Evansville Purple Aces vs MTSU Blue Raiders Prediction, 11/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Evansville Purple Aces vs MTSU Blue Raiders

Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Location: Murphy Center in Murfreesboro, TN

TV: ESPN+

Murphy Center is the location where the MTSU Blue Raiders (2-0) will play the Evansville Purple Aces (1-1) on Wednesday.

The Evansville Purple Aces played Brescia and walked away with a win by a score of 96-49 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Purple Aces finished with 12 and Brescia accounted for 8 personal fouls. They knocked down 3 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc. Brescia finished the contest at 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of their 12 shots. Additionally, Brescia collected 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Brescia earned 4 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In regard to the defense, Evansville allowed their opponent to shoot 29.2% from the field on 19 of 65 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 47 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Purple Aces knocked down 3 of 10 attempts for a rate of 30.0%. Evansville walked away from the game having earned a 56.3% FG percentage (40 out of 71) and converted 13 of their 33 three-point attempts.

Tayshawn Comer is a player who had an impact for the game. He finished the game shooting 64.3% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He played for 23 minutes played and also snagged 4 rebounds. He totaled 21 points on 9 out of 14 shooting.

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Evansville will play this game with a win-loss mark of 1-1 on the season. They average 79.5 points per game (186th in the nation) while hitting 52.5% from the field. The Purple Aces are shooting 35.6% on three-point shots (21 of 59) and 51.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Evansville is grabbing 36.0 rebounds per game and has accounted for 35 assists for the campaign, which ranks 157th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 15.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Purple Aces are able to force 9.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 9.5 fouls. They are giving up 27.3% on 3-point shots and they are 115th in college basketball in points per game allowed (64.5). The Purple Aces defense is allowing a FG percentage of 36.9% (45 of 122) and they relinquish 35.5 boards per contest as a team. They are 35th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 16 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the MTSU Blue Raiders walked away with a victory by a final of 79-56 when they played Abilene Christian. Regarding rebounding, MTSU permitted Abilene Christian to get 29 overall (9 offensive). They finished shooting 14.3% from 3-point land by going 2 of 14 and finished the game at 16 out of 25 from the free throw line (64.0%). The Blue Raiders permitted Abilene Christian to make 19 of their 49 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 38.8% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Raiders went 31 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.7%. Concerning three-point attempts, MTSU converted 6 of their 17 attempts (35.3%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.6%. Abilene Christian earned 15 fouls for this contest which got the Blue Raiders to the free throw line for 14 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 14 steals for the matchup. The Blue Raiders collected 23 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 30 for this game.

Jestin Porter was important for the Blue Raiders for the game. He recorded 24 points in his 30 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes in the game. He knocked down 9 of 14 in this game for a field goal rate of 64.3%, and had 1 rebound.

MTSU has a mark of 2-0 for the year. The Blue Raiders commit 22.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 65.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.5 times per game (187th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per contest. MTSU has earned 176 pts for the campaign (88.0 per game) and they pull down 42.5 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Blue Raiders are connecting on 52.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 45th in college basketball.

The Blue Raiders on the defensive end are ranked 14th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 53.5. They are forcing their opponents into 17.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 33.7% from the floor (24th in Division 1). The MTSU defense allows 14.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (5 of 34) and their opposition makes 66.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 7.5 assists and 30.5 boards every game, which is ranked 23rd and 74th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Evansville

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