IUPUI Jaguars vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: IUPUI Jaguars vs Oakland Golden Grizzlies

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: Athletics Center O'rena in Rochester, MI

TV: ESPN+

The Oakland Golden Grizzlies (17-10) will take on the IUPUI Jaguars (6-21) at Athletics Center O'rena on Saturday.

The IUPUI Jaguars faced Detroit and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-66 in their last game. IUPUI ended the game with a 48.0% FG percentage (24 out of 50) and knocked down 6 of their 16 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Jaguars knocked down 12 of 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. In relation to rebounding, they compiled a total of 16 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 14 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Concerning defense, IUPUI allowed their opponent to shoot 51.0% from the field on 25 of 49 shooting. Detroit doled out 11 assists and had 11 steals in the game. Moreover, Detroit grabbed 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Detroit ended up going 72.7% from the charity stripe by making 24 of 33 attempts. They converted 7 out of their 21 attempts from long range. In reference to personal fouls, the Jaguars finished with 23 and Detroit finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

DJ Jackson is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He shot 71.4% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes. He was on the court for 22 mins played but did not grab any rebounds. He totaled 17 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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IUPUI will take the court with a record of 6-21 on the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a team are committing 17.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, IUPUI is snagging 29.9 boards per game and has accounted for 274 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 319th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Jaguars are hitting 25.1% on 3-pointers (96 of 382) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 66.0 points per game (336th in D-1) while hitting 43.9% from the floor.

Defensively, the Jaguars have forced 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.9 fouls. They currently rank 360th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 440 surrendered for the year. The Jaguars defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 50.2% (774 of 1,543) and they surrender 33.0 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 37.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 339th in the country in points per game allowed (79.0).

The last time they took the court, the Oakland Golden Grizzlies went home victorious with a score of 71-63 against IPFW. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Oakland allowed IPFW to snag 24 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 32.1% from three-point range via 9 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 8 out of 15 at the free throw line (53.3%). The Golden Grizzlies permitted IPFW to knock down 23 out of their 56 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 41.1% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Golden Grizzlies finished 24 out of 49 from the floor which had them shooting 49.0%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Oakland converted 11 of their 24 attempts (45.8%). They were able to bury 12 of those for a rate of 70.6%. IPFW was called for 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Golden Grizzlies to the free throw line for 17 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Golden Grizzlies snagged 28 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the game.

Jack Gohlke ended up being important for the Golden Grizzlies in this matchup. He accumulated 23 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and accounted for 2 dimes in this game. He converted 6 out of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and added 3 rebounds.

Oakland has a record of 17-10 for the year. The Golden Grizzlies are committing 15.2 fouls per contest and they hit 74.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (128th in D-1) and they cough up possession 11.5 times per game. Oakland has scored 2,046 points on the year (75.8 per game) and they pull in 35.6 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Golden Grizzlies are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which ranks them 179th in D-1.

The Oakland defense surrenders 34.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (234 of 686) and opponents are knocking down 72.4% of their foul shots. They surrender 16.5 assists and 34.5 boards per contest, which has them ranked 358th and 162nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Golden Grizzlies are ranked 244th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 74.0. They are able to force 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the floor (222nd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take IUPUI

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