Murray State Racers vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 12/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Murray State Racers vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Murray State Racers (6-3) are headed to Hulman Center on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Indiana State Sycamores (6-4).

The Murray State Racers stepped onto the hardwood against Western Kentucky and took a loss by a final of 81-76 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Racers finished with 21 while Western Kentucky had 20 personal fouls. They also converted 6 of 25 tries from 3-point range. Western Kentucky walked away from this one shooting 84.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 21 of 25 shots. On top of that, Western Kentucky pulled down 44 boards (12 offensive, 32 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Western Kentucky earned 7 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. When discussing the defense, Murray State let their opponent shoot 38.0% from the field on 27 of 71 shooting. They also distributed 15 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 39 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Racers converted 19 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 73.1%. Murray State wrapped up the game having earned a 37.9% field goal percentage (25 of 66) and made 7 of 21 shots from downtown.

JaCobi Wood is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He finished shooting 37.5% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists. He was on the court for 45 mins played and also totaled 7 boards. He accounted for 22 points on 6 out of 16 shooting.

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Murray State steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 6-3 for the season. They have an average of 79.3 points per contest (104th in the country) while shooting 48.4% from the field. The Racers are shooting 40.2% on shots from distance (74 of 184) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Murray State is pulling down 37.3 boards per contest and has tallied 127 assists this season, which is 297th in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Racers have forced 12.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are 1st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 66 conceded on the year. The Racers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 40.7% (214 of 526) and they surrender 33.3 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 25.8% from 3-point land and they are 47th in the country in points per game allowed (65.1).

When they last played, the Indiana State Sycamores got the win with a final of 80-77 when they played Missouri State. In regard to team rebounding, Indiana State permitted Missouri State to get 33 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 8 out of 22 and ended up going 17 out of 27 at the free throw line (63.0%). The Sycamores permitted Missouri State to convert 26 of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Sycamores ended up going 32 out of 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 57.1%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Indiana State buried 10 of their 27 tries (37.0%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Missouri State was called for 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Sycamores to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 4 steals for the game. The Sycamores were able to corral 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the matchup.

Samage Teel pitched in for the Sycamores in the game. He made 9 of 12 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and earned 9 assists in this contest.

Indiana State has a mark of 6-4 for the campaign. The Sycamores are committing 17.4 fouls every game while shooting 74.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 16.5 times per game (57th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 15.4 times per game. Indiana State has 828 pts for the year (82.8 per game) and they average 37.5 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Sycamores are shooting 49.1% from the floor, which has them ranked 36th in the nation.

The Sycamores on defense are ranked 302nd in college in points given up per game with 76.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.7% from the floor (215th in the country). The Indiana State defense gives up 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (77 of 231) and their opponents are knocking down 68.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 11.0 dimes and 34.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 60th and 196th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Indiana State

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