Central Arkansas Bears vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 11/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Arkansas Bears vs BYU Cougars

Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: ESPN+

The BYU Cougars (23-11 last season) are hosting the Central Arkansas Bears (9-23 last year) at Marriott Center on Tuesday.

The Central Arkansas Bears faced North Alabama and took a loss by a score of 82-78 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Bears ended up walking away with 19 while North Alabama recorded 21 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of 23 attempts from long range. North Alabama finished the game shooting 96.4% from the charity stripe by making 27 of 28 tries. Moreover, North Alabama pulled down 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. North Alabama recorded 12 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, Central Arkansas let their opponent shoot 38.3% from the field on 23 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and earning 1 steal. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 31 with 6 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bears buried 21 of 29 shots for a rate of 72.4%. Central Arkansas wrapped up the game with a 48.1% field goal percentage (25 of 52) and buried 7 out of their 15 three-point shots.

Elias Cato is a player who was important in this game. He finished shooting 75.0% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He played for 34 minutes and pulled down 8 boards. He accounted for 23 points on 9 out of 12 shooting.

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Central Arkansas will play this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 9-23 last season. They coughed up possession 12.7 times per game and as a squad committed 17.1 fouls per game. As a squad, Central Arkansas collected 36.4 boards per contest and earned 437 assists last season, which was 164th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Bears connected on 34.3% on shots from distance (256 of 747) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 72.2 points per contest (220th in the country) while going 41.6% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Bears forced 11.5 turnovers per contest and they drew 15.8 personal fouls. They were 160th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 418 conceded last year. The Bears defensively allowed a shooting percentage of 45.0% (869 of 1,933) and they surrendered 37.2 boards per game as a team. They surrendered 37.2% from 3-point land and they were 330th in the nation in PPG allowed (78.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the BYU Cougars took a loss by a final score of 71-67 against Duquesne. The Cougars corralled 24 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 6 steals for the game. Duquesne was called for 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Cougars to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a rate of 88.2%. When it comes to 3-pointers, BYU made 8 out of 24 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Cougars shot 22 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. The Cougars allowed Duquesne to bury 26 out of their 56 attempts from the field which left them shooting 46.4% for the contest. They shot 38.9% from downtown by connecting on 7 out of 18 and ended up going 12 out of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, BYU allowed Duquesne to collect 27 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Jaxson Robinson ended up being a major contributor for the Cougars for the matchup. He made 8 out of 15 in this matchup for a rate of 53.3%, and tallied 2 rebounds. He recorded 25 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 1 assist in the game.

BYU had a win-loss mark of 23-11 last year. The Cougars were responsible for committing 17.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 18.5 times per contest (3rd in college hoops) and they turned it over 10.7 times per contest. BYU scored 2,768 points throughout last year (81.4 per game) and they pulled down 39.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Cougars hit 46.0% from the field, which was ranked 89th in college basketball.

The Cougars defensively were ranked 111th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 69.9. They forced 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (121st in Division 1). The BYU defense gave up 32.0% on three-point shots (218 of 681) and opponents knocked down 69.9% of their free throw attempts. They surrendered 11.9 dimes and 33.4 total boards per game, which was ranked 91st and 98th in college basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take BYU and under the total points

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