Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs FIU Panthers Prediction, 2/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs FIU Panthers

Date: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Location: Ocean Bank Convocation Center in Miami, FL

TV: ESPN+

Ocean Bank Convocation Center is the location where the FIU Panthers (8-18) will take on the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (13-14) on Saturday.

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks played MTSU and walked away with a win by a score of 76-68 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Gamecocks ended up finishing with 13 while MTSU finished the game with 20 fouls. They also made 12 of 29 attempts from three-point range. MTSU ended up shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 10 of 15 tries. Moreover, MTSU snagged 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. MTSU recorded 17 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. When it comes to defending, Jacksonville State let their opponent shoot 41.1% from the floor on 23 of 56 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to pulling down boards, they collected 38 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Gamecocks buried 25 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Jacksonville State finished the contest with a 39.3% field goal percentage (24 of 61) and knocked down 3 of their 9 shots from 3-point land.

Matt Mayers is a player who was important in the matchup. He ended up with 18 points on 6 out of 8 shooting. He played for 16 minutes and totaled 6 boards. He finished shooting 75.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Jacksonville State comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 13-14 so far this season. They currently have an average of 70.1 pts per game (277th in Division 1) while hitting 45.4% from the field. The Gamecocks are hitting 32.2% on three-point attempts (139 of 432) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Jacksonville State is collecting 37.4 boards per game and has 297 assists this season, which has them ranked 314th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Gamecocks have forced 12.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 32.3% on 3-pointers and they are 25th in college basketball in opponents PPG (65.0). The Gamecocks are allowing a FG percentage of 42.0% (623 of 1,482) and they concede 31.3 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 34th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 284 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the FIU Panthers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-68 when they faced Louisiana Tech. The Panthers corralled 12 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 23 for the game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 11 steals for the matchup. Louisiana Tech had 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 shots. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Regarding three-point shots, FIU converted 9 of 26 tries (34.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Panthers shot 22 for 60 from the floor which had them sitting at 36.7%. The Panthers permitted Louisiana Tech to make 23 of 48 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.9% for the contest. They shot 60.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 6 out of 10 and ended up going 23 out of 29 from the charity stripe (79.3%). When talking about how they rebounded, FIU allowed Louisiana Tech to collect 35 in total (11 on the offensive side).

Arturo Dean pitched in for the Panthers in the matchup. He converted 7 of 18 in the game giving him a rate of 38.9%, and totaled 12 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and earned 3 assists in this matchup.

FIU has a record of 8-18 on the season. As an offense, the Panthers are connecting on 43.0% from the field, which ranks them 279th in the nation. FIU has totaled 1,912 pts so far this year (73.5 per contest) and they grab 32.2 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.5 times per game (104th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest. The Panthers are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls every game and they connect on 67.1% from the charity stripe.

The FIU defense surrenders 39.4% on shots from distance (217 of 551) and their opposition knocks down 71.9% of their foul shots. They surrender 15.0 dimes and 38.6 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 324th and 337th in D-1. The Panthers are ranked 308th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 76.5. They are forcing 18.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the floor (351st in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take FIU

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