Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 11/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Monday, November 11, 2024

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Pittsburgh Panthers (1-0) host the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (0-1) at Petersen Events Center on Monday.

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs faced Tennessee and took a loss by a final of 80-64 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Bulldogs finished with 19 while Tennessee accumulated 15 personal fouls. They also made 8 out of their 23 attempts from distance. Tennessee shot 76.2% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 21 shots. Moreover, Tennessee snagged 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Tennessee totaled 16 dimes and had 9 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Gardner-Webb allowed the other team to go 50.9% from the field on 28 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists for the contest as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs made 10 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Gardner-Webb ended the game having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 out of 55) and made 6 of their 23 3-point attempts.

Daryl Simmons II is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He scored 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and also totaled 1 board. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Gardner-Webb heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 0-1 so far this year. They are averaging 64.0 pts per game (304th in the nation) while hitting 43.6% from the field. The Bulldogs are connecting on 26.1% from downtown (6 of 23) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Gardner-Webb is collecting 32.0 boards per contest and has 8 dimes so far this season, which is 340th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.0 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bulldogs are able to force 11.0 turnovers every game and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 229th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 16 conceded for the year. The Bulldogs are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 50.9% (28 of 55) and they surrender 29.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 34.8% on 3-pointers while they are 284th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (80.0).

In their last game, the Pittsburgh Panthers got the win with a final of 96-56 against Radford. The Panthers snagged 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 11 steals in the game. Radford had 21 fouls for this contest which got the Panthers to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a rate of 76.2%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Pittsburgh buried 8 out of 23 attempts (34.8%). Overall, the Panthers walked away from this one shooting 36 out of 65 from the field which had them shooting 55.4%. The Panthers allowed Radford to convert 18 out of their 58 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 31.0% in the game. They finished shooting 26.3% from three-point range by going 5 out of 19 and ended up going 15 of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Pittsburgh permitted Radford to get 29 overall (9 offensive).

Jaland Lowe was important for the Panthers for this contest. He accumulated 21 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and added 6 dimes for the matchup. He buried 6 out of 11 in this game for a rate of 54.5%, and added 6 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a win-loss mark of 1-0 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Panthers are hitting on 55.4% from the floor, which ranks them 53rd in college hoops. Pittsburgh has accumulated 96 points on the season (96.0 per game) and they collect 42.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 18.0 times per game (102nd in D-1) and they turn the ball over 8.0 times per game. The Panthers are committing 18.0 fouls per contest while shooting 76.2% from the charity stripe.

The Pittsburgh defense surrenders 26.3% on shots from 3-point land (5 of 19) and opponents are converting on 75.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 7.0 dimes and 34.0 boards per game, which is 61st and 183rd in college basketball. The Panthers on the defensive end are ranked 68th in the country in PPG given up with 56.0. They are able to force 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 31.0% from the field (45th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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