Montana Grizzlies vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 11/13/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Montana Grizzlies vs Tennessee Volunteers
Date: Wednesday, November 13, 2024
Location: Food City Center in Knoxville, TN
TV: ESPN+
Food City Center is the site where the Tennessee Volunteers (2-0) will go up against the Montana Grizzlies (2-1) on Wednesday.
The Montana Grizzlies faced Northwest Indian College and took home the win by a score of 94-44 in their last contest. Montana walked away from the game having earned a 50.7% FG percentage (35 of 69) and made 9 out of their 25 three-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Grizzlies knocked down 15 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 68.2%. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected 49 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. When talking about defending, Montana allowed the other team to shoot 33.3% from the field on 20 out of 60 shooting. Northwest Indian College totaled 12 assists and had 4 steals for this game. Furthermore, Northwest Indian College snagged 23 boards (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Northwest Indian College went 50.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 1 of their 2 attempts. They also converted 3 out of their 20 tries from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Grizzlies walked away with 8 and Northwest Indian College had 17 personal fouls.
Kai Johnson is a player who had an impact for this game. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 9 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 26 minutes played and grabbed 8 rebounds. He went 81.8% from the floor and also dished out 4 assists.
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Montana will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 2-1 on the year. They average 78.0 points per outing (204th in college basketball) while going 48.4% from the field. The Grizzlies are hitting 24.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (16 of 66) and 61.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Montana is collecting 41.3 boards per game and has accounted for 40 dimes so far this season, which is 100th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 10.3 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game.
When they are on defense, the Grizzlies are forcing 13.7 turnovers every game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are 298th in college basketball in allowing assists with 39 relinquished this year. The Grizzlies are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 38.3% (70 of 183) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per game as a team. They give up 27.0% from 3-point land while they are 71st in D-1 in PPG allowed (61.3).
In their last game, the Tennessee Volunteers got the win with a final of 77-55 against Louisville. The Volunteers were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 36 for the game. They coughed up the ball 20 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. Louisville was called for 13 personal fouls in this contest which took the Volunteers to the charity stripe for a total of 11 shots. They were able to make 7 of them for a clip of 63.6%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Tennessee buried 10 out of 19 attempts (52.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Volunteers finished the game shooting 30 out of 53 from the field which had them sitting at 56.6%. The Volunteers permitted Louisville to convert 16 of 60 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 26.7% for the contest. They went 25.6% from downtown by hitting 10 of 39 and ended up shooting 13 of 13 at the charity stripe (100.0%). Regarding attacking the glass, Tennessee permitted Louisville to collect 25 in all (12 offensive).
Chaz Lanier ended up being a factor for the Volunteers for this game. He totaled 19 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest. He buried 7 of 15 in the game for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and had 2 rebounds.
Tennessee has a record of 2-0 for the campaign. As an offense, the Volunteers are hitting on 53.7% from the field, which ranks them 25th in the country. Tennessee has earned 157 pts on the year (78.5 per game) and they pull down 34.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (211th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 15.5 times per contest. The Volunteers are responsible for committing 16.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 71.9% from the free throw line.
The Tennessee defense surrenders 25.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (16 of 62) and their opponents are knocking down 82.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 9.5 dimes and 29.0 boards per game, which ranks them 67th and 47th in Division 1. The Volunteers on defense are ranked 48th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 59.5. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 34.8% from the field (40th in college basketball).
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Montana
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