Baylor Bears vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN+

McCarthey Athletic Center is the location where the Gonzaga Bulldogs (27-8 last year) will take on the Baylor Bears (24-11 last season) on Monday.

The Baylor Bears faced off with Clemson and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-64 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Bears left the arena with 16 while Clemson finished the game with 21 fouls. They also made 6 of their 17 attempts from downtown. Clemson finished 83.3% at the free throw line by making 20 of their 24 attempts. In addition, Clemson collected 29 boards (3 offensive, 26 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Clemson distributed 16 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. When talking about the defense, Baylor allowed the other team to go 48.9% from the floor on 23 of 47 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists for this game as well as forcing 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 30 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bears made 16 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. Baylor finished having earned a 38.9% FG percentage (21 out of 54) and knocked down 6 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Rayj Dennis is someone who was important in this game. He scored 27 points on 9 out of 21 shooting. He played for 39 minutes played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 42.9% from the floor and recorded 2 dimes.

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Baylor comes into this matchup after finishing with a record of 24-11 last year. They averaged 80.4 pts per contest (33rd in college basketball) on 48.3% from the floor. The Bears connected on 38.9% on shots from beyond the arc (301 of 773) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Baylor collected 35.1 rebounds per contest and earned 514 dimes last year, which ranked 60th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a squad committed 16.5 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bears were able to force 11.8 turnovers per game and they drew 19.0 personal fouls. They surrendered 33.6% on 3-point attempts and they were ranked 150th in D-1 in opponents points per game (71.1). The Bears defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (904 of 1,987) and they conceded 29.2 boards per game as a group. They were ranked 307th in college basketball in giving up assists with 479 surrendered last season.

For their last game, the Gonzaga Bulldogs took a loss by a score of 80-68 against Purdue. The Bulldogs collected 15 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 24 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. Purdue committed 11 fouls in this game which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 7 shots. They were able to make 4 of those for a rate of 57.1%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Gonzaga converted 6 out of 19 tries (31.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs ended up going 29 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 49.2%. The Bulldogs allowed Purdue to convert 32 out of 56 attempts from the floor which had them at 57.1% for this game. They finished 45.0% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 out of 20 and finished the contest at 7 of 10 at the free throw line (70.0%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Gonzaga allowed Purdue to get 29 in all (8 offensive).

Graham Ike was important for the Bulldogs in this game. He totaled 18 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the game. He converted 8 out of 15 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 53.3%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Gonzaga had a mark of 27-8 last season. As an offense, the Bulldogs hit 51.8% from the field, which ranked them 2nd in the country. Gonzaga scored 2,959 pts over the course of last season (84.5 per contest) and they averaged 38.7 boards per contest. They dished out assists 16.7 times per contest (19th in the country) and they turned it over 9.8 times per game. The Bulldogs committed 15.6 fouls every game and they connected on 72.1% from the free throw line.

The Gonzaga defense gave up 33.6% on shots from 3-point land (267 of 795) and opponents knocked down 71.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 12.4 dimes and 31.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which had them ranked 133rd and 26th in college basketball. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court were 93rd in the country in points per game surrendered with 69.1. They were able to force 11.2 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 40.7% from the floor (24th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Baylor

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