Little Rock Trojans vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 11/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Little Rock Trojans vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: BTN

The Illinois Fighting Illini (3-1) are hosting the Little Rock Trojans (3-2) at State Farm Center on Monday.

The Little Rock Trojans faced off with Tulsa and went home with a win by a final score of 71-57 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Trojans finished with 14 and Tulsa accumulated 15 fouls. They also converted 10 of their 33 tries from distance. Tulsa finished the game at 64.7% from the charity stripe by making 11 of their 17 tries. On top of that, Tulsa totaled 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Tulsa recorded 13 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. When it comes to defending, Little Rock allowed the other team to go 36.7% from the field on 18 out of 49 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 31 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Trojans buried 11 of 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. Little Rock finished with a 46.4% FG percentage (26 of 56) and converted 8 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Johnathan Lawson is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the field and totaled 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and also collected 7 rebounds. He walked away with 23 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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Little Rock comes into this contest with a record of 3-2 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 73.2 pts per game (250th in the nation) while going 45.1% from the field. The Trojans are shooting 41.1% on shots from distance (39 of 95) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Little Rock is collecting 33.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 71 assists so far this season, which ranks 165th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a team are committing 20.2 fouls per game.

On defense, the Trojans have forced 15.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.7% from 3-point land and they are 155th in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.4). The Trojans defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 35.8% (102 of 285) and they surrender 39.2 boards per game as a squad. They rank 151st in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 56 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the Illinois Fighting Illini went home defeated by a final of 100-87 against Alabama. The Fighting Illini were able to pull down 29 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Alabama had 17 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Fighting Illini to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 54.2%. In relation to 3-pointers, Illinois converted 10 of their 30 tries (33.3%). When the game finished, the Fighting Illini ended up going 32 for 71 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.1%. The Fighting Illini permitted Alabama to convert 39 of their 75 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 52.0% in this matchup. They went 32.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 34 and ended up shooting 11 of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). In reference to cleaning up the glass, Illinois allowed Alabama to pull down 35 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Will Riley was important for the Fighting Illini in this matchup. He buried 6 of 12 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for the game.

Illinois has a win-loss mark of 3-1 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fighting Illini are connecting on 45.1% from the floor, which ranks them 191st in the nation. Illinois has scored 355 pts for the season (88.8 per game) and they pull in 46.5 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 15.8 times per contest (112th in the country) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per game. The Fighting Illini commit 15.3 fouls per game and they connect on 68.7% from the charity stripe.

The Illinois defense allows 26.3% on three-point shots (25 of 95) and their opponents are connecting on 60.6% of their foul shots. They give up 12.0 assists and 33.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 146th and 121st in Division 1. The Fighting Illini on defense are ranked 159th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.8. They are able to force 10.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (101st in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Little Rock

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