Florida A&M Rattlers vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 11/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida A&M Rattlers vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Florida A&M Rattlers (1-4) are hitting the road to Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday where they will compete against the Clemson Tigers (6-1).

The Florida A&M Rattlers faced off with Trinity Baptist and earned the victory with a final of 110-68 in their last game. Florida A&M wrapped up the contest with a 53.4% field goal percentage (39 of 73) and knocked down 17 of 39 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Rattlers made 15 of 22 shots for a percentage of 68.2%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 42 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 21 dimes for this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to defense, Florida A&M allowed 34.7% from the floor on 26 out of 75 shooting. Trinity Baptist earned 9 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. Furthermore, Trinity Baptist grabbed 37 boards (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Trinity Baptist ended up shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 15 attempts. They also made 5 out of their 16 tries from three-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Rattlers finished with 12 while Trinity Baptist totaled 14 personal fouls.

Shaqir O'Neal is someone who was important in this game. He ended up going 56.3% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He played 26 mins played and also totaled 9 boards. He notched 26 points on 9 of 16 shooting.

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Florida A&M will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-4 on the year. They have an average of 71.0 points per contest (280th in Division 1) on 40.1% from the floor. The Rattlers are hitting 31.5% from downtown (45 of 143) and 67.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Florida A&M is collecting 37.0 boards per game and has accounted for 60 assists this year, which ranks 346th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.4 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Rattlers are able to force 8.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are 229th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 89 surrendered for the year. The Rattlers are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.3% (161 of 348) and they surrender 42.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 361st in college basketball in opponents points per game (88.6).

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers went home victorious with a score of 75-67 when they faced Penn State. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Clemson allowed Penn State to grab 28 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished 22.2% from 3-point land by going 4 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Tigers allowed Penn State to knock down 26 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.4% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Tigers finished shooting 25 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.9%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Clemson knocked down 9 of 19 attempts (47.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Penn State committed 19 fouls for this contest which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for 20 attempts. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 7 steals for the game. The Tigers were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 for this game.

Ian Schieffelin ended up having an impact for the Tigers for this game. He accumulated 18 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 8 assists in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and had 13 rebounds.

Clemson has a win-loss mark of 6-1 on the campaign. The Tigers have committed 16.7 personal fouls every game while shooting 71.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per contest (159th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per game. Clemson has scored 549 pts for the year (78.4 per game) and they snag 37.3 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 47.3% from the field, which has them ranked 109th in the nation.

The Clemson defense allows 31.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter (48 of 155) and their opponents are converting on 72.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 10.6 dimes and 31.4 boards every game, which has them ranked 67th and 62nd in college hoops. The Tigers are ranked 46th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 63.6. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (103rd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Clemson

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