Georgia State Panthers vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/29/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Georgia State Panthers vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 29, 2024

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Georgia State Panthers (3-3) are on their way to Rupp Arena on Friday where they will take on the Kentucky Wildcats (6-0).

The Georgia State Panthers played Austin Peay and took a loss by a score of 62-50 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Panthers ended up with 15 and Austin Peay accounted for 19 fouls. They also made 10 out of their 21 tries from 3-point land. Austin Peay finished 63.2% from the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 19 shots. On top of that, Austin Peay snagged 27 rebounds (6 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Austin Peay dished out 9 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to the defense, Georgia State allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the field on 20 out of 50 shooting. They also distributed 8 assists in the matchup while creating 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In relation to rebounding, they compiled a total of 29 with 4 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Panthers buried 15 of 23 attempts for a rate of 65.2%. Georgia State wrapped up the contest having earned a 38.5% field goal percentage (15 of 39) and buried 5 of their 13 three-point attempts.

Zarique Nutter is one guy who had an impact in this matchup. He racked up 17 points on 4 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 35 mins and grabbed 1 rebound. He shot 33.3% from the floor and earned 3 dimes.

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Georgia State will play this game with a win-loss mark of 3-3 on the season. They are averaging 75.5 pts per game (204th in the country) while shooting 44.6% from the floor. The Panthers are hitting 35.7% on shots from beyond the arc (45 of 126) and 67.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Georgia State is collecting 40.2 boards per game and has earned 78 assists on the year, which is 267th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.0 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Panthers have forced 10.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They give up 31.8% from beyond the arc while they are 259th in D-1 in opponents points per game (74.3). The Panthers are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.5% (164 of 377) and they surrender 34.7 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 201st in D-1 in giving up assists with 85 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Kentucky Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 87-68 when they faced Western Kentucky. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Kentucky allowed Western Kentucky to snag 40 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 15.4% from downtown by going 4 of 26 and ended up going 22 of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). The Wildcats permitted Western Kentucky to bury 21 out of their 66 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 31.8% for this game. In all, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 25 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.3%. Concerning three-point shots, Kentucky made 8 of their 29 attempts (27.6%). They were able to make 29 of them for a rate of 69.0%. Western Kentucky was called for 29 fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 42 tries. They turned it over 10 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. The Wildcats earned 35 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in this game.

Andrew Carr ended up being a factor for the Wildcats for the game. He made 6 of 8 in this game for a rate of 75.0%, and totaled 10 rebounds. He totaled 18 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in this contest.

Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 6-0 for the year. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are hitting on 50.2% from the field, which is 34th in the nation. Kentucky has accounted for 572 points so far this season (95.3 per game) and they collect 46.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.8 times per game (5th in college hoops) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per contest. The Wildcats have committed 15.0 fouls every game and they shoot 73.5% from the free throw line.

The Kentucky defense allows 21.3% on 3-pointers (34 of 160) and their opponents are making 69.1% of their foul shots. They allow 10.7 dimes and 36.7 rebounds per game, which is ranked 70th and 266th in Division 1. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 99th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 66.8. They are able to force 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 36.5% from the floor (19th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Georgia State

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