Morgan State Bears vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 12/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Morgan State Bears vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Tuesday, December 10, 2024

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Xavier Musketeers (7-2) will try to beat the Morgan State Bears (5-7) at Cintas Center on Tuesday.

The Morgan State Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Bowling Green and took a loss by a final of 102-81 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Bears finished with 16 while Bowling Green recorded 18 personal fouls. They also converted 11 out of their 28 attempts from downtown. Bowling Green finished the game at 81.3% at the free throw line by making 13 of 16 tries. On top of that, Bowling Green snagged 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Bowling Green totaled 21 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. When talking about the defense, Morgan State allowed the other team to shoot 57.4% from the field on 39 out of 68 shooting. They also doled out 19 assists in the matchup as well as creating 8 turnovers and getting 6 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected 37 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bears buried 13 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 61.9%. Morgan State finished the contest having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (32 of 72) and buried 4 of their 16 shots from distance.

Will Thomas is one player who was a major contributor for this game. He notched 19 points on 8 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 26 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He finished shooting 53.3% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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Morgan State steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 5-7 for the campaign. They have an average of 84.3 pts per contest (32nd in the country) while going 50.9% from the field. The Bears are connecting on 34.5% on three-point attempts (58 of 168) and 71.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Morgan State is snagging 39.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 163 assists this season, which has them ranked 44th in college hoops in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bears are forcing 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.8 fouls. They rank 350th in the nation in giving up assists with 170 surrendered this year. The Bears defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (317 of 722) and they surrender 33.3 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 33.1% on three-point shots while they are 308th in college hoops in PPG allowed (77.0).

The last time they took the court, the Xavier Musketeers went home defeated by a final of 76-72 against TCU. The Musketeers were able to snag 19 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 in the game. They also gave up possession 15 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. TCU earned 13 fouls in the game which took the Musketeers to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of them for a clip of 77.8%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Xavier made 9 of 28 tries (32.1%). When the game finished, the Musketeers finished the game shooting 28 for 58 from the field which had them at 48.3%. The Musketeers permitted TCU to make 28 out of their 60 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 46.7% in the game. They finished shooting 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 of 18 and finished the contest at 14 out of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). With respect to attacking the glass, Xavier permitted TCU to collect 31 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Ryan Conwell was important for the Musketeers in the matchup. He accumulated 17 points in his 34 mins on the court and accounted for 6 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 6 of 18 for this contest giving him a rate of 33.3%, and added 5 rebounds.

Xavier has a record of 7-2 on the season. The Musketeers commit 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 77.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.2 times per game (17th in Division 1) and they turn it over 12.0 times per game. Xavier has accounted for 692 pts for the season (76.9 per contest) and they pull in 35.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Musketeers are shooting 45.9% from the floor, which has them ranked 150th in the country.

The Xavier defense surrenders 37.4% on 3-pointers (68 of 182) and opponents are making 69.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 13.3 dimes and 31.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 214th and 50th in college basketball. The Musketeers on defense are ranked 95th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 67.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.7% from the floor (183rd in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Xavier

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