New Orleans Privateers vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 12/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Privateers vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Sunday, December 15, 2024

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

The New Orleans Privateers (2-6) are on their way to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday where they will go up against the Iowa Hawkeyes (7-3).

The New Orleans Privateers stepped onto the hardwood against Nicholls State and took a loss by a final of 73-70 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Privateers ended up finishing with 20 and Nicholls State recorded 20 fouls. They made 4 out of their 20 shots from long range. Nicholls State finished shooting 61.9% at the charity stripe by making 13 of 21 attempts. In addition, Nicholls State pulled down 40 boards (16 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Nicholls State dished out 12 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. With regard to defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 42.4% from the field on 28 of 66 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for this game while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 33 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Privateers knocked down 19 of 25 tries for a percentage of 76.0%. New Orleans wrapped up the game having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (23 out of 55) and converted 5 of their 17 shots from beyond the arc.

MJ Thomas is one player who was a major factor for this game. He finished 66.7% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He played 36 minutes and also collected 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 16 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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New Orleans enters this game with a win-loss record of 2-6 so far this year. They cough up possession 13.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.9 fouls per game. As a team, New Orleans is pulling in 36.0 boards per contest and has racked up 98 assists this season, which is 353rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Privateers are shooting 32.0% on three-point shots (54 of 169) and 67.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 68.4 points per outing (317th in Division 1) while connecting on 39.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Privateers are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 fouls. They are conceding 32.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 345th in college basketball in PPG allowed (80.6). Privateers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.7% (228 of 510) and they concede 42.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 218th in the country in giving up assists with 132 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Iowa Hawkeyes went home defeated by a final of 89-80 against Iowa State. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Iowa allowed Iowa State to snag 45 in total (17 on the offensive side). They went 39.3% from 3-point land by going 11 of 28 and ended up going 16 out of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Hawkeyes permitted Iowa State to bury 31 out of 70 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Hawkeyes finished shooting 28 for 63 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.4%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Iowa made 11 out of their 28 tries (39.3%). They were able to convert 13 of them for a rate of 86.7%. Iowa State was called for 15 personal fouls in the game which took the Hawkeyes to the free throw line for 15 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 5 steals for the matchup. The Hawkeyes were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 29 in the game.

Owen Freeman was important for the Hawkeyes for this game. He buried 5 out of 8 for this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He scored 16 points in his 26 mins on the court and totaled 2 assists for the game.

Iowa has a mark of 7-3 for the campaign. The Hawkeyes commit 14.7 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 67.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 19.2 times per game (9th in the nation) and they turn it over 10.5 times per contest. Iowa has accounted for 855 points on the campaign (85.5 per contest) and they collect 34.2 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawkeyes are hitting on 48.6% from the floor, which is 47th in the nation.

The Hawkeyes on defense are ranked 274th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 74.9. They are forcing 16.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (309th in college basketball). The Iowa defense allows 28.8% on three-point shots (68 of 236) and opponents are converting on 67.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 13.5 dimes and 39.5 boards every game, which is ranked 221st and 336th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa

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