Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 11/30/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs UConn Huskies

Date: Saturday, November 30, 2024

Location: XL Center in Hartford, CT

TV: ESPN+

XL Center is the site where the UConn Huskies (4-3) will compete against the Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (2-8) on Saturday.

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks faced Little Rock and took a loss by a score of 78-59 in their last game. Maryland Eastern Shore finished the contest with a 35.1% field goal percentage (20 of 57) and converted 7 of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 12 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 28 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 14 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of defense, Maryland Eastern Shore let their opponent shoot 49.2% from the floor on 30 out of 61 shooting. Little Rock doled out 20 assists and had 11 steals in this game. Furthermore, Little Rock pulled down 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Little Rock shot 76.9% from the charity stripe by burying 10 of their 13 shots. They knocked down 8 out of their 24 tries from downtown. With respect to fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 15 while Little Rock finished the game with 14 fouls.

Evan Johnson is a player who was important for this contest. He recorded 15 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and also distributed 3 assists.

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Maryland Eastern Shore enters this matchup with a mark of 2-8 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 15.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Maryland Eastern Shore is pulling in 34.6 rebounds per game and has earned 110 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 97th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc (73 of 223) and 65.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 69.2 pts per contest (300th in Division 1) while hitting 41.7% from the field.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing 9.7 turnovers per game and they draw 14.4 fouls. They surrender 31.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 352nd in college basketball in opponents points per game (83.6). The Hawks defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.5% (297 of 639) and they concede 40.9 boards per contest as a group. They rank 359th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 149 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the UConn Huskies took a loss by a final score of 85-67 when they played Dayton. The Huskies recorded 17 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 for this game. They also turned the ball over 5 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. Dayton earned 13 personal fouls for the contest which got the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They were able to bury 7 of them for a percentage of 63.6%. In regard to shooting from distance, UConn converted 8 out of their 29 tries (27.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 41.9%. The Huskies permitted Dayton to knock down 25 of 50 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 50.0% for this game. They finished 47.1% from three-point range by hitting 8 out of 17 and finished the contest at 27 out of 30 from the free throw line (90.0%). When talking about rebounding, UConn allowed Dayton to get 35 overall (7 offensive).

Alex Karaban ended up being important for the Huskies for this contest. He converted 7 out of 15 in this game for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist in this game.

UConn has a mark of 4-3 for the season. The Huskies have committed 19.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 72.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 20.6 times per contest (5th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest. UConn has totaled 591 points on the season (84.4 per game) and they grab 37.0 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Huskies are hitting on 50.2% from the floor, which is 23rd in the country.

The UConn defense concedes 38.8% on 3-pointers (47 of 121) and opponents are making 72.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 9.6 dimes and 29.7 boards per contest, which ranks them 22nd and 19th in college basketball. The Huskies on defense are ranked 74th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 65.9. They are able to force 13.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the field (85th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UConn

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