Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Arkansas Razorbacks Prediction, 11/25/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Arkansas Razorbacks

Date: Monday, November 25, 2024

Location: Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, AR

TV: ESPN+

Bud Walton Arena is the location where the Arkansas Razorbacks (3-1) will go up against the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (2-5) on Monday.

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks faced off with Murray State and ended up losing by a score of 79-61 in their last contest. Maryland Eastern Shore finished the contest with a 39.2% field goal percentage (20 of 51) and buried 5 of their 16 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Hawks made 16 of 19 shots for a percentage of 84.2%. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 22 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 2 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 2 steals. With respect to defending, Maryland Eastern Shore allowed 46.3% from the field on 25 out of 54 shooting. Murray State dished out 15 assists and had 5 steals for the game. In addition, Murray State pulled down 40 rebounds (15 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Murray State shot 73.3% when shooting free throws by making 22 of their 30 shots. They also buried 7 of their 24 shots from distance. In regard to fouls, the Hawks finished with 20 while Murray State recorded 18 fouls.

Ketron Shaw is a player who was a major factor for this contest. He racked up 24 points on 7 out of 18 shooting. He played 38 mins played and totaled 7 rebounds. He finished shooting 38.9% from the floor and distributed 1 assist.

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Maryland Eastern Shore will enter this game with a mark of 2-5 for the campaign. They lose possession via turnover 11.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 16.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Maryland Eastern Shore is pulling in 35.0 boards per game and has accumulated 90 assists for the campaign, which ranks 51st in college hoops in terms of passing. The Hawks are hitting 37.7% on shots from 3-point land (57 of 151) and 65.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 79.7 points per game (152nd in Division 1) while shooting 48.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.6 fouls. They give up 30.3% from 3-point land and they are 332nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (80.3). The Hawks are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.9% (194 of 432) and they surrender 37.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 350th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 97 conceded this season.

For their last game, the Arkansas Razorbacks went home victorious with a score of 91-72 against Pacific. When talking about rebounding, Arkansas allowed Pacific to grab 26 overall (8 on the offensive side). They shot 34.3% from three-point range by shooting 12 of 35 and ended up going 12 out of 13 at the free throw line (92.3%). The Razorbacks allowed Pacific to bury 24 of their 60 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0% for the game. When all was said and done, the Razorbacks finished the game shooting 31 out of 52 from the field which gave them a percentage of 59.6%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Arkansas knocked down 9 of 21 tries (42.9%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Pacific was called for 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Razorbacks to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Razorbacks were able to pull down 27 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 30 for this game.

Adou Thiero ended up having an impact for the Razorbacks for this game. He knocked down 8 out of 10 in this contest giving him a rate of 80.0%, and earned 6 rebounds. He accumulated 23 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes in the matchup.

Arkansas has a mark of 3-1 this season. When it comes to offense, the Razorbacks are shooting 49.3% from the field, which is 58th in college hoops. Arkansas has earned 299 points on the campaign (74.8 per game) and they pull in 33.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.5 times per game (227th in the nation) and they turn it over 13.0 times per contest. The Razorbacks have committed 13.8 fouls per game and they go 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The Arkansas defense surrenders 29.5% on three-point shots (31 of 105) and opponents are knocking down 73.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.5 assists and 31.5 total boards per game, which has them ranked 118th and 64th in those categories. The Razorbacks defensively are ranked 45th in college basketball in PPG given up with 63.3. They are able to force 17.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.7% from the field (134th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arkansas

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