Indiana State Sycamores vs Florida Atlantic Owls Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana State Sycamores vs Florida Atlantic Owls

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: John Wooden Family Fieldhouse in Xenia, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Florida Atlantic Owls (25-9 last season) will play the Indiana State Sycamores (32-7 last year) at John Wooden Family Fieldhouse on Monday.

The Indiana State Sycamores faced Seton Hall and took a loss by a final of 79-77 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Sycamores left the arena with 16 and Seton Hall totaled 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 of 17 attempts from beyond the arc. Seton Hall finished the game shooting 89.5% at the free throw line by making 17 of 19 attempts. Moreover, Seton Hall snagged 28 boards (7 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Seton Hall distributed 12 assists and had 8 steals for the game. In the matter of defense, Indiana State allowed the other team to shoot 45.2% from the field on 28 out of 62 shooting. They also dished out 22 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 31 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Sycamores knocked down 9 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. Indiana State ended the game with a 46.7% FG percentage (28 of 60) and made 12 of 32 shots from downtown.

Isaiah Swope is someone who was a factor for the game. He scored 19 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and also grabbed 2 boards. He finished shooting 58.3% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes.

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Indiana State will enter this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 32-7 last season. They turned the ball over 11.6 times per game and as a group committed 16.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Indiana State pulled down 35.5 rebounds per game and totaled 698 assists over the course of last season, which had them ranked 3rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Sycamores shot 38.2% on shots from distance (427 of 1119) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. They averaged 84.8 points per game (7th in the nation) while connecting on 50.5% from the field.

Defensively, the Sycamores were able to force their opponents into 11.2 turnovers per contest and they drew 17.1 fouls. They were 182nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 424 surrendered last year. The Sycamores gave up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (1,055 of 2,406) and they relinquished 31.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They gave up 34.4% from 3-point land and they ranked 224th in college basketball in points per game allowed (73.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida Atlantic Owls took a loss by a final score of 77-65 when they played Northwestern. When talking about how they rebounded, Florida Atlantic permitted Northwestern to pull down 39 overall (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 34.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 8 out of 23 and finished the contest at 11 of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Owls permitted Northwestern to convert 29 of 69 tries from the floor which left them shooting 42.0% for this contest. When the game finished, the Owls ended up going 22 for 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.6%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Florida Atlantic made 5 out of 27 tries (18.5%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 76.2%. Northwestern committed 13 fouls in this matchup which took the Owls to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 21 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Owls were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 33 in this game.

Vladislav Goldin was important for the Owls for the game. He made 10 out of 12 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 28 mins of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

Florida Atlantic had a mark of 25-9 last year. The Owls were responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.0% from the charity stripe. They assisted teammates 14.9 times per game (76th in the country) and they turned it over 11.4 times per game. Florida Atlantic totaled 2,789 points over the course of last season (82.0 per game) and they grabbed 38.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Owls hit 47.8% from the floor, which was ranked 25th in the nation.

The Owls defensively were ranked 231st in college basketball in points allowed per game with 73.4. They forced their opponents into 11.6 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (166th in D-1). The Florida Atlantic defense allowed 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc (255 of 756) and their opposition knocked down 72.7% of their foul shots. They surrendered 10.5 dimes and 34.1 boards every game, which ranked them 14th and 146th in college basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana State

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