Sam Houston State Bearkats vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 12/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sam Houston State Bearkats vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: BTN

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is the location where the Indiana Hoosiers (5-2) will try to defeat the Sam Houston State Bearkats (4-4) on Tuesday.

The Sam Houston State Bearkats faced Colgate and earned the victory with a final of 82-78 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Bearkats ended up with 16 and Colgate accounted for 18 fouls. They also made 12 out of their 32 tries from 3-point land. Colgate finished the game at 60.0% at the charity stripe by making 6 of 10 shots. In addition, Colgate pulled down 27 rebounds (9 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Colgate doled out 15 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Sam Houston State allowed the other team to shoot 53.6% from the field on 30 of 56 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists in the game while creating 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they collected 26 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Bearkats converted 20 of 24 tries for a rate of 83.3%. Sam Houston State finished having earned a 51.9% FG percentage (28 out of 54) and buried 6 out of their 16 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Lamar Wilkerson is one player who played a role for the matchup. He finished the game at 50.0% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Sam Houston State heads into this game with a win-loss record of 4-4 on the season. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sam Houston State is pulling down 34.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 124 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 83rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bearkats are shooting 40.3% on shots from downtown (73 of 181) and 72.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 78.5 points per game (134th in the nation) while connecting on 45.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bearkats are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are ranked 339th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 130 conceded this season. The Bearkats defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (220 of 468) and they surrender 35.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 37.1% from beyond the arc and they are 307th in the nation in PPG allowed (77.5).

In their last game, the Indiana Hoosiers took home the win by a final score of 89-73 when they faced Providence. The Hoosiers recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 31 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. Providence committed 19 personal fouls in this game which took the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.0%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Indiana knocked down 8 of 15 attempts (53.3%). When all was said and done, the Hoosiers went 32 out of 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.3%. The Hoosiers allowed Providence to knock down 25 out of their 64 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.1% in this contest. They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 of 30 and finished the contest at 13 of 21 from the charity stripe (61.9%). With respect to rebounds, Indiana allowed Providence to pull down 31 overall (12 offensive).

Mackenzie Mgbako was important for the Hoosiers in the matchup. He converted 9 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and had 4 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points in his 34 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for this game.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 5-2 this season. As an offensive unit, the Hoosiers are connecting on 48.3% from the floor, which is 57th in the nation. Indiana has 549 pts on the season (78.4 per game) and they pull in 37.6 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 17.3 times per contest (42nd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per contest. The Hoosiers commit 17.3 fouls per game and they shoot 78.1% from the free throw line.

The Hoosiers on defense are ranked 183rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.9. They are able to force 12.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.9% from the field (103rd in D-1). The Indiana defense gives up 29.9% on shots from distance (55 of 184) and opponents are knocking down 68.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 14.7 dimes and 35.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 294th and 192nd in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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