Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 3/24/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Minnesota Golden Gophers vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Sunday, March 24, 2024

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN2

Odds/Point Spread: Minnesota (+8)

The Indiana State Sycamores (29-6) host the Minnesota Golden Gophers (19-14) at Hulman Center on Sunday in the NIT. Minnesota opens this game as 8-point underdogs. The total is set at 163.

The Minnesota Golden Gophers took the court against Butler and earned the victory with a final of 73-72 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Gophers walked away with 12 and Butler recorded 11 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 of their 20 shots from three-point range. Butler shot 72.7% when shooting free throws by burying 8 of 11 shots. Furthermore, Butler pulled down 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Butler earned 19 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In relation to the defense, Minnesota allowed 47.5% from the field on 28 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 24 dimes for this contest as well as creating 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected 28 with 7 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Golden Gophers converted 7 of 10 shots for a rate of 70.0%. Minnesota ended the contest with a 46.9% field goal percentage (30 of 64) and made 6 of their 22 shots from downtown.

Dawson Garcia is a guy who played a role in this contest. He accounted for 25 points on 11 out of 19 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and also collected 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 57.9% from the floor but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Minnesota will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 19-14 for the campaign. They turn it over 11.9 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.2 fouls per game. As a unit, Minnesota is pulling in 34.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 579 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 13th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Gophers are connecting on 35.5% on three-point attempts (262 of 737) and 69.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 75.3 points per outing (121st in Division 1) while shooting 47.2% from the floor.

On defense, the Golden Gophers are able to force 10.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.7 fouls. They surrender 36.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 174th in D-1 in PPG allowed (71.8). The Golden Gophers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (871 of 1,943) and they relinquish 32.9 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 339th in the nation in allowing assists to the opposition with 494 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Indiana State Sycamores walked away with a victory by a final of 101-92 when they played SMU. The Sycamores recorded 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest. They turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. SMU committed 27 fouls for this game which got the Sycamores to the charity stripe for 35 tries. They were able to convert 30 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 85.7%. When talking about three-point shots, Indiana State converted 9 of 23 tries (39.1%). When all was said and done, the Sycamores ended up going 31 for 56 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.4%. The Sycamores permitted SMU to bury 31 of 65 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.7% in this game. They went 45.5% from 3-point land by going 10 of 22 and finished the game at 20 of 27 at the charity stripe (74.1%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Indiana State allowed SMU to grab 27 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Jayson Kent pitched in for the Sycamores in the game. He buried 11 out of 12 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 91.7%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He earned 35 points in his 39 mins of playing time, but didn't get an assist.

Indiana State has a mark of 29-6 this year. As an offensive unit, the Sycamores are shooting 50.7% from the field, which ranks 3rd in Division 1. Indiana State has accumulated 2,971 pts for the year (84.9 per contest) and they pull in 35.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 17.6 times per contest (11th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.8 times per game. The Sycamores are committing 16.5 fouls per game and they go 80.0% from the charity stripe.

The Indiana State defense gives up 33.1% on 3-point shots (243 of 734) and their opponents are making 74.8% of their foul shots. They concede 10.6 assists and 31.8 total boards per game, which ranks them 18th and 28th in Division 1. The Sycamores on the defensive end are ranked 205th in D-1 in PPG given up with 72.6. They are able to force 11.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (161st in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana State (-8)

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