Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (15-17 last year) are hitting the road to Watsco Center on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the Miami Hurricanes (15-17 last season).

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights faced off with Le Moyne and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-61 in their last game. Fairleigh Dickinson ended the game with a 32.8% FG percentage (20 of 61) and made 5 of 18 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Knights buried 16 of 20 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. In relation to grabbing boards, they collected 32 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 11 assists for this game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Fairleigh Dickinson let their opponent shoot 44.3% from the floor on 27 of 61 shooting. Le Moyne recorded 18 assists and had 9 steals in this game. On top of that, Le Moyne collected 38 rebounds (7 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Le Moyne finished 83.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 18 tries. They knocked down 13 of 35 attempts from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Knights finished with 17 while Le Moyne totaled 14 personal fouls.

Ansley Almonor is one guy who was a major factor in this game. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 8 out of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and pulled down 5 boards. He finished the contest at 50.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Fairleigh Dickinson will enter this matchup after finishing with a record of 15-17 last year. They had an average of 75.9 points per outing (103rd in Division 1) while connecting on 41.9% from the floor. The Knights connected on 33.0% on 3-point shots (268 of 812) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. As a basketball team, Fairleigh Dickinson grabbed 37.2 boards per contest and tallied 484 assists over the course of last season, which had them ranked 97th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 12.8 times per contest and as a squad committed 17.8 personal fouls every game.

When they were on defense, the Knights forced their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.2 personal fouls. They were 311th in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 483 surrendered throughout last season. The Knights defense allowed a shooting percentage of 45.0% (885 of 1,967) and they surrendered 39.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They conceded 35.5% on 3-point attempts and they were 325th in college hoops in PPG allowed (77.6).

The last time they took the court, the Miami Hurricanes took a defeat with a final score of 81-65 when they faced Boston College. The Hurricanes were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 34 for this game. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while getting 7 steals for this contest. Boston College was called for 10 fouls in the matchup which took the Hurricanes to the charity stripe for 7 shots. They were able to convert 4 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Miami knocked down 7 of their 29 attempts (24.1%). Overall, the Hurricanes walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 71 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.0%. The Hurricanes permitted Boston College to bury 31 of 63 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.2% in this game. They finished 35.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 31 and finished the contest at 8 of 9 at the charity stripe (88.9%). In reference to team rebounding, Miami permitted Boston College to get 41 overall (10 offensive).

Bensley Joseph was important for the Hurricanes for this contest. He buried 7 out of 17 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 39 mins of playing time and added 4 dimes for the game.

Miami had a record of 15-17 last year. The Hurricanes committed 13.1 fouls per game while shooting 74.5% from the free throw line. They earned an assist 14.2 times per game (111th in the nation) and they turned the ball over 12.1 times per contest. Miami earned 2,424 pts over the course of last season (75.8 per game) and they snagged 36.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Hurricanes hit 45.4% from the field, which was ranked 124th in the country.

The Hurricanes on the defensive end were ranked 238th in the country in PPG allowed with 73.6. They forced 11.7 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.3% from the field (155th in college basketball). The Miami defense conceded 33.3% on three-point shots (306 of 920) and their opponents connected on 71.3% of their foul shots. They surrendered 15.5 assists and 35.8 boards per game, which ranked them 345th and 233rd in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Fairleigh Dickinson

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