Niagara Purple Eagles vs Michigan State Spartans Prediction, 11/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Niagara Purple Eagles vs Michigan State Spartans

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Location: Breslin Center in East Lansing, MI

TV: BTN

The Niagara Purple Eagles (1-0) are on their way to Breslin Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Michigan State Spartans (1-0).

The Niagara Purple Eagles played Marist and took a loss by a final of 65-59 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Purple Eagles walked away with 13 and Marist finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They buried 4 of 10 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Marist finished 78.9% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of their 19 attempts. Additionally, Marist had 20 boards (7 offensive, 13 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Marist totaled 10 assists and had 10 steals in this game. In reference to defending, Niagara allowed the other team to shoot 52.3% from the field on 23 out of 44 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled 47 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Purple Eagles made 10 of 15 shots for a percentage of 66.7%. Niagara walked away from the game with a 45.8% field goal percentage (22 of 48) and knocked down 5 out of their 16 shots from 3-point land.

Jahari Williamson is a player who was a factor for this game. He finished shooting 62.5% from the floor and also earned 3 assists. He saw the court for 20 minutes and also snagged 2 rebounds. He recorded 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Niagara enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 1-0 on the campaign. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 21.0 fouls every game. As a team, Niagara is snagging 38.0 rebounds per contest and has 22 assists so far this season, which ranks 43rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Purple Eagles are hitting 44.4% on shots from distance (12 of 27) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They average 100.0 points per game (38th in college basketball) while shooting 57.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Purple Eagles are forcing their opponents into 20.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 27.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 176th in D-1 in opponents PPG (65.0). The Purple Eagles defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 37.7% (23 of 61) and they surrender 33.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 202nd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 12 relinquished for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan State Spartans got the victory with a final of 81-57 when they faced Monmouth. The Spartans were able to collect 16 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 24 for the game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 3 steals in the game. Monmouth had 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a rate of 66.7%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Michigan State converted 3 out of 18 attempts (16.7%). Overall, the Spartans finished the game shooting 30 for 61 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. The Spartans permitted Monmouth to bury 17 of 61 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 27.9% for the game. They finished 29.6% from three-point range by shooting 8 out of 27 and ended up shooting 15 of 16 from the free throw line (93.8%). Concerning rebounding, Michigan State allowed Monmouth to grab 34 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Jaden Akins pitched in for the Spartans for this game. He had 23 points in his 27 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes for the contest. He made 8 out of 12 in this game for a rate of 66.7%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Michigan State has a win-loss record of 1-0 for the year. The Spartans are committing 15.0 fouls every game and they connect on 66.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 23.0 times per game (36th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. Michigan State has totaled 81 points on the season (81.0 per game) and they pull in 48.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Spartans are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 115th in college basketball.

The Spartans are ranked 105th in the nation in points given up per game with 57.0. They are able to force 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 27.9% from the floor (50th in D-1). The Michigan State defense concedes 29.6% on 3-pointers (8 of 27) and their opponents are knocking down 93.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 9.0 assists and 31.0 boards every game, which is 126th and 139th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan State

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