Evansville Purple Aces vs North Texas Mean Green Prediction, 11/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Evansville Purple Aces vs North Texas Mean Green

Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Location: The Super Pit in Denton, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Super Pit is the location where the North Texas Mean Green (19-15 last year) will attempt to beat the Evansville Purple Aces (17-18 last season) on Tuesday.

The Evansville Purple Aces faced Seattle and went home with a loss by a final score of 71-57 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Purple Aces ended up finishing with 21 while Seattle recorded 14 personal fouls. They also made 4 out of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter. Seattle ended up going 80.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 21 of 26 attempts. Furthermore, Seattle pulled down 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Seattle earned 9 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, Evansville let their opponent shoot 45.1% from the field on 23 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 9 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they earned 18 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Purple Aces buried 6 of 12 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. Evansville ended the contest with a 42.3% field goal percentage (22 of 52) and converted 7 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kenny Strawbridge is someone who played a role for the game. He ended up scoring 11 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He played 33 minutes played and also pulled down 1 rebound. He ended up going 40.0% from the field and recorded 4 dimes.

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Evansville will enter this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 17-18 last year. They gave up possession 11.6 times per game and as a squad committed 15.3 fouls every game. As a group, Evansville grabbed 33.7 rebounds per contest and sat with 451 dimes over the course of last season, which had them ranked 140th in the nation in terms of passing. The Purple Aces shot 33.6% on shots from distance (237 of 705) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They averaged 70.9 pts per game (258th in D-1) while hitting 44.8% from the field.

On defense, the Purple Aces forced 12.1 turnovers per game and they drew 15.9 personal fouls. They surrendered 35.0% on 3-point shots and they ranked 226th in D-1 in points per game allowed (73.2). The Purple Aces defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 44.0% (912 of 2,074) and they relinquished 35.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They were 332nd in Division 1 in giving up assists with 496 conceded over the course of last season.

The last time they took the court, the North Texas Mean Green took a loss by a final score of 72-58 against Seton Hall. The Mean Green pulled down 18 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. Seton Hall was called for 10 personal fouls for this game which took the Mean Green to the charity stripe for 7 attempts. They were able to knock down 6 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.7%. Regarding shooting from distance, North Texas knocked down 8 of 25 tries (32.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Mean Green finished the game shooting 22 for 63 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 34.9%. The Mean Green allowed Seton Hall to bury 28 out of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% in this game. They finished 45.0% from three-point range by shooting 9 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 7 at the free throw line (100.0%). With respect to how they rebounded, North Texas permitted Seton Hall to snag 37 in total (11 offensive).

Jason Edwards ended up being a major contributor for the Mean Green in the game. He recorded 23 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest. He made 9 of 19 in the game for a rate of 47.4%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

North Texas had a record of 19-15 last year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Mean Green connected on 43.3% from the floor, which ranked them 259th in D-1. North Texas totaled 2,353 pts over the course of last year (69.2 per game) and they averaged 34.7 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 11.1 times per game (326th in college hoops) and they lost possession via turnover 11.1 times per contest. The Mean Green committed 16.8 fouls per contest while shooting 73.7% from the free throw line.

The Mean Green on defense were ranked 12th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 63.8. They forced their opponents into 12.3 TO's every game and let teams shoot 41.5% from the floor (47th in college basketball). The North Texas defense surrendered 33.1% on shots from 3-point land (212 of 641) and opponents converted on 71.5% of their foul shots. They gave up 10.0 assists and 32.7 total rebounds per game, which was ranked 9th and 62nd in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Evansville

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