Saint Francis Red Flash vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 11/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Friday, November 8, 2024

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Saint Francis Red Flash (0-1) are headed to Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday where they will try to defeat the Clemson Tigers (1-0).

The Saint Francis Red Flash stepped onto the hardwood against Dayton and took a loss by a final of 87-57 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Red Flash ended up with 19 and Dayton finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 32 attempts from distance. Dayton finished 68.0% from the charity stripe by converting 17 of 25 attempts. Additionally, Dayton grabbed 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Dayton dished out 20 dimes and had 8 steals in this game. In the matter of defense, Saint Francis allowed 45.6% from the field on 31 out of 68 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected 28 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Red Flash knocked down 7 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 63.6%. Saint Francis walked away from the game with a 37.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 58) and converted 6 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land.

Jeremy Clayville is one guy who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up with 14 points on 5 of 14 shooting. He played for 24 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 35.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Betting Picks

Saint Francis enters this one with a record of 0-1 so far this season. They average 57.0 pts per game (335th in college hoops) while going 37.9% from the field. The Red Flash are shooting 28.6% on three-point attempts (6 of 21) and 63.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Saint Francis is grabbing 29.0 boards per game and has totaled 11 dimes so far this season, which is 295th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 19.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Red Flash are forcing their opponents into 7.0 turnovers per game and they draw 12.0 fouls. They are 318th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 20 conceded on the campaign. The Red Flash defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.6% (31 of 68) and they relinquish 50.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They give up 25.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 316th in the nation in points per game allowed (87.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Clemson Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 91-64 against Charleston Southern. In regard to team rebounding, Clemson allowed Charleston Southern to snag 31 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 44.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 27 from the charity stripe (48.1%). The Tigers permitted Charleston Southern to bury 20 of 50 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.0% for this contest. When the game finished, the Tigers walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 65 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.2%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Clemson made 11 of 21 tries (52.4%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Charleston Southern was called for 18 fouls for this game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They also turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Tigers were able to pull down 26 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 37 in this game.

Chase Hunter ended up being a major contributor for the Tigers for the matchup. He recorded 17 points in his 23 mins of playing time and added 3 assists for the contest. He made 6 of 9 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and had 5 rebounds.

Clemson has a mark of 1-0 for the season. As an offense, the Tigers are shooting 49.2% from the field, which ranks 126th in the nation. Clemson has scored 91 pts this season (91.0 per game) and they average 40.0 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.0 times per contest (134th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 7.0 times per game. The Tigers are responsible for committing 20.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 66.7% from the free throw line.

The Clemson defense gives up 44.0% from downtown (11 of 25) and opponents are connecting on 48.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 13.0 assists and 34.0 total boards per game, which is 219th and 186th in those categories. The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 151st in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 64.0. They are able to force 18.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the floor (175th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Saint Francis

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here