity stripe.

The Bears on the defensive side of the court are 240th in college hoops in points given up per game with 73.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (331st in the nation). The Baylor defense surrenders 39.8% on 3-point shots (76 of 191) and opponents are converting on 68.2% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 16.3 assists and 31.9 boards per game, which ranks them 341st and 65th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Abilene Christian

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