Indiana State Sycamores vs Seton Hall Pirates Prediction, 4/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana State Sycamores vs Seton Hall Pirates

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Indiana State (-2)

The Indiana State Sycamores (32-6) are hitting the road to Hinkle Fieldhouse on Thursday where they will attempt to defeat the Seton Hall Pirates (24-12) in the NIT Championship. Indiana State opens this contest as -2-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total is set at 158.5.

The Indiana State Sycamores faced Utah and went home with a win by a final score of 100-90 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Sycamores walked away with 16 and Utah totaled 17 fouls. They knocked down 17 of 29 shots from distance. Utah ended up shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of 10 tries. Furthermore, Utah pulled down 26 rebounds (3 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Utah dished out 20 dimes and had 3 steals for this game. In relation to defense, Indiana State allowed the other team to go 52.3% from the field on 34 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 22 assists in this game while creating 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 34 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Sycamores buried 14 of 20 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Indiana State ended with a 56.9% field goal percentage (37 of 65) and knocked down 12 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc.

Ryan Conwell is a player who played a role for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 56.3% from the field and totaled 4 assists. He played for 38 minutes and also collected 6 boards. He ended up with 27 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Indiana State will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 32-6 for the season. They turn the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a team they commit 16.4 fouls every game. As a team, Indiana State is grabbing 35.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 676 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 3rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Sycamores are connecting on 38.2% from downtown (415 of 1087) and 79.4% from the free throw line. They average 85.1 pts per contest (7th in Division 1) while hitting 50.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Sycamores are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 147th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 412 relinquished on the year. The Sycamores are giving up a FG percentage of 43.8% (1,027 of 2,344) and they relinquish 31.9 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 34.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 216th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (73.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Seton Hall Pirates got the victory with a final of 84-67 when they played Georgia. The Pirates collected 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the game. They coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 9 steals in the game. Georgia committed 9 fouls for this contest which took the Pirates to the charity stripe for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 12 of them for a clip of 75.0%. In relation to 3-point shots, Seton Hall knocked down 8 of 20 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Pirates walked away from this one shooting 32 for 68 from the floor which had them at 47.1%. The Pirates permitted Georgia to make 25 out of 65 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 38.5% in this game. They shot 19.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 5 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 17 from the charity stripe (70.6%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Seton Hall permitted Georgia to get 27 in total (4 offensive).

Al-Amir Dawes was important for the Pirates in this contest. He earned 20 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for this contest. He knocked down 6 of 11 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

Seton Hall has a record of 24-12 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Pirates are hitting on 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 138th in Division 1. Seton Hall has scored 2,651 pts on the campaign (73.6 per game) and they pull in 37.4 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.0 times per game (188th in D-1) and they turn the ball over 12.7 times per game. The Pirates are committing 15.1 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Seton Hall defense gives up 32.8% from downtown (295 of 899) and their opponents are connecting on 75.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 14.0 assists and 32.4 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 278th and 46th in those defensive categories. The Pirates on the defensive side of the court are 105th in D-1 in PPG given up with 69.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.1% from the field (83rd in the country).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana State (-2)

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