Monmouth Hawks vs Northern Illinois Huskies Prediction, 11/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Monmouth Hawks vs Northern Illinois Huskies

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: NIU Convocation Center in Dekalb, IL

TV: ESPN+

NIU Convocation Center is the location where the Northern Illinois Huskies (1-1) will go up against the Monmouth Hawks (0-2) on Tuesday.

The Monmouth Hawks faced Temple and went home with a loss by a final score of 103-74 in their last contest. Monmouth wrapped up the contest having earned a 32.8% FG percentage (22 of 67) and made 8 of their 27 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 22 of their 24 attempts for a percentage of 91.7%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 36 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 9 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of the defense, Monmouth allowed their opponent to shoot 52.3% from the floor on 34 of 65 shooting. Temple totaled 23 assists and had 6 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Temple had 40 boards (10 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Temple finished the contest at 78.1% when shooting free throws by making 25 of their 32 tries. They knocked down 10 of their 27 shots from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Hawks ended up with 23 and Temple accumulated 15 fouls.

Madison Durr is one guy who was a contributor in the game. He finished 14.3% from the field and also totaled 5 assists. He played 29 mins played and totaled 6 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 1 out of 7 shooting.

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Monmouth will play this game with a win-loss record of 0-2 for the campaign. They turn it over 13.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 23.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Monmouth is collecting 34.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 27 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 232nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are connecting on 29.6% on three-point attempts (16 of 54) and 92.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 65.5 points per game (315th in the country) while hitting 30.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 9.5 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They rank 324th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 40 conceded so far this season. The Hawks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.8% (64 of 126) and they relinquish 44.5 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 28.9% from 3-point land while they are 356th in the country in opponents PPG (92.0).

The last time they took the court, the Northern Illinois Huskies went home victorious with a score of 105-37 when they played Holy Cross College. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Northern Illinois allowed Holy Cross College to grab 18 in all (3 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 27.8% from downtown by connecting on 5 out of 18 and ended up going 10 out of 16 at the charity stripe (62.5%). The Huskies permitted Holy Cross College to knock down 11 of 49 attempts from the field which had them at 22.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Huskies finished the game shooting 42 out of 63 from the field which had them sitting at 66.7%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Northern Illinois made 13 out of 26 tries (50.0%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throws for a rate of 53.3%. Holy Cross College committed 17 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Huskies earned 35 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 44 for this contest.

Ethan Butler ended up having an impact for the Huskies in the matchup. He buried 7 of 8 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 87.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 14 points in his 17 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist.

Northern Illinois has a win-loss record of 1-1 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Huskies are shooting 53.3% from the floor, which ranks 38th in the nation. Northern Illinois has totaled 170 pts for the campaign (85.0 per contest) and they pull in 44.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.5 times per game (114th in D-1) and they cough up possession 16.5 times per game. The Huskies are responsible for committing 16.0 fouls per game and they go 65.6% from the charity stripe.

The Huskies on defense are ranked 47th in college basketball in points given up per game with 58.5. They are forcing 17.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 37.2% from the floor (83rd in college hoops). The Northern Illinois defense surrenders 37.8% on 3-pointers (17 of 45) and their opponents are making 57.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.0 assists and 26.5 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 127th and 21st in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northern Illinois

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