Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Southern Jaguars Prediction, 3/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs Southern Jaguars

Date: Thursday, March 14, 2024

Location: Bartow Arena in Birmingham, AL

TV: ESPN+

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats (16-15) are headed to Bartow Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Southern Jaguars (18-13).

The Bethune-Cookman Wildcats faced Florida A&M and earned the victory with a final of 67-66 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Wildcats ended up walking away with 14 while Florida A&M finished the game with 16 fouls. They made 6 of 21 attempts from distance. Florida A&M finished the contest at 76.9% when shooting free throws by making 10 of their 13 shots. Furthermore, Florida A&M had 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Florida A&M earned 14 assists and had 11 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Bethune-Cookman allowed their opponent to shoot 40.3% from the field on 25 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 7 assists in the game in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Wildcats made 11 of 20 shots for a rate of 55.0%. Bethune-Cookman walked away from the game having earned a 41.4% field goal percentage (24 of 58) and buried 8 of 21 shots from 3-point land.

Dhashon Dyson is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He shot 50.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He played for 43 mins and totaled 2 rebounds. He accounted for 26 points on 10 out of 20 shooting.

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Bethune-Cookman will enter this game with a mark of 16-15 on the year. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Bethune-Cookman is grabbing 33.6 rebounds per contest and has earned 385 assists on the year, which is 249th in college basketball in terms of passing. The Wildcats are shooting 31.9% on 3-pointers (186 of 583) and 74.9% from the free throw line. They average 73.2 pts per contest (194th in the country) while shooting 43.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 16.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 212th in college hoops in PPG allowed (72.8). The Wildcats defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.1% (739 of 1,715) and they surrender 35.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 287th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 441 surrendered on the year.

When they last played, the Southern Jaguars went home defeated by a final of 66-56 when they faced Alabama A&M. The Jaguars collected 18 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in this matchup. They turned it over 23 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. Alabama A&M committed 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Jaguars to the free throw line for 23 tries. They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 73.9%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Southern converted 7 of 24 attempts (29.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Jaguars shot 16 out of 43 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.2%. The Jaguars permitted Alabama A&M to make 21 out of 45 attempts from the field which had them at 46.7% in this game. They shot 38.5% from 3-point land by shooting 5 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 19 out of 28 from the charity stripe (67.9%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Southern allowed Alabama A&M to pull down 24 in total (6 offensive).

Derrick Tezeno was important for the Jaguars in the game. He knocked down 7 out of 8 for the contest for a field goal rate of 87.5%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 29 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Southern has a win-loss mark of 18-13 so far this year. The Jaguars commit 19.6 personal fouls every game and they hit 67.2% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 14.0 times per game (119th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game. Southern has accumulated 2,217 points so far this year (71.5 per contest) and they pull down 31.9 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Jaguars are connecting on 44.4% from the field, which ranks 204th in D-1.

The Southern defense gives up 31.7% on 3-pointers (189 of 596) and opponents are converting on 71.3% of their foul shots. They concede 12.6 dimes and 33.3 boards per game, which ranks them 160th and 106th in Division 1. The Jaguars defensively are ranked 82nd in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.5. They are able to force 16.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (159th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern

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