Ohio Bobcats vs James Madison Dukes Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Ohio Bobcats vs James Madison Dukes

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Atlantic Union Bank Center in Harrisonburg, VA

TV: ESPN+

The James Madison Dukes (32-4 last season) will play the Ohio Bobcats (20-13 last year) at Atlantic Union Bank Center on Monday.

The Ohio Bobcats took the court against Akron and took a loss by a score of 65-62 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Bobcats left the arena with 18 and Akron finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They also made 8 of 22 tries from beyond the perimeter. Akron shot 68.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 19 attempts. Moreover, Akron totaled 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Akron earned 11 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. In regard to the defense, Ohio allowed their opponent to shoot 39.3% from the floor on 22 out of 56 shooting. They also doled out 9 assists for the contest in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they earned a total of 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats buried 13 of 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. Ohio ended the game with a 36.1% FG percentage (22 of 61) and knocked down 5 of their 23 3-pointers.

Jaylin Hunter is a player who came through in this matchup. He totaled 17 points on 5 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins and also totaled 5 boards. He finished the contest at 35.7% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.

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Ohio comes into this contest after finishing with a mark of 20-13 last season. They had an average of 77.3 points per game (78th in D-1) while hitting 45.3% from the floor. The Bobcats shot 35.6% on three-point shots (294 of 827) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a basketball team, Ohio pulled in 34.9 rebounds per contest and earned 464 assists over the course of last season, which had them ranked 122nd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 9.7 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 17.0 fouls every game.

When they were on defense, the Bobcats forced 13.7 turnovers every game and they drew 17.0 fouls. They surrendered 33.3% on 3-pointers and they were ranked 112th in the country in PPG from their opponents (70.0). The Bobcats defensively allowed an opponent FG percentage of 42.5% (809 of 1,904) and they surrendered 36.3 rebounds per contest as a squad. They were 30th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 363 surrendered throughout last year.

The last time they took the court, the James Madison Dukes took a loss by a final score of 93-55 when they played Duke. Regarding rebounding, James Madison permitted Duke to get 33 in all (9 offensive). They finished 50.0% from 3-point land by going 14 out of 28 and finished the game at 13 of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). The Dukes allowed Duke to make 33 of 63 tries from the floor which had them at 52.4% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Dukes shot 19 out of 50 from the field which had them shooting 38.0%. With regard to three-point attempts, James Madison made 4 of 18 tries (22.2%). They were able to convert 13 of those for a clip of 56.5%. Duke committed 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Dukes to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Dukes collected 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 30 in the matchup.

Terrence Edwards pitched in for the Dukes in the matchup. He earned 13 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest. He buried 5 of 11 in this contest giving him a rate of 45.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

James Madison had a win-loss mark of 32-4 last season. The Dukes were responsible for committing 17.3 fouls per contest and they hit 70.3% from the free throw line. They assisted teammates 16.0 times per contest (31st in the country) and they turned it over 10.9 times per contest. James Madison totaled 2,995 points throughout last year (83.2 per contest) and they collected 38.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Dukes shot 47.6% from the floor, which ranked 29th in the country.

The Dukes defensively were ranked 102nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 69.6. They forced 14.3 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (50th in the country). The James Madison defense allowed 29.9% on shots from beyond the arc (225 of 753) and their opponents converted on 72.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They allowed 10.7 dimes and 33.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranked them 17th and 136th in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take James Madison

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