Monmouth Hawks vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: BTN+

The Monmouth Hawks (18-15 last year) are headed to Breslin Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Michigan State Spartans (20-15 last season).

The Monmouth Hawks played Charleston and ended up losing by a score of 83-59 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Hawks walked away with 15 and Charleston recorded 15 fouls. They also converted 7 of their 22 attempts from three-point range. Charleston finished the contest at 92.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 13 shots. In addition, Charleston pulled down 35 boards (12 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Charleston doled out 20 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. In reference to defense, Monmouth allowed their opponent to shoot 50.8% from the floor on 32 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 11 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 28 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hawks buried 13 of 15 tries for a percentage of 86.7%. Monmouth walked away from the game with a 36.8% FG percentage (21 of 57) and made 4 of their 19 shots from downtown.

Xander Rice is one guy who came through for the game. He shot 27.8% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He played 39 mins played and collected 2 boards. He accounted for 16 points on 5 of 18 shooting.

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Monmouth enters this matchup after finishing with a win-loss record of 18-15 last season. They gave up possession 10.5 times per contest and as a group committed 16.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Monmouth snagged 35.4 boards per game and tallied 432 dimes last season, which was 176th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Hawks connected on 34.7% on 3-pointers (252 of 726) and 71.5% from the free throw line. They had an average of 72.4 points per contest (212th in college basketball) on 43.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Hawks were able to force their opponents into 12.1 turnovers per game and they drew 15.8 fouls. They relinquished 34.0% on 3-point attempts and they ranked 204th in the nation in PPG allowed (72.6). The Hawks defense allowed a field goal percentage of 42.7% (819 of 1,919) and they conceded 36.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They were ranked 274th in the nation in giving up assists with 460 surrendered throughout last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Michigan State Spartans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 85-69 against North Carolina. Concerning rebounding, Michigan State permitted North Carolina to pull down 29 in total (5 offensive). They finished 38.5% from distance by connecting on 10 of 26 and finished the game at 19 of 23 at the charity stripe (82.6%). The Spartans permitted North Carolina to knock down 28 of 60 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.7% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Spartans shot 26 for 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.1%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the arc, Michigan State buried 6 out of their 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 73.3%. North Carolina committed 14 fouls for this contest which took the Spartans to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. The Spartans were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 31 in the game.

Tyson Walker ended up having an impact for the Spartans for the contest. He recorded 24 points in his 36 minutes of playing time, but went home with no dimes. He converted 9 of 16 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Michigan State had a mark of 20-15 last season. The Spartans were responsible for committing 16.6 fouls per game while shooting 70.8% from the charity stripe. They earned an assist 15.9 times per game (33rd in the nation) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 10.0 times per game. Michigan State scored 2,551 pts throughout last season (72.9 per game) and they grabbed 34.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Spartans connected on 46.1% from the floor, which ranked them 82nd in the nation.

The Michigan State defense allowed 32.6% on shots from distance (263 of 806) and their opponents made 71.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They allowed 12.5 dimes and 33.6 rebounds every game, ranking them 144th and 110th in D-1. The Spartans on the defensive end were ranked 26th in D-1 in points given up per game with 66.1. They forced 12.3 TO's per game and let teams shoot 41.3% from the floor (42nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Monmouth

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