MVSU Delta Devils vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: MVSU Delta Devils vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Hilton Coliseum in Ames, IA

TV: ESPN+

The Iowa State Cyclones (29-8 last season) will compete against the MVSU Delta Devils (1-30 last year) at Hilton Coliseum on Monday.

The MVSU Delta Devils stepped onto the hardwood against Jackson State and took a loss by a score of 68-67 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Delta Devils ended up with 15 and Jackson State finished the game with 15 fouls. They made 3 of 15 tries from beyond the arc. Jackson State finished shooting 65.0% from the charity stripe by burying 13 of 20 shots. Furthermore, Jackson State snagged 37 boards (16 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Jackson State dished out 10 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, MVSU allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 26 of 61 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the game while creating 12 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When it comes to hauling in boards, they compiled 23 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Delta Devils buried 14 of 23 shots for a percentage of 60.9%. MVSU ended the contest with a 46.7% FG percentage (21 of 45) and converted 11 of their 19 shots from beyond the arc.

Donovan Sanders is a player who came through for this game. He finished the contest at 53.8% from the field and recorded 6 dimes. He saw the court for 39 minutes and totaled 1 board. He accumulated 20 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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MVSU comes into this matchup after finishing with a win-loss record of 1-30 last year. They averaged 55.5 points per outing (362nd in the country) while going 38.1% from the field. The Delta Devils shot 29.2% on three-point attempts (143 of 489) and 65.8% from the charity stripe. As a squad, MVSU pulled in 29.4 boards per game and totaled 271 dimes over the course of last season, which was 360th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They coughed up possession 16.0 times per game and as a basketball team committed 17.7 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Delta Devils were able to force 11.4 turnovers per contest and they drew 16.7 fouls. They surrendered 37.0% from 3-point land while they were 327th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (77.7). The Delta Devils defense gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.8% (835 of 1,711) and they relinquished 35.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They were ranked 259th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 452 surrendered last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Iowa State Cyclones went home defeated by a final of 72-69 against Illinois. The Cyclones were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 32 in this game. They also coughed it up 9 times, while recording 11 steals in this contest. Illinois was called for 18 fouls for the contest which got the Cyclones to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Iowa State made 6 of their 13 attempts (46.2%). When the game finished, the Cyclones ended up shooting 23 for 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.7%. The Cyclones allowed Illinois to bury 24 of their 57 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.1% in this contest. They shot 31.0% from downtown by connecting on 9 of 29 and ended up going 15 of 29 at the free throw line (51.7%). When discussing rebounding, Iowa State permitted Illinois to get 37 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Curtis Jones was important for the Cyclones for the game. He made 7 out of 18 for the game giving him a rate of 38.9%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. He racked up 26 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 assists for this contest.

Iowa State had a record of 29-8 last year. As an offensive team, the Cyclones hit 46.3% from the floor, which was ranked 74th in the country. Iowa State accumulated 2,787 points last season (75.3 per contest) and they grabbed 33.9 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 15.7 times per game (38th in college basketball) and they turned it over 10.5 times per game. The Cyclones committed 16.5 personal fouls per contest while shooting 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Cyclones on defense were ranked 4th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 61.5. They were able to force 17.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (13th in college basketball). The Iowa State defense gave up 31.5% on 3-pointers (272 of 863) and opponents connected on 70.6% of their foul shots. They surrendered 12.2 dimes and 33.2 boards per contest, which was ranked 110th and 84th in the nation.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Iowa State and under the total points

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