SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 11/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SIU Edwardsville Cougars vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Tuesday, November 12, 2024

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars (1-2) are hitting the road to Hulman Center on Tuesday where they will compete against the Indiana State Sycamores (1-1).

The SIU Edwardsville Cougars stepped onto the hardwood against Illinois and ended up losing by a score of 90-58 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Cougars ended up walking away with 23 and Illinois finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They made 15 of 38 tries from distance. Illinois shot 67.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 28 tries. Furthermore, Illinois snagged 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Illinois dished out 21 dimes and had 2 steals for the matchup. With respect to the defense, SIU Edwardsville allowed the other team to go 44.4% from the floor on 28 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 11 dimes in the matchup while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about rebounding, they earned 33 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Cougars converted 8 of 17 tries for a rate of 47.1%. SIU Edwardsville finished the game having earned a 30.1% FG percentage (22 out of 73) and made 6 of their 24 shots from downtown.

Ray'Sean Taylor is someone who played a role for the contest. He scored 14 points on 4 of 15 shooting. He played 28 minutes and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 26.7% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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SIU Edwardsville will play this game with a mark of 1-2 so far this year. They have an average of 71.3 pts per game (279th in college basketball) while going 38.1% from the floor. The Cougars are shooting 23.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (17 of 72) and 52.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, SIU Edwardsville is snagging 41.3 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 44 assists this year, which has them ranked 38th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 17.3 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Cougars are forcing 17.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They are ranked 359th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 52 surrendered so far this season. The Cougars defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.9% (73 of 170) and they surrender 40.7 boards per game as a unit. They are conceding 41.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 189th in the country in PPG allowed (70.7).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Indiana State Sycamores went home victorious with a score of 93-48 when they played Eureka. The Sycamores collected 35 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 13 steals for this game. Eureka had 12 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Sycamores to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a rate of 70.6%. When talking about 3-point shots, Indiana State converted 5 out of their 25 tries (20.0%). In all, the Sycamores walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 72 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.8%. The Sycamores permitted Eureka to convert 20 out of their 69 attempts from the field which had them shooting 29.0% in the game. They finished the game shooting 25.9% from downtown by shooting 7 of 27 and ended up shooting 1 of 3 at the free throw line (33.3%). In relation to rebounding, Indiana State allowed Eureka to pull down 25 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Samage Teel was important for the Sycamores in this game. He made 8 out of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He earned 20 points in his 23 mins of playing time and tallied 5 dimes for the contest.

Indiana State has a record of 1-1 for the season. The Sycamores are committing 14.5 fouls per game and they shoot 67.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.5 times per contest (182nd in the nation) and they cough up possession 17.0 times per contest. Indiana State has tallied 157 pts so far this season (78.5 per contest) and they snag 45.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Sycamores are shooting 43.4% from the floor, which ranks them 250th in college basketball.

The Sycamores defensively are ranked 210th in the country in points allowed per game with 72.5. They have forced 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (189th in college basketball). The Indiana State defense allows 36.0% on 3-point shots (18 of 50) and their opponents are making 63.3% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.0 dimes and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 212th and 257th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take SIU Edwardsville

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