Presbyterian Blue Hose vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks Prediction, 11/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Presbyterian Blue Hose vs Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks

Date: Thursday, November 21, 2024

Location: William R. Johnson Coliseum in Nacogdoches, TX

TV: ESPN+

The Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks (2-2) host the Presbyterian Blue Hose (2-3) at William R. Johnson Coliseum on Thursday.

The Presbyterian Blue Hose took the court against Kennesaw State and ended up losing by a score of 85-67 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Blue Hose ended up with 22 and Kennesaw State recorded 20 fouls. They also converted 11 of 25 shots from distance. Kennesaw State ended up going 75.9% at the charity stripe by converting 22 of their 29 tries. On top of that, Kennesaw State grabbed 32 boards (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Kennesaw State distributed 12 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. In regard to the defense, Presbyterian allowed the other team to go 44.8% from the field on 26 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of hauling in rebounds, they collected 25 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Blue Hose converted 18 of their 28 tries for a rate of 64.3%. Presbyterian ended the game having earned a 44.9% FG percentage (22 of 49) and made 5 of their 13 3-pointers.

Jonah Pierce is someone who was a factor in the game. He shot 60.0% from the field and also recorded 2 assists. He played 25 mins played and grabbed 10 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 14 points on 3 out of 5 shooting.

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Presbyterian will take the court with a win-loss mark of 2-3 on the campaign. They are turning it over 10.8 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, Presbyterian is pulling down 34.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 71 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 113th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Blue Hose are shooting 41.5% on 3-point shots (39 of 94) and 67.3% from the charity stripe. They average 81.8 pts per contest (120th in the country) while going 52.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Blue Hose are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.3% on three-point shots while they are 229th in college basketball in points per game allowed (73.4). The Blue Hose are giving up a FG percentage of 46.0% (131 of 285) and they surrender 30.0 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 310th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 73 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Stephen F. Austin Lumberjacks took a loss by a score of 59-49 when they played Arkansas State. Regarding team rebounding, Stephen F. Austin allowed Arkansas State to get 44 in total (19 on the offensive glass). They finished 26.7% from downtown by shooting 8 of 30 and ended up shooting 13 out of 28 at the free throw line (46.4%). The Lumberjacks allowed Arkansas State to make 19 of 61 tries from the floor which left them shooting 31.1% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Lumberjacks went 17 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 31.5%. When talking about three-point attempts, Stephen F. Austin converted 3 of 16 attempts (18.8%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 57.1%. Arkansas State was called for 21 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Lumberjacks to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They coughed it up 15 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Lumberjacks earned 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 41 in the game.

Kyle Hayman pitched in for the Lumberjacks for the contest. He earned 12 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood and added 1 assist for the contest. He converted 4 out of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Stephen F. Austin has a record of 2-2 so far this year. The Lumberjacks commit 21.8 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 62.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 11.5 times per contest (304th in the nation) and they turn it over 18.3 times per contest. Stephen F. Austin has accumulated 272 pts so far this season (68.0 per contest) and they grab 45.5 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Lumberjacks are hitting on 42.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 270th in the country.

The Lumberjacks on defense are ranked 36th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 61.0. They are forcing 16.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 34.3% from the floor (11th in college basketball). The Stephen F. Austin defense concedes 31.0% on 3-point attempts (31 of 100) and opponents are knocking down 57.9% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 10.8 dimes and 35.8 boards every game, ranking them 88th and 236th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stephen F. Austin

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