Binghamton Bearcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Binghamton Bearcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: BTN+

The Binghamton Bearcats (15-15 last year) are headed to Bryce Jordan Center on Monday where they will meet the Penn State Nittany Lions (16-17 last season).

The Binghamton Bearcats faced New Hampshire and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-64 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bearcats ended up walking away with 19 while New Hampshire had 19 fouls. They converted 10 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land. New Hampshire shot 90.5% from the charity stripe by making 19 of 21 tries. Additionally, New Hampshire pulled down 28 rebounds (5 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. New Hampshire distributed 11 dimes and had 9 steals in this matchup. In relation to defending, Binghamton allowed the other team to shoot 44.4% from the field on 24 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 11 dimes in the matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 25 with 2 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Bearcats knocked down 15 of 24 shots for a rate of 62.5%. Binghamton ended the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (22 of 44) and knocked down 5 out of their 15 shots from beyond the arc.

Tymu Chenery is one guy who was important in this contest. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 54.5% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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Binghamton enters this game after finishing with a mark of 15-15 last season. They gave up possession 12.2 times per game and as a team committed 16.6 fouls every game. As a team, Binghamton pulled in 38.5 rebounds per game and earned 435 dimes over the course of last year, which had them ranked 173rd in the country in terms of passing. The Bearcats hit on 30.6% on 3-pointers (164 of 536) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 72.1 points per outing (225th in the nation) while going 46.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bearcats forced their opponents into 9.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.1 personal fouls. They relinquished 33.7% from 3-point land and they ranked 191st in D-1 in PPG allowed (72.2). The Bearcats defense allowed and opponent field goal percentage of 42.1% (754 of 1,790) and they surrendered 33.3 boards per game as a basketball team. They were 6th in the country in giving up assists with 327 surrendered last season.

When they last played, the Penn State Nittany Lions walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 61-59 against Indiana. When talking about team rebounding, Penn State allowed Indiana to collect 39 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished 25.0% from 3-point land by going 3 of 12 and ended up shooting 14 of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). The Nittany Lions permitted Indiana to knock down 22 of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 39.3% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Nittany Lions finished 16 out of 58 from the field which had them shooting 27.6%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Penn State knocked down 7 of their 27 tries (25.9%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Indiana was called for 20 personal fouls for the contest which got the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Nittany Lions snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 for the contest.

Puff Johnson ended up having an impact for the Nittany Lions for the game. He made 4 out of 11 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and totaled 8 rebounds. He racked up 16 points in his 31 mins of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes.

Penn State had a mark of 16-17 last season. When it comes to offense, the Nittany Lions connected on 43.8% from the floor, which was ranked 240th in college basketball. Penn State had 2,478 points last season (75.1 per game) and they averaged 32.3 boards per contest. They dished out assists 12.6 times per contest (228th in the country) and they lost possession via turnover 11.1 times per game. The Nittany Lions were responsible for committing 18.3 fouls per contest and they hit 74.7% from the charity stripe.

The Penn State defense gave up 30.3% on three-point shots (188 of 620) and their opponents converted on 76.7% of their free throw shots. They gave up 14.7 dimes and 36.9 boards on a nightly basis, which ranked them 312th and 297th in D-1. The Nittany Lions on the defensive end were ranked 232nd in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.4. They forced their opponents into 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 45.2% from the field (277th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Penn State

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