New Orleans Privateers vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 11/5/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Privateers vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

The New Orleans Privateers (10-23 last year) are hitting the road to Bramlage Coliseum on Tuesday where they will play the Kansas State Wildcats (19-15 last season).

The New Orleans Privateers stepped onto the hardwood against Lamar and took a loss by a final of 71-57 in their last game. New Orleans finished the contest with a 39.6% FG percentage (19 out of 48) and buried 4 of their 17 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Privateers converted 15 of 20 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Concerning rebounding, they collected 28 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 7 assists for the contest while forcing 8 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When talking about defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the field on 24 out of 56 shooting. Lamar recorded 14 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Additionally, Lamar snagged 31 rebounds (14 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Lamar went 95.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 21 tries. They made 3 out of their 16 shots from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Privateers finished with 20 while Lamar recorded 16 fouls.

Tyson Jackson is one player who was important for this contest. He recorded 10 points on 4 out of 10 shooting. He played for 27 minutes and grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished 40.0% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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New Orleans will play this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 10-23 last year. They had an average of 73.5 points per game (178th in Division 1) while hitting 41.8% from the floor. The Privateers shot 30.4% on shots from beyond the arc (179 of 589) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. As a basketball team, New Orleans snagged 34.5 rebounds per game and earned 391 assists over the course of last season, which ranked 267th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They coughed up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a squad committed 19.1 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Privateers were able to force their opponents into 14.6 turnovers every game while drawing 20.2 fouls. They gave up 33.9% on 3-pointers and they were 343rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (79.5). The Privateers defense allowed a shooting percentage of 46.9% (937 of 1,997) and they surrendered 39.8 boards per contest as a squad. They were ranked 340th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 502 relinquished throughout last year.

For their last game, the Kansas State Wildcats walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-82 when they played Iowa. The Wildcats were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for the contest. They also gave up possession 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this game. Iowa committed 17 personal fouls in this contest which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 8 of those for a percentage of 50.0%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Kansas State made 8 of their 30 tries (26.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Wildcats finished shooting 33 out of 69 from the floor which had them shooting 47.8%. The Wildcats allowed Iowa to convert 29 of 60 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.3% in the matchup. They wrapped up this game 47.8% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 11 out of 23 and ended up shooting 22 of 30 at the free throw line (73.3%). Regarding rebounding, Kansas State permitted Iowa to pull down 39 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Dai Dai Ames pitched in for the Wildcats in the matchup. He recorded 16 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and added 5 assists in the matchup. He converted 6 out of 8 in this matchup giving him a rate of 75.0%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

Kansas State had a win-loss record of 19-15 last year. The Wildcats were responsible for committing 17.5 personal fouls every game and they shot 72.0% from the charity stripe. They got an assist 14.0 times per game (119th in the country) and they turned it over 14.8 times per contest. Kansas State tallied 2,454 points throughout last season (72.2 per game) and they averaged 37.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats connected on 43.6% from the field, which ranked 247th in college basketball.

The Wildcats on the defensive end were ranked 147th in D-1 in PPG given up with 71.1. They were able to force 11.2 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (35th in college hoops). The Kansas State defense gave up 31.2% on shots from 3-point land (237 of 759) and opponents converted on 70.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allowed 13.2 assists and 34.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranked them 211th and 184th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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