SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 11/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Bloomington, IN

TV: BTN

Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall is the location where the Indiana Hoosiers (19-14 last year) will take on the SIU Edwardsville Cougars (17-16 last season) on Wednesday.

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars took the court against Morehead State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-63 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Cougars ended up with 21 and Morehead State accumulated 20 fouls. They made 10 of their 30 attempts from distance. Morehead State finished shooting 60.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 23 tries. On top of that, Morehead State had 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Morehead State distributed 12 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. In terms of defending, SIU Edwardsville allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 27 of 54 shooting. They also doled out 5 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Cougars made 16 of 18 attempts for a rate of 88.9%. SIU Edwardsville wrapped up the contest with a 36.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 58) and knocked down 5 of their 19 3-point attempts.

Ray'Sean Taylor is one guy who was a contributor for the game. He finished 50.0% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He played for 37 minutes and snagged 4 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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SIU Edwardsville will enter this matchup after finishing with a win-loss mark of 17-16 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game and as a unit committed 16.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a group, SIU Edwardsville pulled in 35.6 rebounds per game and earned 374 assists last season, which had them ranked 301st in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. The Cougars shot 33.2% on 3-point shots (239 of 720) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 71.5 points per game (241st in the nation) while hitting 42.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Cougars were able to force their opponents into 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they drew 16.6 personal fouls. They surrendered 36.1% from 3-point land while they were 118th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (70.1). The Cougars defense gave up a shooting percentage of 43.6% (798 of 1,829) and they surrendered 34.8 boards per contest as a group. They were 172nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 421 surrendered last year.

The last time they took the court, the Indiana Hoosiers took a loss by a final score of 93-66 against Nebraska. The Hoosiers were able to snag 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. Nebraska earned 13 fouls in the game which got the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 13 of them for a percentage of 100.0%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana made 5 of 20 attempts (25.0%). In all, the Hoosiers finished shooting 24 for 68 from the field which had them shooting 35.3%. The Hoosiers allowed Nebraska to knock down 30 of their 60 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.0% for the game. They shot 43.8% from beyond the arc by connecting on 14 out of 32 and ended up shooting 19 of 24 at the charity stripe (79.2%). In relation to cleaning the glass, Indiana permitted Nebraska to collect 39 overall (6 on the offensive side).

CJ Gunn was important for the Hoosiers for the contest. He converted 7 out of 15 for the contest for a rate of 46.7%, and had 1 rebound. He had 17 points in his 25 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

Indiana had a mark of 19-14 last season. The Hoosiers were responsible for committing 16.9 personal fouls every game and they connected on 66.4% from the charity stripe. They got an assist 15.3 times per game (56th in D-1) and they turned the ball over 12.1 times per contest. Indiana accumulated 2,386 points last year (72.3 per game) and they snagged 35.0 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hoosiers shot 47.6% from the field, which ranked 33rd in college hoops.

The Indiana defense surrendered 34.3% on three-point shots (284 of 829) and their opponents made 75.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 13.5 dimes and 35.0 rebounds per game, which ranked them 244th and 194th in those defensive categories. The Hoosiers defensively were ranked 254th in college basketball in PPG given up with 74.3. They forced 10.3 TO's every game and let teams shoot 42.0% from the floor (69th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SIU Edwardsville

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