Coppin State Eagles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Coppin State Eagles vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Date: Monday, November 4, 2024
Location: LJVM Coliseum in Winston-Salem, NC
TV: ESPN+
LJVM Coliseum is the site where the Wake Forest Demon Deacons (21-14 last year) will take on the Coppin State Eagles (2-27 last season) on Monday.
The Coppin State Eagles took the court against Norfolk State and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-51 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Eagles walked away with 20 while Norfolk State totaled 14 fouls. They also buried 6 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. Norfolk State walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by burying 21 of 27 shots. Additionally, Norfolk State grabbed 32 rebounds (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Norfolk State totaled 12 assists and had 12 steals in the matchup. In reference to the defense, Coppin State allowed 47.1% from the field on 24 of 51 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they earned 20 with 6 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Eagles made 12 of 19 tries for a percentage of 63.2%. Coppin State finished the contest having earned a 38.3% FG percentage (18 of 47) and converted 3 out of their 11 3-point shots.
Khali Horton is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He ended up walking away with 16 points on 5 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and collected 1 rebound. He ended up going 55.6% from the floor but had no assists at the end of the game.
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Coppin State will take the court after finishing with a record of 2-27 last year. They had an average of 57.9 points per outing (361st in the country) while going 37.2% from the floor. The Eagles connected on 28.3% on 3-pointers (153 of 540) and 72.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Coppin State grabbed 30.1 boards per contest and racked up 240 assists last season, which was 362nd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 15.7 times per contest and as a unit committed 17.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis.
When they were on defense, the Eagles forced 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 15.7 personal fouls. They conceded 34.5% on 3-pointers and they were ranked 209th in college hoops in opponents points per game (72.8). The Eagles defensively allowed a field goal percentage of 44.8% (723 of 1,613) and they surrendered 39.1 boards per contest as a team. They were 182nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 424 relinquished throughout last season.
In their last game, the Wake Forest Demon Deacons took a loss by a final score of 72-66 against Georgia. The Demon Deacons were able to collect 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 9 steals for the game. Georgia earned 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Demon Deacons to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.5%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Wake Forest made 3 out of their 22 tries (13.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Demon Deacons ended up shooting 25 out of 64 from the field which had them at 39.1%. The Demon Deacons permitted Georgia to make 22 out of their 51 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.1% in this contest. They finished shooting 51.9% from behind the 3-point line by going 14 out of 27 and finished the game at 14 out of 17 from the free throw line (82.4%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Wake Forest permitted Georgia to collect 35 in total (4 on the offensive side).
Andrew Carr was important for the Demon Deacons for the matchup. He converted 11 of 19 in this matchup for a rate of 57.9%, and tallied 11 rebounds. He recorded 31 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 1 assist for the game.
Wake Forest had a win-loss record of 21-14 last season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Demon Deacons shot 47.4% from the field, which was ranked 40th in the nation. Wake Forest scored 2,733 points last season (78.1 per game) and they collected 34.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 12.3 times per game (256th in college basketball) and they turned it over 10.7 times per contest. The Demon Deacons were responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls per contest and they shot 79.5% from the charity stripe.
The Wake Forest defense allowed 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (240 of 725) and their opponents connected on 75.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrendered 10.8 assists and 32.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranked them 22nd and 54th in Division 1. The Demon Deacons defensively were ranked 132nd in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.7. They forced 11.3 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (155th in college hoops).
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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Coppin State
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