Indiana Hoosiers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 3/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN

The Indiana Hoosiers (16-13) are on their way to Williams Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to defeat the Minnesota Golden Gophers (18-11).

The Indiana Hoosiers faced off with Maryland and went home with a win by a final score of 83-78 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hoosiers left the arena with 10 while Maryland totaled 15 personal fouls. They buried 9 out of their 24 shots from downtown. Maryland finished the game shooting 90.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 10 tries. On top of that, Maryland pulled down 24 boards (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Maryland recorded 12 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. In relation to defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the field on 30 out of 62 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they compiled 32 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Hoosiers converted 14 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 82.4%. Indiana finished the game with a 56.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 55) and knocked down 7 out of their 16 three-point shots.

Mackenzie Mgbako is one guy who played a role in the game. He shot 53.3% from the floor but had no assists when the game ended. He played for 34 mins and also collected 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 8 of 15 shooting.

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Indiana enters this contest with a record of 16-13 on the season. They average 73.2 points per outing (199th in D-1) while connecting on 48.1% from the floor. The Hoosiers are connecting on 32.2% on three-point attempts (147 of 456) and 65.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Indiana is snagging 34.9 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 429 dimes on the campaign, which is 101st in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.2 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hoosiers are forcing 10.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They give up 34.8% from 3-point land while they are 272nd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (75.1). The Hoosiers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.4% (752 of 1,773) and they surrender 34.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 206th in the country in giving up assists with 389 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers went home victorious with a score of 75-70 when they faced Penn State. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Minnesota permitted Penn State to pull down 24 overall (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 47.8% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 23 and ended up shooting 9 out of 11 from the charity stripe (81.8%). The Golden Gophers allowed Penn State to bury 25 of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.6% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Golden Gophers finished shooting 23 out of 50 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.0%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Minnesota made 5 of 20 attempts (25.0%). They were able to convert 24 of them for a clip of 88.9%. Penn State committed 23 fouls in this game which got the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for a total of 27 tries. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. The Golden Gophers pulled down 21 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 in this matchup.

Cam Christie ended up being important for the Golden Gophers in this matchup. He totaled 19 points in his 39 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 5 out of 14 in the matchup giving him a rate of 35.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 18-11 on the season. As an offense, the Golden Gophers are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which is 45th in D-1. Minnesota has accounted for 2,222 pts so far this season (76.6 per contest) and they collect 35.6 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 17.7 times per contest (10th in the country) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. The Golden Gophers are committing 16.7 personal fouls every game and they go 69.7% from the charity stripe.

The Minnesota defense gives up 34.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (183 of 525) and opponents are converting on 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 14.0 assists and 33.4 rebounds per game, which is 275th and 107th in college hoops. The Golden Gophers are ranked 149th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 71.0. They are forcing 11.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (182nd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana

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