Indiana State Sycamores vs Belmont Bruins Prediction, 1/31/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana State Sycamores vs Belmont Bruins

Date: Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Location: Curb Event Center Arena in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Belmont Bruins (12-9) will compete against the Indiana State Sycamores (18-3) at Curb Event Center Arena on Wednesday.

The Indiana State Sycamores faced off with Bradley and notched a win by a score of 95-86 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Sycamores walked away with 13 while Bradley had 18 fouls. They converted 12 out of their 25 tries from three-point range. Bradley finished the contest at 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 6 of 8 shots. In addition, Bradley had 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Bradley distributed 9 assists and had 3 steals in the game. Regarding the defense, Indiana State let their opponent shoot 50.7% from the field on 34 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 33 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Sycamores converted 17 of 20 shots for a percentage of 85.0%. Indiana State finished with a 50.8% field goal percentage (33 of 65) and buried 12 out of their 29 three-point shots.

Ryan Conwell is one player who came through for the matchup. He totaled 22 points on 7 of 13 shooting. He played 44 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 53.8% from the field and recorded 2 assists.

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Indiana State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 18-3 this season. They are averaging 86.3 points per contest (5th in college basketball) while going 51.2% from the floor. The Sycamores are shooting 41.0% on three-point attempts (247 of 602) and 77.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana State is grabbing 34.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 372 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 8th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 17.0 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Sycamores are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 17.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 61st in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 228 conceded on the campaign. The Sycamores defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.7% (567 of 1,298) and they surrender 32.3 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 33.8% on three-point shots and they are 213th in college hoops in points per game allowed (72.7).

When they last played, the Belmont Bruins got the victory with a final of 74-65 against UIC. The Bruins earned 27 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for the contest. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 13 steals for the contest. UIC was called for 22 fouls for the game which got the Bruins to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They were able to convert 19 of those for a rate of 79.2%. In reference to 3-point shots, Belmont buried 9 of their 26 tries (34.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bruins shot 23 for 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.0%. The Bruins permitted UIC to bury 24 out of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9% for the contest. They went 37.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 10 of 27 and ended up shooting 7 out of 14 from the charity stripe (50.0%). When discussing rebounds, Belmont permitted UIC to grab 34 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Keishawn Davidson pitched in for the Bruins for the game. He tallied 17 points in his 38 minutes on the court and totaled 5 assists in the game. He converted 4 out of 7 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 2 rebounds.

Belmont has a mark of 12-9 so far this year. As an offense, the Bruins are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 50th in the nation. Belmont has accounted for 1,620 points for the year (77.1 per contest) and they pull down 33.3 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per game (96th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per game. The Bruins commit 15.2 fouls per contest and they go 72.5% from the charity stripe.

The Bruins defensively are ranked 326th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 78.1. They are able to force 12.7 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (332nd in college hoops). The Belmont defense gives up 34.2% on shots from distance (183 of 535) and their opponents are converting on 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 16.2 assists and 35.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 353rd and 217th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Belmont

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