Penn State Nittany Lions vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: FS1

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is the site where the Indiana Hoosiers (13-8) will play the Penn State Nittany Lions (10-11) on Saturday.

The Penn State Nittany Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Rutgers and earned the victory with a final of 61-46 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Nittany Lions ended up finishing with 19 while Rutgers accounted for 17 fouls. They made 1 of their 17 attempts from downtown. Rutgers ended up going 50.0% from the free throw line by converting 11 of 22 tries. In addition, Rutgers snagged 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Rutgers totaled 9 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. Pertaining to the defense, Penn State allowed the other team to shoot 34.0% from the floor on 17 of 50 shooting. They also distributed 11 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and earning 13 steals. In terms of hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 38 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Nittany Lions converted 16 of 21 attempts for a rate of 76.2%. Penn State ended having earned a 38.5% FG percentage (20 out of 52) and knocked down 5 out of their 23 shots from distance.

Ace Baldwin is a player who came through in this matchup. He went 45.5% from the field and earned 7 assists. He played 40 mins played and snagged 5 boards. He accounted for 15 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Penn State will play this contest with a win-loss record of 10-11 on the season. They turn it over 11.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 18.3 fouls per game. As a team, Penn State is collecting 32.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 249 assists so far this season, which ranks 282nd in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Nittany Lions are connecting on 30.5% on shots from downtown (156 of 511) and 74.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.5 points per contest (149th in college basketball) while shooting 43.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Nittany Lions are forcing 15.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 fouls. They rank 323rd in the country in allowing assists with 312 surrendered this season. The Nittany Lions defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (547 of 1,198) and they relinquish 37.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 31.1% on shots from distance while they are 237th in college basketball in points per game allowed (73.4).

The last time they took the court, the Indiana Hoosiers went home victorious with a score of 74-68 when they played Iowa. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Indiana allowed Iowa to get 26 overall (7 offensive). They finished 27.3% from distance by going 6 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). The Hoosiers permitted Iowa to convert 23 of 65 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 35.4% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Hoosiers went 26 for 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.6%. Concerning shots from distance, Indiana converted 8 of their 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to convert 14 of them for a percentage of 63.6%. Iowa was called for 16 fouls for the matchup which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 3 steals for this game. The Hoosiers were able to collect 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game.

Kel'el Ware ended up being a factor for the Hoosiers for the matchup. He buried 8 of 10 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and added 10 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 35 minutes on the court and totaled 2 dimes in this matchup.

Indiana has a mark of 13-8 this season. As an offense, the Hoosiers are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which ranks 47th in the nation. Indiana has tallied 1,545 points for the campaign (73.6 per game) and they collect 35.6 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 14.9 times per contest (95th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest. The Hoosiers have committed 17.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 65.8% from the free throw line.

The Hoosiers are ranked 243rd in the nation in PPG given up with 73.8. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (73rd in college basketball). The Indiana defense gives up 33.3% on shots from distance (177 of 532) and opponents are making 73.7% of their foul shots. They allow 13.4 assists and 35.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 228th and 234th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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