Lipscomb Bisons vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Kentucky Wildcats (3-0) will go up against the Lipscomb Bisons (2-2) at Rupp Arena on Tuesday.

The Lipscomb Bisons took the court against Belmont and went home with a loss by a final score of 80-79 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Bisons ended up with 11 and Belmont finished the game with 14 fouls. They also made 11 of 28 attempts from downtown. Belmont ended up shooting 50.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 3 of 6 attempts. On top of that, Belmont grabbed 37 boards (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Belmont doled out 15 assists and had 3 steals in the matchup. In terms of the defense, Lipscomb allowed their opponent to shoot 51.6% from the field on 33 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 25 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bisons converted 6 of their 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Lipscomb ended the contest with a 47.0% field goal percentage (31 of 66) and converted 11 out of their 29 3-point attempts.

Jacob Ognacevic is one guy who came through in this contest. He finished 58.8% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He was on the court for 38 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. He was able to score 28 points on 10 out of 17 shooting.

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Lipscomb comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 2-2 so far this year. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a group they commit 14.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Lipscomb is grabbing 30.8 boards per contest and has accounted for 52 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 95th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Bisons are connecting on 36.7% on three-point attempts (36 of 98) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. They average 73.5 pts per contest (262nd in D-1) while shooting 46.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bisons have forced 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.0 fouls. They are giving up 33.7% on three-point shots and they rank 242nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (74.3). The Bisons are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 49.0% (121 of 247) and they surrender 35.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are 277th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 47 relinquished for the year.

When they last played, the Kentucky Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 77-72 when they faced Duke. Concerning how they rebounded, Kentucky allowed Duke to pull down 43 in total (11 offensive). They finished 17.4% from beyond the perimeter via 4 out of 23 and ended up going 12 of 17 from the free throw line (70.6%). The Wildcats permitted Duke to bury 28 of 71 tries from the field which had them at 39.4% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats shot 25 for 62 from the floor which had them at 40.3%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Kentucky buried 10 of 25 tries (40.0%). They were able to make 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.8%. Duke committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They gave up possession 9 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Wildcats snagged 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the matchup.

Andrew Carr was important for the Wildcats for this contest. He scored 17 points in his 30 mins on the court and accounted for 3 dimes in this matchup. He made 5 out of 8 for this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 5 rebounds.

Kentucky has a mark of 3-0 on the year. The Wildcats commit 15.0 fouls per contest and they shoot 71.2% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 23.3 times per game (4th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 11.0 times per game. Kentucky has 280 pts for the season (93.3 per contest) and they grab 47.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are hitting on 49.3% from the floor, which is 83rd in college basketball.

The Kentucky defense allows 25.0% on shots from beyond the arc (21 of 84) and their opposition makes 65.7% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.7 dimes and 37.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 196th and 263rd in the country. The Wildcats are ranked 157th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 68.7. They have forced 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.2% from the field (93rd in college hoops).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Kentucky and under the total points

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