Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (13-18 last year) are headed to Fifth Third Arena on Monday where they will try to defeat the Cincinnati Bearcats (22-15 last season).

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions played Alcorn State and took a loss by a final of 104-95 in their last contest. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ended having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (29 out of 66) and made 11 of 31 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Golden Lions knocked down 26 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 83.9%. When talking about getting rebounds, they earned 25 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 12 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to defending, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed 52.4% from the floor on 33 out of 63 shooting. Alcorn State doled out 12 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Alcorn State had 44 rebounds (13 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't have a block. Alcorn State walked away from this one shooting 84.2% from the charity stripe by converting 32 of their 38 tries. They converted 6 of their 18 attempts from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Golden Lions ended up finishing with 26 and Alcorn State finished the game with 24 fouls.

Rashad Williams is a player who was a major factor for this game. He finished the game shooting 43.8% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and collected 1 board. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff enters this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 13-18 last year. They averaged 80.1 points per outing (36th in college hoops) while shooting 44.6% from the floor. The Golden Lions shot 37.5% on shots from 3-point land (337 of 898) and 76.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Arkansas-Pine Bluff collected 34.6 rebounds per game and accounted for 467 dimes last season, which had them ranked 118th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest and as a squad committed 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Golden Lions forced 11.7 turnovers per contest and they drew 18.1 fouls. They conceded 30.5% on 3-point shots and they were 360th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (81.8). The Golden Lions gave up a shooting percentage of 45.5% (915 of 2,011) and they surrendered 38.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They were ranked 343rd in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 510 relinquished last season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Cincinnati Bearcats took a defeat with a final score of 85-81 when they faced Indiana State. The Bearcats collected 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 35 for this game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 4 steals for the contest. Indiana State had 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Bearcats to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to convert 11 of those for a rate of 64.7%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Cincinnati made 10 of 22 attempts (45.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Bearcats ended up going 30 for 60 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Bearcats allowed Indiana State to make 26 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.8% for the game. They finished the game shooting 43.3% from three-point range by going 13 out of 30 and finished the game at 20 of 27 from the free throw line (74.1%). In reference to rebounding, Cincinnati permitted Indiana State to snag 29 overall (7 offensive).

Simas Lukosius was important for the Bearcats for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 17 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 47.1%, and had 4 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points in his 36 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Cincinnati had a mark of 22-15 last year. The Bearcats were responsible for committing 15.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.8% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 14.6 times per game (92nd in college basketball) and they turned it over 12.0 times per game. Cincinnati totaled 2,765 points last year (74.7 per contest) and they averaged 39.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Bearcats connected on 44.3% from the field, which was ranked 200th in college basketball.

The Cincinnati defense gave up 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (251 of 747) and opponents knocked down 75.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquished 13.0 dimes and 32.2 boards every game, which was ranked 185th and 39th in college hoops. The Bearcats on the defensive side of the court were 69th in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.2. They forced 12.0 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 41.9% from the floor (66th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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