Florida A&M Rattlers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida A&M Rattlers vs Florida Gators

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Florida A&M Rattlers (0-3) are en route to Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Florida Gators (3-0).

The Florida A&M Rattlers took the court against Maryland and took a loss by a final of 84-53 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Rattlers ended up finishing with 19 while Maryland accumulated 16 personal fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 29 tries from beyond the arc. Maryland finished the game shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 14 of 21 shots. On top of that, Maryland grabbed 33 rebounds (8 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Maryland doled out 11 dimes and had 11 steals in the game. With regard to defense, Florida A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 48.4% from the floor on 31 of 64 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes for the contest in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 36 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Rattlers knocked down 7 of 17 tries for a percentage of 41.2%. Florida A&M finished the contest with a 39.2% field goal percentage (20 of 51) and knocked down 6 out of their 21 3-point shots.

Tyler Shirley is one guy who was a factor for the game. He accumulated 10 points on 3 of 6 shooting. He was on the court for 21 mins and grabbed 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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Florida A&M will play this game with a win-loss mark of 0-3 this year. They have an average of 61.7 pts per game (347th in D-1) while shooting 36.1% from the field. The Rattlers are shooting 27.7% on three-point shots (23 of 83) and 65.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Florida A&M is pulling down 34.0 boards per contest and has earned 34 dimes on the campaign, which is 288th in college basketball in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 17.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Rattlers are forcing their opponents into 7.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 38.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 363rd in college hoops in opponents points per game (97.0). The Rattlers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 52.2% (107 of 205) and they surrender 42.0 boards per game as a group. They rank 346th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 63 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Florida Gators walked away with a victory by a final of 86-62 against Grambling. The Gators recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 45 for the contest. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 11 steals in the game. Grambling was called for 20 personal fouls for the game which got the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.8%. When talking about shots from downtown, Florida knocked down 7 out of their 23 attempts (30.4%). When the final whistle was blown, the Gators went 29 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.3%. The Gators allowed Grambling to convert 23 out of their 54 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 42.6% for the matchup. They shot 16.7% from distance by shooting 2 out of 12 and ended up going 14 out of 17 from the free throw line (82.4%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Florida permitted Grambling to get 21 overall (3 offensive).

Rueben Chinyelu pitched in for the Gators in this contest. He totaled 14 points in his 19 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 7 of 8 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 87.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Florida has a record of 3-0 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gators are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 63rd in the country. Florida has scored 265 points for the year (88.3 per contest) and they pull down 39.0 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 14.7 times per game (183rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 10.7 times per game. The Gators are responsible for committing 13.7 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Florida defense allows 34.9% on 3-point attempts (22 of 63) and their opponents are knocking down 83.8% of their free throw shots. They allow 10.3 assists and 32.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 83rd and 93rd in those categories. The Gators on defense are ranked 153rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 68.3. They are forcing 17.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (179th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida A&M

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