Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Illinois Fighting Illini Prediction, 11/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Illinois Fighting Illini

Date: Saturday, November 23, 2024

Location: State Farm Center in Champaign, IL

TV: BTN+

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (2-5) are en route to State Farm Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Illinois Fighting Illini (3-1).

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks faced Murray State and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-61 in their last contest. Maryland Eastern Shore finished the contest with a 39.2% field goal percentage (20 out of 51) and converted 5 of their 16 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Hawks buried 16 of 19 attempts for a rate of 84.2%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 22 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 2 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 2 steals. Concerning the defense, Maryland Eastern Shore allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 25 out of 54 shooting. Murray State dished out 15 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Murray State snagged 40 rebounds (15 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Murray State walked away from this one shooting 73.3% at the free throw line by converting 22 of 30 tries. They made 7 of 24 tries from 3-point land. In relation to fouls, the Hawks finished with 20 while Murray State totaled 18 fouls.

Ketron Shaw is one guy who played a role for this contest. He ended up shooting 38.9% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played 38 mins and also collected 7 boards. He racked up 24 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Maryland Eastern Shore enters this matchup with a mark of 2-5 this year. They average 79.7 pts per contest (157th in D-1) while shooting 48.5% from the field. The Hawks are connecting on 37.7% on three-point attempts (57 of 151) and 65.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Maryland Eastern Shore is grabbing 35.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 90 assists on the season, which is 39th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 11.6 times per game and as a squad they are committing 16.9 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.6 fouls. They are 352nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 97 relinquished on the campaign. The Hawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.9% (194 of 432) and they surrender 37.4 boards per contest as a team. They give up 30.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 328th in college basketball in PPG allowed (80.3).

When they last played, the Illinois Fighting Illini walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 100-87 against Alabama. The Fighting Illini were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. Alabama earned 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Fighting Illini to the free throw line for a total of 24 attempts. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw tries for a rate of 54.2%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Illinois buried 10 of their 30 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Fighting Illini shot 32 for 71 from the floor which had them shooting 45.1%. The Fighting Illini allowed Alabama to convert 39 of 75 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 52.0% for this contest. They finished shooting 32.4% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 13 at the charity stripe (84.6%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Illinois allowed Alabama to get 35 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Will Riley pitched in for the Fighting Illini for the game. He knocked down 6 of 12 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 29 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this game.

Illinois has a mark of 3-1 on the season. The Fighting Illini commit 15.3 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 68.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.8 times per game (115th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. Illinois has accumulated 355 points so far this year (88.8 per contest) and they grab 46.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Fighting Illini are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 196th in D-1.

The Illinois defense allows 26.3% on shots from 3-point land (25 of 95) and their opponents are connecting on 60.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 33.3 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 148th and 125th in those categories. The Fighting Illini on defense are ranked 164th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 69.8. They have forced 10.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the field (106th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Maryland Eastern Shore

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