Chattanooga Mocs vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 12/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Chattanooga Mocs vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: BTN

The Indiana Hoosiers (8-3) are welcoming the Chattanooga Mocs (8-4) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Saturday.

The Chattanooga Mocs faced Tennessee Wesleyan and earned the victory with a final of 99-52 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Mocs left the arena with 13 and Tennessee Wesleyan recorded 14 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of their 25 attempts from 3-point land. Tennessee Wesleyan ended up shooting 57.9% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 19 tries. Moreover, Tennessee Wesleyan snagged 25 boards (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Tennessee Wesleyan doled out 8 assists and had 5 steals in this game. When it comes to defending, Chattanooga allowed their opponent to shoot 28.1% from the field on 18 out of 64 shooting. They also distributed 25 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 53 with 9 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mocs converted 7 of their 11 shots for a rate of 63.6%. Chattanooga finished having earned a 52.7% field goal percentage (39 out of 74) and converted 14 out of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Honor Huff is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He totaled 20 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 21 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and dished out 1 assist.

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Chattanooga will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-4 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 10.7 times per game and as a team are committing 14.6 fouls per contest. As a unit, Chattanooga is collecting 34.8 rebounds per game and has 189 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 51st in D-1 in terms of passing. The Mocs are shooting 31.3% on shots from 3-point land (110 of 351) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.9 pts per game (190th in the nation) while hitting 45.2% from the field.

On defense, the Mocs have forced 11.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 personal fouls. They surrender 33.6% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 152nd in college in points per game allowed (70.2). The Mocs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.6% (306 of 702) and they surrender 32.8 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 206th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 149 relinquished this season.

For their last game, the Indiana Hoosiers went home defeated by a final of 85-68 when they played Nebraska. The Hoosiers were able to corral 20 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 34 in this game. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. Nebraska committed 16 fouls for the game which got the Hoosiers to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 14 of them for a rate of 70.0%. When it comes to three-point shots, Indiana made 8 out of their 35 tries (22.9%). Overall, the Hoosiers went 23 for 65 from the field which gave them a percentage of 35.4%. The Hoosiers allowed Nebraska to make 30 out of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 61.2% for the game. They went 57.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 14 and finished the game at 17 of 26 at the free throw line (65.4%). Concerning rebounds, Indiana permitted Nebraska to snag 33 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

Myles Rice was important for the Hoosiers for the matchup. He had 20 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 1 assist for the game. He made 8 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 8-3 on the year. The Hoosiers are committing 16.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.8 times per game (45th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.5 times per game. Indiana has accounted for 872 pts so far this season (79.3 per game) and they pull in 37.8 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hoosiers are connecting on 49.3% from the field, which ranks 36th in D-1.

The Indiana defense surrenders 31.8% on 3-point attempts (82 of 258) and their opposition makes 68.1% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 14.4 assists and 32.4 total boards per game, which is ranked 276th and 79th in college hoops. The Hoosiers on the defensive end are ranked 165th in D-1 in points given up per game with 70.5. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the floor (134th in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Chattanooga

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