East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: East Tennessee State Buccaneers vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

John M. Belk Arena is the site where the Davidson Wildcats (2-0) will meet the East Tennessee State Buccaneers (2-1) on Saturday.

The East Tennessee State Buccaneers played Tusculum and walked away with a win by a score of 82-54 in their last contest. East Tennessee State wrapped up the contest having earned a 55.2% field goal percentage (32 out of 58) and converted 11 out of their 21 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Buccaneers made 7 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 58.3%. Regarding grabbing boards, they compiled 36 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 19 dimes in this game while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and getting 16 steals. Pertaining to defense, East Tennessee State allowed the other team to go 32.3% from the floor on 21 of 65 shooting. Tusculum doled out 7 assists and had 11 steals in this game. On top of that, Tusculum grabbed 31 rebounds (10 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Tusculum walked away from this one shooting 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 6 of 8 attempts. They made 6 of their 29 attempts from long range. Concerning fouls, the Buccaneers finished with 11 while Tusculum accounted for 12 fouls.

Maki Johnson is a guy who had an impact in the matchup. He notched 12 points on 4 of 6 shooting. He was on the court for 24 minutes and totaled 3 rebounds. He finished the contest at 66.7% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out.

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East Tennessee State steps onto the court with a mark of 2-1 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a group they are committing 12.7 fouls per contest. As a unit, East Tennessee State is grabbing 43.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 40 dimes for the year, which is 209th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Buccaneers are connecting on 31.9% on 3-point shots (23 of 72) and 63.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 77.3 pts per game (205th in the country) while connecting on 46.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Buccaneers are forcing their opponents into 16.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.7 fouls. They currently rank 151st in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 33 surrendered so far this season. The Buccaneers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 38.3% (72 of 188) and they surrender 34.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 32.9% on 3-point shots and they rank 70th in college basketball in points per game allowed (62.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Davidson Wildcats got the victory with a final of 91-85 against Bowling Green. With respect to team rebounding, Davidson allowed Bowling Green to get 25 in total (5 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 45.5% from distance via 10 out of 22 and finished the game at 19 of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). The Wildcats permitted Bowling Green to make 28 of 60 tries from the field which left them shooting 46.7% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Wildcats shot 29 out of 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.5%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Davidson converted 10 of their 25 attempts (40.0%). They were able to knock down 23 of those for a rate of 82.1%. Bowling Green earned 21 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Wildcats were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this contest.

Reed Bailey pitched in for the Wildcats for this contest. He had 24 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 dimes for this game. He made 7 of 11 in this contest for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and had 8 rebounds.

Davidson has a win-loss mark of 2-0 so far this season. The Wildcats commit 17.5 personal fouls every game and they go 75.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 20.5 times per contest (23rd in the country) and they are turning it over 10.5 times per contest. Davidson has totaled 179 points for the year (89.5 per contest) and they average 40.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats are shooting 49.6% from the floor, which ranks 82nd in the country.

The Davidson defense gives up 40.4% on shots from beyond the arc (21 of 52) and opponents are converting on 69.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 10.5 assists and 29.5 boards per contest, which ranks 98th and 38th in D-1. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 123rd in D-1 in points allowed per game with 66.0. They have forced 16.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 39.6% from the field (131st in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take East Tennessee State

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