Indiana Hoosiers vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Hoosiers vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: BTN

The Penn State Nittany Lions (13-14) will compete against the Indiana Hoosiers (14-12) at Bryce Jordan Center on Saturday.

The Indiana Hoosiers faced off with Nebraska and ended up losing by a score of 85-70 in their last contest. Indiana ended the game with a 42.6% FG percentage (26 out of 61) and knocked down 4 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Hoosiers made 14 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 58.3%. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 35 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 13 assists for the contest while forcing 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 49.2% from the field on 31 of 63 shooting. Nebraska totaled 19 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Nebraska grabbed 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Nebraska went 64.3% at the charity stripe by making 9 of their 14 shots. They buried 14 of 33 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hoosiers ended up finishing with 17 while Nebraska accumulated 18 personal fouls.

Mackenzie Mgbako is someone who played a role in the matchup. He finished the contest at 41.2% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also grabbed 7 boards. He walked away with 22 points on 7 of 17 shooting.

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Indiana comes into this contest with a record of 14-12 this year. They lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Indiana is collecting 35.3 rebounds per game and has racked up 384 dimes for the campaign, which is 104th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Hoosiers are shooting 32.1% on three-point shots (132 of 411) and 65.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 72.8 pts per contest (214th in D-1) while connecting on 47.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hoosiers are forcing 10.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 235th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 353 surrendered on the year. The Hoosiers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.0% (668 of 1,589) and they relinquish 35.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are conceding 34.6% on shots from distance and they are ranked 273rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (74.9).

When they last played, the Penn State Nittany Lions went home victorious with a score of 90-89 when they played Illinois. The Nittany Lions were able to pull down 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in the game. They turned it over 6 times, while getting 11 steals for this game. Illinois committed 17 fouls for this game which got the Nittany Lions to the free throw line for 20 attempts. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.0%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Penn State converted 8 of their 18 attempts (44.4%). In all, the Nittany Lions shot 35 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.8%. The Nittany Lions permitted Illinois to convert 31 of 64 tries from the floor which had them at 48.4% in this game. They went 37.5% from downtown by shooting 9 of 24 and finished the game at 18 of 27 from the free throw line (66.7%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Penn State permitted Illinois to snag 43 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Nicholas Kern was important for the Nittany Lions in this game. He earned 22 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He converted 10 out of 17 for the game for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Penn State has a record of 13-14 so far this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nittany Lions are hitting on 44.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 214th in college basketball. Penn State has scored 2,034 points for the season (75.3 per game) and they average 31.2 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.3 times per game (263rd in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.9 times per contest. The Nittany Lions have committed 17.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.6% from the free throw line.

The Nittany Lions defensively are ranked 245th in D-1 in PPG given up with 73.9. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (316th in D-1). The Penn State defense gives up 31.1% on 3-point attempts (159 of 512) and opponents are making 76.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 14.6 assists and 37.6 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 312th and 313th in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Penn State

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