Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Vanderbilt Commodores Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks vs Vanderbilt Commodores

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Memorial Gymnasium (TN) in Nashville, TN

TV: ESPN+

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks (9-20 last year) are en route to Memorial Gymnasium (TN) on Monday where they will take on the Vanderbilt Commodores (9-23 last season).

The Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks faced North Carolina Central and took a loss by a score of 87-81 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 25 and North Carolina Central accounted for 24 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land. North Carolina Central finished the game shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by knocking down 28 of 36 tries. On top of that, North Carolina Central grabbed 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. North Carolina Central dished out 12 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In reference to defending, Maryland Eastern Shore allowed their opponent to shoot 44.6% from the field on 25 out of 56 shooting. They also recorded 10 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they earned 30 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Hawks buried 17 of their 26 attempts for a percentage of 65.4%. Maryland Eastern Shore wrapped up the contest with a 50.9% FG percentage (29 of 57) and knocked down 6 of their 19 shots from distance.

Dionte Johnson is someone who was a factor for the contest. He left the arena with 21 points on 8 out of 17 shooting. He played for 31 minutes played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 47.1% from the field and also earned 4 dimes.

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Maryland Eastern Shore heads into this matchup after finishing with a mark of 9-20 last season. They had an average of 65.2 pts per contest (344th in Division 1) while connecting on 40.1% from the field. The Hawks shot 29.5% on 3-point shots (168 of 570) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Maryland Eastern Shore snagged 35.0 rebounds per contest and earned 312 dimes over the course of last year, which ranked 355th in college basketball in terms of passing. They lost possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a team committed 17.5 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Hawks were able to force 13.6 turnovers every game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They gave up 32.8% from 3-point land and they were ranked 127th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (70.6). The Hawks defense gave up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (722 of 1,650) and they surrendered 37.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They were 25th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 356 surrendered last year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Vanderbilt Commodores took a loss by a final score of 90-85 against Arkansas. The Commodores collected 27 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. Arkansas was called for 17 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Commodores to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 61.9%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Vanderbilt buried 6 out of 15 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Commodores went 33 out of 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.4%. The Commodores allowed Arkansas to make 29 of their 65 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.6% for the contest. They went 36.0% from beyond the arc by hitting 9 of 25 and ended up shooting 23 of 26 from the free throw line (88.5%). When discussing rebounding, Vanderbilt allowed Arkansas to pull down 33 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Ezra Manjon ended up being a factor for the Commodores in this matchup. He converted 12 of 19 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and had 5 rebounds. He recorded 29 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 6 assists for this contest.

Vanderbilt had a record of 9-23 last year. On the offensive side of the court, the Commodores shot 39.9% from the floor, which had them ranked 350th in the country. Vanderbilt tallied 2,173 pts last year (67.9 per contest) and they grabbed 34.4 boards per game. They got an assist 9.4 times per contest (358th in the country) and they coughed up possession 10.4 times per contest. The Commodores were responsible for committing 15.3 fouls per contest and they hit 70.9% from the free throw line.

The Commodores on the defensive end were ranked 292nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 75.9. They were able to force 10.8 TO's per game and let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (295th in the country). The Vanderbilt defense allowed 37.4% on three-point shots (278 of 744) and their opponents converted on 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 14.8 dimes and 37.2 total boards per game, which had them ranked 318th and 308th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Maryland Eastern Shore

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