Alcorn State Braves vs Maryland Terrapins Prediction, 12/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Alcorn State Braves vs Maryland Terrapins

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024

Location: XFINITY Center in College Park, MD

TV: BTN

The Alcorn State Braves (0-7) are on their way to XFINITY Center on Sunday where they will compete against the Maryland Terrapins (6-1).

The Alcorn State Braves stepped onto the hardwood against UC Riverside and went home with a loss by a final score of 69-52 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Braves left the arena with 19 while UC Riverside totaled 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 11 out of their 34 tries from beyond the arc. UC Riverside finished shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 20 attempts. In addition, UC Riverside pulled down 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UC Riverside totaled 13 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Regarding defense, Alcorn State allowed the other team to shoot 37.3% from the field on 22 of 59 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes in this contest as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 37 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Braves made 8 of their 14 attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. Alcorn State ended the contest with a 31.3% field goal percentage (20 of 64) and buried 4 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Omari Hamilton is one guy who had an impact for this game. He totaled 16 points on 6 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 28 mins and also collected 5 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 35.3% from the floor and earned 1 assist.

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Alcorn State will play this game with a mark of 0-7 so far this year. They cough up possession 14.7 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Alcorn State is pulling down 33.7 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 65 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 349th in the nation in terms of passing. The Braves are shooting 25.7% on 3-pointers (26 of 101) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They average 53.1 points per contest (363rd in Division 1) while going 33.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Braves have forced 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 350th in college hoops in giving up assists with 129 surrendered for the campaign. The Braves defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.0% (182 of 404) and they relinquish 40.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 37.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 336th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (80.6).

For their last game, the Maryland Terrapins went home victorious with a score of 91-67 against Bucknell. The Terrapins were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Bucknell committed 22 fouls for the game which took the Terrapins to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of them for a rate of 65.0%. Regarding 3-pointers, Maryland made 12 of 31 attempts (38.7%). When the game finished, the Terrapins shot 33 for 66 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Terrapins permitted Bucknell to make 23 of their 53 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 37.5% from distance by shooting 9 of 24 and ended up shooting 12 of 19 from the charity stripe (63.2%). When discussing how they rebounded, Maryland permitted Bucknell to pull down 33 in all (6 offensive).

Tafara Gapare was important for the Terrapins in the game. He had 19 points in his 22 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He made 7 out of 9 in the game for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and earned 6 rebounds.

Maryland has a record of 6-1 on the season. As an offensive team, the Terrapins are hitting on 48.9% from the floor, which ranks 53rd in college hoops. Maryland has earned 598 points for the season (85.4 per game) and they grab 39.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.3 times per game (173rd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 9.1 times per game. The Terrapins are committing 15.4 fouls every game and they go 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Terrapins on defense are ranked 10th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 58.7. They are able to force 17.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 38.2% from the field (40th in the country). The Maryland defense surrenders 29.6% on three-point shots (48 of 162) and their opposition makes 66.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 9.9 assists and 32.1 rebounds per contest, ranking them 29th and 80th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Alcorn State

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