Murray State Racers vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 11/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Murray State Racers vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN+

The Pittsburgh Panthers (1-0) will compete against the Murray State Racers (1-0) at Petersen Events Center on Friday.

The Murray State Racers played Bethel and notched a win by a score of 113-37 in their last contest. Murray State finished the contest having earned a 61.5% FG percentage (40 of 65) and buried 14 of 25 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Racers buried 19 of 27 tries for a rate of 70.4%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 41 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 25 assists in this game in addition to creating 31 turnovers and having 18 steals. With respect to defense, Murray State allowed their opponent to shoot 25.0% from the field on 14 out of 56 shooting. Bethel distributed 3 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. In addition, Bethel collected 26 rebounds (13 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Bethel ended up shooting 57.1% at the free throw line by converting 8 of their 14 shots. They also converted 1 of their 12 attempts from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Racers ended up finishing with 14 while Bethel racked up 17 fouls.

Kylen Milton is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He finished 77.8% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He played 23 minutes and snagged 1 board. He scored 19 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Murray State comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-0 this year. They are turning it over 14.0 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Murray State is pulling in 45.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 25 assists on the campaign, which is 43rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Racers are hitting 56.0% on three-point attempts (14 of 25) and 70.4% from the free throw line. They average 113.0 pts per game (10th in the nation) while connecting on 61.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Racers are forcing 31.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 10th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 3 relinquished this season. The Racers defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 25.0% (14 of 56) and they surrender 28.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 8.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 8th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (37.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pittsburgh Panthers took home the win by a final score of 96-56 when they played Radford. With respect to cleaning the glass, Pittsburgh allowed Radford to snag 29 in total (9 on the offensive side). They shot 26.3% from downtown by shooting 5 of 19 and ended up shooting 15 out of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Panthers allowed Radford to convert 18 of their 58 tries from the floor which had them shooting 31.0% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Panthers finished the game shooting 36 for 65 from the field which gave them a rate of 55.4%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Pittsburgh knocked down 8 of 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.2%. Radford had 21 personal fouls in the game which got the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They also coughed it up 8 times, while recording 11 steals for this game. The Panthers were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 40 in the matchup.

Jaland Lowe pitched in for the Panthers in this game. He tallied 21 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the game. He made 6 of 11 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

Pittsburgh has a mark of 1-0 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Panthers are hitting on 55.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 57th in college basketball. Pittsburgh has totaled 96 pts for the year (96.0 per game) and they grab 42.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.0 times per contest (103rd in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 8.0 times per contest. The Panthers are committing 18.0 fouls per contest while shooting 76.2% from the free throw line.

The Panthers are ranked 74th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 56.0. They have forced 14.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 31.0% from the field (53rd in college basketball). The Pittsburgh defense concedes 26.3% from downtown (5 of 19) and their opposition knocks down 75.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 7.0 assists and 34.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 66th and 186th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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