Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charleston Southern Buccaneers vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Miami Hurricanes (3-3) welcome the Charleston Southern Buccaneers (1-7) at Watsco Center on Saturday.

The Charleston Southern Buccaneers faced off with Georgia Tech and took a loss by a score of 91-67 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Buccaneers walked away with 17 while Georgia Tech finished the game with 26 fouls. They converted 3 out of their 11 shots from 3-point range. Georgia Tech finished the game at 60.0% from the free throw line by converting 12 of their 20 attempts. Furthermore, Georgia Tech pulled down 39 rebounds (12 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Georgia Tech earned 18 dimes and had 10 steals in the matchup. When discussing defense, Charleston Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 52.8% from the floor on 38 out of 72 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this game while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they earned 33 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Buccaneers made 25 of 35 tries for a rate of 71.4%. Charleston Southern finished with a 30.4% FG percentage (17 of 56) and knocked down 8 of their 24 three-point attempts.

Taje' Kelly is a guy who was important for this game. He finished the contest at 35.3% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He played for 36 mins and grabbed 5 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 6 out of 17 shooting.

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Charleston Southern comes into this one with a record of 1-7 for the season. They are averaging 70.5 pts per contest (286th in college basketball) while shooting 41.6% from the field. The Buccaneers are shooting 27.2% on three-point shots (55 of 202) and 57.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charleston Southern is pulling in 39.1 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 115 assists on the campaign, which ranks 77th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.6 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Buccaneers are forcing 10.9 turnovers every game while drawing 21.4 personal fouls. They give up 36.1% on shots from distance and they are 323rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (79.0). The Buccaneers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.3% (244 of 505) and they surrender 35.8 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 305th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 109 conceded on the season.

In their last game, the Miami Hurricanes went home defeated by a final of 77-70 against VCU. The Hurricanes collected 19 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 29 for the contest. They coughed it up 8 times, while earning 6 steals for this game. VCU committed 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Hurricanes to the free throw line for 19 shots. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 84.2%. In reference to shooting from 3-point land, Miami buried 6 of their 23 tries (26.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hurricanes finished shooting 24 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. The Hurricanes allowed VCU to make 28 out of 55 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 50.9% in this matchup. They finished 35.7% from three-point range by connecting on 10 of 28 and ended up going 11 of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Miami permitted VCU to pull down 32 in total (9 offensive).

Lynn Kidd was important for the Hurricanes in this contest. He buried 5 of 6 in this game giving him a rate of 83.3%, and had 10 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 32 mins of playing time and totaled 3 assists in the matchup.

Miami has a record of 3-3 on the campaign. The Hurricanes are committing 17.0 fouls every game and they hit 81.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.2 times per game (183rd in D-1) and they are turning it over 9.2 times per game. Miami has accumulated 507 points on the campaign (84.5 per contest) and they pull in 34.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Hurricanes are shooting 50.4% from the floor, which ranks 21st in the country.

The Miami defense concedes 33.3% on shots from distance (44 of 132) and their opponents are connecting on 71.0% of their free throw attempts. They allow 13.7 assists and 29.5 boards every game, which is 237th and 17th in those categories on the defensive end. The Hurricanes defensively are ranked 218th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 72.7. They are able to force 10.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (302nd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charleston Southern

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