Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 12/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN+

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (2-5) are traveling to Williams Arena on Sunday where they will go up against the Minnesota Golden Gophers (5-2).

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Gardner-Webb and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-64 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 16 and Gardner-Webb had 18 fouls. They made 9 of 22 shots from downtown. Gardner-Webb ended up going 77.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of their 18 shots. In addition, Gardner-Webb collected 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Gardner-Webb doled out 15 dimes and had 3 steals in this game. In the matter of defending, Bethune-Cookman allowed their opponent to shoot 45.2% from the field on 28 of 62 shooting. They also doled out 5 assists in this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they earned 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 11 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 55.0%. Bethune-Cookman walked away from the game having earned a 35.8% FG percentage (24 of 67) and made 5 out of their 22 three-point attempts.

Daniel Rouzan is a player who came through in this game. He finished 58.3% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the court for 32 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He finished with 14 points on 7 of 12 shooting.

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Bethune-Cookman heads into this matchup with a record of 2-5 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.1 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.7 fouls every game. As a team, Bethune-Cookman is collecting 33.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 68 dimes for the year, which is 343rd in the country in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 29.7% on shots from beyond the arc (43 of 145) and 69.0% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 66.1 points per outing (328th in the nation) while connecting on 40.0% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They are giving up 33.3% on 3-pointers and they are 273rd in the country in PPG allowed (75.4). The Wildcats defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.4% (184 of 434) and they concede 42.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 219th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 92 conceded so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 68-66 when they played Wichita State. In regard to rebounding, Minnesota permitted Wichita State to get 31 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 28.6% from three-point range by going 4 of 14 and ended up shooting 10 of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). The Golden Gophers permitted Wichita State to convert 27 of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.0% for this contest. Overall, the Golden Gophers ended up going 27 out of 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.5%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Minnesota buried 3 of their 23 tries (13.0%). They were able to convert 9 of those for a rate of 52.9%. Wichita State earned 17 fouls for the contest which took the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Golden Gophers recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in the game.

Lu'Cye Patterson ended up being important for the Golden Gophers for the game. He earned 14 points in his 44 mins of playing time and had 6 assists for this game. He converted 6 out of 20 for the contest for a rate of 30.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 5-2 so far this season. The Golden Gophers have committed 14.9 fouls per game and they go 61.8% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per game (105th in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per contest. Minnesota has scored 450 points this year (64.3 per game) and they snag 35.4 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Golden Gophers are hitting on 42.3% from the floor, which is ranked 277th in college basketball.

The Golden Gophers on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the country in PPG given up with 58.7. They are forcing 12.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.9% from the field (77th in college hoops). The Minnesota defense allows 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (41 of 132) and their opponents are connecting on 71.1% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 10.7 assists and 35.1 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 71st and 196th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Bethune-Cookman

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