Grambling Tigers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 11/11/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs Florida Gators

Date: Monday, November 11, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Gators (2-0) host the Grambling Tigers (1-0) at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Monday.

The Grambling Tigers faced Southern University at New Orleans and went home with a win by a final score of 92-42 in their last contest. Grambling finished having earned a 51.4% FG percentage (37 of 72) and converted 12 of their 25 3-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers made 6 of 12 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they earned 47 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 10 steals. Regarding defending, Grambling allowed the other team to go 25.4% from the floor on 16 out of 63 shooting. Southern University at New Orleans earned 7 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. Moreover, Southern University at New Orleans snagged 32 boards (6 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Southern University at New Orleans finished the contest at 53.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 8 of 15 tries. They converted 2 of 14 tries from beyond the perimeter. In reference to personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 13 and Southern University at New Orleans recorded 12 personal fouls.

Antwan Burnett is a guy who played a role in this contest. He went 70.0% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and pulled down 8 boards. He ended up with 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Grambling heads into this game with a mark of 1-0 so far this season. They have an average of 92.0 pts per game (88th in D-1) on 51.4% from the field. The Tigers are shooting 48.0% from downtown (12 of 25) and 50.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Grambling is pulling down 51.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 13 assists for the year, which is 269th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per game and as a group are committing 13.0 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Tigers have forced 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 12.0 fouls. They are 58th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 7 relinquished on the year. The Tigers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 25.4% (16 of 63) and they surrender 36.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 14.3% on shots from distance and they are 12th in college hoops in points per game allowed (42.0).

The last time they took the court, the Florida Gators walked away with a victory by a final of 81-60 when they faced Jacksonville. The Gators recorded 21 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for the matchup. They also turned it over 10 times, while recording 10 steals for this contest. Jacksonville was called for 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Gators to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 56.0%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Florida buried 7 out of 24 attempts (29.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Gators ended up shooting 30 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 52.6%. The Gators permitted Jacksonville to convert 25 of their 66 tries from the field which had them sitting at 37.9% for the game. They finished the game shooting 29.2% from downtown by hitting 7 of 24 and ended up going 3 out of 3 at the charity stripe (100.0%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Florida permitted Jacksonville to get 35 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Alex Condon ended up having an impact for the Gators for the game. He knocked down 7 of 7 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 100.0%, and tallied 1 rebound. He tallied 23 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and totaled 2 dimes for the game.

Florida has a record of 2-0 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gators are shooting 52.5% from the floor, which ranks 85th in the country. Florida has totaled 179 points for the season (89.5 per contest) and they collect 36.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.5 times per contest (164th in D-1) and they turn it over 10.0 times per contest. The Gators are committing 11.5 fouls every game while shooting 70.7% from the free throw line.

The Florida defense gives up 39.2% on 3-point shots (20 of 51) and their opposition makes 85.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 13.5 dimes and 36.0 boards per contest, which ranks 226th and 232nd in the country. The Gators defensively are ranked 208th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.5. They have forced 17.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (192nd in D-1).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Florida and under the total points

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