Jackson State Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jackson State Tigers vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Kentucky Wildcats (4-0) will take on the Jackson State Tigers (0-5) at Rupp Arena on Friday.

The Jackson State Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Western Kentucky and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-62 in their last game. Jackson State ended the game having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (23 out of 58) and converted 8 of their 25 3-pointers. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers converted 8 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 31 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 11 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about defense, Jackson State allowed 43.5% from the floor on 30 of 69 shooting. Western Kentucky recorded 19 dimes and had 13 steals in this game. On top of that, Western Kentucky snagged 41 rebounds (12 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Western Kentucky finished the game shooting 62.5% at the free throw line by making 5 of their 8 shots. They also converted 14 out of their 31 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 10 and Western Kentucky recorded 14 personal fouls.

Tamarion Hoover is one guy who came through for the matchup. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up going 70.0% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Jackson State will play this game with a mark of 0-5 on the campaign. They turn it over 15.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.8 fouls per game. As a team, Jackson State is collecting 32.6 boards per contest and has 48 dimes on the season, which ranks 312th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are shooting 29.0% on shots from 3-point land (31 of 107) and 71.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 62.2 pts per game (345th in the nation) while connecting on 35.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Tigers have forced 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are 357th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 105 conceded so far this season. The Tigers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 52.3% (158 of 302) and they relinquish 38.2 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 47.2% from beyond the arc and they are 358th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (88.8).

In their last game, the Kentucky Wildcats got the win with a final of 97-68 when they played Lipscomb. In reference to cleaning the glass, Kentucky permitted Lipscomb to get 25 in all (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 17.2% from behind the 3-point line via 5 of 29 and finished the contest at 11 of 12 from the charity stripe (91.7%). The Wildcats allowed Lipscomb to make 26 of 67 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.8% in this matchup. In all, the Wildcats finished shooting 34 out of 62 from the field which had them at 54.8%. With respect to shooting from distance, Kentucky knocked down 12 of 25 tries (48.0%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a clip of 81.0%. Lipscomb committed 14 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 3 steals for this contest. The Wildcats pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 43 in this game.

Jaxson Robinson was important for the Wildcats in this contest. He knocked down 6 of 10 in this contest for a rate of 60.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He had 20 points in his 22 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Kentucky has a win-loss record of 4-0 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 50.6% from the field, which has them ranked 42nd in D-1. Kentucky has scored 377 pts so far this year (94.3 per game) and they pull in 46.0 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.0 times per game (17th in college basketball) and they turn it over 10.3 times per game. The Wildcats are committing 14.8 fouls per contest and they go 73.8% from the free throw line.

The Kentucky defense gives up 23.0% on 3-point attempts (26 of 113) and their opponents are making 72.3% of their foul shots. They concede 12.8 dimes and 34.8 boards every game, which has them ranked 181st and 180th in college hoops. The Wildcats are ranked 143rd in the country in PPG given up with 68.5. They are forcing their opponents into 9.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.4% from the floor (73rd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kentucky

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