Northwestern State Demons vs California Golden Bears Prediction, 12/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northwestern State Demons vs California Golden Bears

Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024

Location: Haas Pavilion in Berkeley, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Northwestern State Demons (4-5) are on their way to Haas Pavilion on Saturday where they will play the California Golden Bears (6-4).

The Northwestern State Demons faced Houston Christian and notched a win by a score of 64-57 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Demons finished with 15 while Houston Christian finished the game with 11 fouls. They knocked down 5 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc. Houston Christian finished shooting 61.5% when shooting free throws by converting 8 of their 13 attempts. On top of that, Houston Christian pulled down 25 boards (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Houston Christian earned 9 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Regarding defending, Northwestern State allowed 42.3% from the field on 22 of 52 shooting. They also distributed 12 assists for the contest while forcing 11 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Demons knocked down 9 of their 11 shots for a percentage of 81.8%. Northwestern State finished the contest having earned a 52.0% FG percentage (26 of 50) and made 3 of their 11 3-point attempts.

Addison Patterson is a player who came through in this contest. He was able to score 25 points on 10 of 16 shooting. He played 29 mins and also grabbed 5 boards. He ended up going 62.5% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Northwestern State will enter this contest with a record of 4-5 for the year. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Northwestern State is pulling in 33.9 boards per game and has tallied 122 dimes on the year, which is 271st in the country in terms of passing. The Demons are shooting 35.2% on three-point shots (64 of 182) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.4 points per contest (314th in college hoops) while shooting 44.6% from the field.

On defense, the Demons are forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.2 fouls. They are 48th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 99 conceded so far this year. The Demons defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.3% (212 of 501) and they concede 34.2 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 33.2% on shots from downtown while they are 124th in the nation in points per game allowed (68.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the California Golden Bears took a loss by a final score of 88-80 when they played Cornell. The Golden Bears were able to pull down 25 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 17 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. Cornell committed 11 fouls in this contest which took the Golden Bears to the free throw line for 16 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, California knocked down 12 of their 33 tries (36.4%). When this game wrapped up, the Golden Bears finished shooting 28 for 64 from the field which had them shooting 43.8%. The Golden Bears permitted Cornell to make 33 out of 67 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 49.3% in this contest. They shot 28.1% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 32 and ended up shooting 13 of 20 from the free throw line (65.0%). Regarding attacking the glass, California permitted Cornell to collect 29 in all (10 offensive).

Joshua Ola-Joseph ended up having an impact for the Golden Bears for this game. He converted 7 of 11 in the matchup giving him a rate of 63.6%, and had 8 rebounds. He scored 21 points in his 30 mins on the court and tallied 1 assist in the matchup.

California has a mark of 6-4 on the year. The Golden Bears have committed 17.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 11.2 times per game (332nd in D-1) and they turn it over 13.6 times per game. California has totaled 813 points for the campaign (81.3 per contest) and they pull in 38.0 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Golden Bears are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 105th in the nation.

The Golden Bears on defense are ranked 313th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 77.3. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the field (340th in the country). The California defense gives up 36.6% on shots from distance (79 of 216) and their opposition knocks down 68.7% of their free throw shots. They concede 12.6 assists and 30.4 boards per game, which is ranked 161st and 22nd in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take California

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