Idaho State Bengals vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 11/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Idaho State Bengals vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: ESPN+

The Arizona State Sun Devils (14-18 last season) are welcoming the Idaho State Bengals (14-20 last year) at Desert Financial Arena on Tuesday.

The Idaho State Bengals faced Montana and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-58 in their last game. Idaho State finished with a 40.0% field goal percentage (22 out of 55) and knocked down 5 of their 14 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bengals converted 9 of 12 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 7 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to defense, Idaho State allowed their opponent to shoot 55.3% from the floor on 26 of 47 shooting. Montana distributed 14 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In addition, Montana grabbed 25 rebounds (2 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Montana finished the game at 80.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 15 shots. They made 8 of their 20 attempts from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Bengals ended up walking away with 14 and Montana totaled 13 personal fouls.

Miguel Tomley is a player who came through in the matchup. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 33 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He totaled 28 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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Idaho State will play this contest after finishing with a mark of 14-20 last year. They turned the ball over 10.9 times per game and as a basketball team committed 16.1 fouls every game. As a basketball team, Idaho State pulled down 32.1 rebounds per contest and accounted for 408 assists last season, which ranked 237th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Bengals connected on 32.9% on 3-point shots (218 of 663) and 68.6% from the free throw line. They had an average of 70.5 points per contest (269th in D-1) while connecting on 46.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Bengals forced their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.8 fouls. They were 142nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 411 conceded last year. The Bengals defense gave up a shooting percentage of 48.0% (881 of 1,835) and they relinquished 30.3 rebounds per game as a group. They surrendered 35.0% from beyond the arc while they were 117th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (70.1).

The last time they took the court, the Arizona State Sun Devils took a loss by a score of 90-57 when they played Utah. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Arizona State permitted Utah to get 41 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They went 46.2% from three-point range by going 12 of 26 and finished the contest at 14 of 21 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Sun Devils allowed Utah to convert 32 of their 54 tries from the floor which had them shooting 59.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Sun Devils ended up going 22 out of 70 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 31.4%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Arizona State converted 3 out of 19 tries (15.8%). They were able to knock down 10 of them for a rate of 58.8%. Utah committed 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Sun Devils to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while earning 10 steals for the game. The Sun Devils were able to pull down 19 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 32 in this matchup.

Frankie Collins ended up being a factor for the Sun Devils in this matchup. He tallied 20 points in his 35 mins of playing time, but went home with no dimes. He made 8 of 21 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.1%, and added 2 rebounds.

Arizona State had a win-loss mark of 14-18 last year. As an offense, the Sun Devils hit 41.6% from the field, which ranked them 317th in the country. Arizona State earned 2,209 points last year (69.0 per contest) and they averaged 33.3 boards per contest. They got an assist 12.0 times per game (280th in college basketball) and they coughed up possession 10.5 times per contest. The Sun Devils committed 16.6 fouls per game and they connected on 65.5% from the free throw line.

The Sun Devils were ranked 248th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 74.0. They forced their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (262nd in college basketball). The Arizona State defense conceded 33.9% on 3-point shots (251 of 740) and their opposition knocked down 70.8% of their free throw attempts. They gave up 15.3 assists and 40.6 rebounds every game, which was ranked 337th and 360th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona State

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