North Dakota State Bison vs Southern Illinois Salukis Prediction, 11/18/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: North Dakota State Bison vs Southern Illinois Salukis

Date: Monday, November 18, 2024

Location: Banterra Center in Carbondale, IL

TV: ESPN+

The North Dakota State Bison (2-2) are hitting the road to Banterra Center on Monday where they will try to beat the Southern Illinois Salukis (1-2).

The North Dakota State Bison stepped onto the hardwood against Santa Clara and took home the win by a score of 88-80 in their last game. North Dakota State walked away from the contest with a 47.4% FG percentage (27 of 57) and made 15 out of their 32 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Bison buried 19 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 79.2%. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 40 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 19 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. When talking about the defense, North Dakota State allowed the other team to shoot 41.3% from the field on 31 out of 75 shooting. Santa Clara doled out 11 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Santa Clara collected 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Santa Clara finished the game at 62.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 16 tries. They also made 8 of their 37 shots from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Bison ended up walking away with 16 and Santa Clara racked up 18 personal fouls.

Jacari White is one guy who played a role for this contest. He finished 46.2% from the field and also recorded 5 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He notched 19 points on 6 out of 13 shooting.

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North Dakota State will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 2-2 for the year. They currently have an average of 83.3 pts per game (114th in D-1) while going 48.9% from the field. The Bison are shooting 38.4% on shots from beyond the arc (48 of 125) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, North Dakota State is pulling in 34.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 65 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 18th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 8.8 times per game and as a squad they are committing 13.5 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Bison are forcing 7.0 turnovers per game while drawing 15.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 132nd in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 33 relinquished for the season. The Bison defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.6% (116 of 249) and they concede 33.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 29.8% on shots from distance and they are 272nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (75.5).

When they last played, the Southern Illinois Salukis took a loss by a final score of 85-78 when they played Oklahoma State. The Salukis corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this matchup. They turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. Oklahoma State earned 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Salukis to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They were able to convert 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 45.5%. Concerning shots from downtown, Southern Illinois knocked down 11 of their 28 attempts (39.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Salukis finished the game shooting 31 out of 61 from the floor which had them at 50.8%. The Salukis allowed Oklahoma State to convert 31 of 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.7% in this contest. They went 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 20 and finished the game at 15 out of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to rebounding, Southern Illinois allowed Oklahoma State to grab 27 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Elijah Elliott was important for the Salukis in this game. He scored 21 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game. He made 8 out of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 53.3%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Southern Illinois has a mark of 1-2 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Salukis are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 126th in college basketball. Southern Illinois has totaled 244 points for the year (81.3 per game) and they grab 34.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 18.3 times per game (56th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per contest. The Salukis are committing 18.7 fouls every game while shooting 63.2% from the charity stripe.

The Southern Illinois defense allows 38.8% on shots from distance (26 of 67) and their opposition knocks down 70.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 15.7 assists and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 304th and 232nd in the country. The Salukis on defense are ranked 308th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 79.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the field (275th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Dakota State

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