Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 11/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN+

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (19-15 last season) will try to beat the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (12-19 last year) at Williams Arena on Wednesday.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles took the court against South Dakota State and ended up losing by a score of 79-63 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Golden Eagles finished with 18 and South Dakota State finished the game with 8 personal fouls. They buried 8 out of their 18 attempts from distance. South Dakota State finished 85.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 20 shots. Additionally, South Dakota State grabbed 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. South Dakota State recorded 13 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Oral Roberts allowed the other team to go 55.1% from the field on 27 out of 49 shooting. They also recorded 8 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 28 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles buried 7 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 70.0%. Oral Roberts finished having earned a 37.3% field goal percentage (22 of 59) and made 12 of 35 three-point shots.

Issac McBride is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He played 39 mins and collected 5 rebounds. He shot 43.8% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Oral Roberts enters this matchup after finishing with a record of 12-19 last year. They turned it over 9.7 times per contest and as a group committed 17.2 personal fouls per game. As a squad, Oral Roberts snagged 33.0 boards per contest and earned 341 assists last season, which had them ranked 341st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Eagles shot 36.1% on three-point shots (285 of 790) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They averaged 73.4 pts per game (184th in the nation) while connecting on 44.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Golden Eagles were able to force their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per contest and they drew 13.8 personal fouls. They were ranked 113th in the country in giving up assists with 404 surrendered last season. The Golden Eagles gave up a shooting percentage of 44.2% (831 of 1,882) and they conceded 38.3 boards per contest as a unit. They gave up 35.7% on 3-point attempts and they were 278th in college basketball in points per game allowed (75.3).

The last time they took the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers went home defeated by a final of 76-64 against Indiana State. The Golden Gophers earned 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 7 steals for the contest. Indiana State committed 12 fouls in this contest which took the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for 15 shots. They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 53.3%. With respect to shooting from distance, Minnesota made 6 out of 17 tries (35.3%). In all, the Golden Gophers shot 25 for 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.6%. The Golden Gophers permitted Indiana State to knock down 27 out of 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.2% in the game. They finished 26.7% from 3-point land by shooting 8 out of 30 and finished the contest at 14 out of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). When talking about rebounds, Minnesota allowed Indiana State to get 27 overall (3 offensive).

Pharrel Payne was important for the Golden Gophers for this game. He converted 7 of 13 for the matchup giving him a rate of 53.8%, and had 8 rebounds. He totaled 16 points in his 33 mins of playing time and earned 3 dimes in this matchup.

Minnesota had a win-loss record of 19-15 last year. The Golden Gophers were responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 17.3 times per game (16th in Division 1) and they coughed up possession 12.0 times per game. Minnesota totaled 2,550 pts last season (75.0 per game) and they collected 34.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Golden Gophers connected on 47.2% from the field, which ranked 46th in the country.

The Minnesota defense allowed 36.0% on shots from beyond the arc (219 of 609) and opponents connected on 72.5% of their foul shots. They surrendered 15.1 assists and 32.8 rebounds every game, which had them ranked 332nd and 70th in D-1. The Golden Gophers defensively were ranked 180th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 71.9. They forced 10.9 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 44.9% from the field (258th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Minnesota

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