Nicholls State Colonels vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 11/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Nicholls Colonels vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Friday, November 15, 2024

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Cincinnati Bearcats (2-0) will compete against the Nicholls Colonels (1-2) at Fifth Third Arena on Friday.

The Nicholls Colonels took the court against Mississippi University for Women and took home the win by a score of 93-44 in their last game. Nicholls State walked away from the contest with a 53.5% field goal percentage (38 of 71) and made 7 out of their 23 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Colonels knocked down 10 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 31 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 18 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and getting 17 steals. When discussing the defense, Nicholls State allowed the other team to shoot 34.0% from the field on 17 of 50 shooting. Mississippi University for Women recorded 8 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Mississippi University for Women snagged 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Mississippi University for Women ended up going 70.0% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 10 attempts. They also made 3 of 18 tries from long range. When it comes to personal fouls, the Colonels left the arena with 10 and Mississippi University for Women had 11 personal fouls.

Rob Brown III is a player who came through in the matchup. He went 57.1% from the floor but finished the game without an assist. He was on the court for 26 minutes and also collected 1 rebound. He walked away with 21 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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Nicholls State comes into this game with a win-loss record of 1-2 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Nicholls State is grabbing 42.7 boards per contest and has accounted for 51 dimes this year, which has them ranked 98th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Colonels are hitting 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (34 of 96) and 61.4% from the free throw line. They average 80.3 pts per game (161st in D-1) while connecting on 43.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Colonels have forced 11.7 turnovers per game and they draw 13.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 212th in the country in giving up assists with 38 relinquished on the season. The Colonels are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 35.6% (67 of 188) and they surrender 42.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They relinquish 22.6% on shots from distance and they rank 153rd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (68.3).

In their last game, the Cincinnati Bearcats went home victorious with a score of 83-56 against Morehead State. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Cincinnati permitted Morehead State to get 25 overall (6 on the offensive glass). They shot 28.6% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 12 out of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Bearcats permitted Morehead State to bury 20 of their 56 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 35.7% in this contest. When the game finished, the Bearcats finished the game shooting 33 for 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.0%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Cincinnati made 6 of 16 tries (37.5%). They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 73.3%. Morehead State earned 12 personal fouls in the game which got the Bearcats to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They coughed it up 4 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. The Bearcats corralled 24 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this contest.

Dillon Mitchell ended up being a factor for the Bearcats in this game. He knocked down 7 of 7 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 100.0%, and totaled 9 rebounds. He totaled 14 points in his 23 mins on the court and accounted for 3 assists for this contest.

Cincinnati has a record of 2-0 for the campaign. The Bearcats are responsible for committing 13.0 personal fouls every game and they go 63.2% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.5 times per game (9th in the country) and they are turning it over 6.5 times per game. Cincinnati has accounted for 192 points so far this year (96.0 per game) and they snag 39.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Bearcats are connecting on 59.1% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in college hoops.

The Bearcats on defense are ranked 18th in D-1 in PPG given up with 55.0. They have forced 13.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 34.8% from the field (28th in Division 1). The Cincinnati defense concedes 27.3% on shots from distance (9 of 33) and opponents are converting on 65.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 9.0 dimes and 27.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 39th and 17th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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