SMU Mustangs vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 3/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: SMU Mustangs vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Wednesday, March 20, 2024

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana State Sycamores (28-6) host the SMU Mustangs (20-12) at Hulman Center on Wednesday in the NIT.

The SMU Mustangs faced off with Temple and ended up losing by a score of 75-60 in their last game. SMU wrapped up the contest with a 39.3% field goal percentage (22 of 56) and made 6 out of their 21 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mustangs converted 10 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. In regard to rebounding, they earned 31 with 11 of them being offensive. They also doled out 15 assists in the game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning defense, SMU allowed the other team to go 51.9% from the field on 28 out of 54 shooting. Temple doled out 16 dimes and had 14 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Temple pulled down 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't have a block. Temple finished the contest at 58.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 17 attempts. They also buried 9 out of their 18 shots from long range. When discussing fouls, the Mustangs walked away with 16 and Temple finished the game with 11 fouls.

Chuck Harris is a player who was a factor for this game. He ended up shooting 57.1% from the floor and earned 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 17 minutes but finished the game without grabbing a rebound. He scored 10 points on 4 out of 7 shooting.

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SMU comes into this matchup with a record of 20-12 for the year. They cough up possession 11.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 fouls every game. As a team, SMU is snagging 40.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 506 assists for the year, which ranks 52nd in college hoops in terms of passing. The Mustangs are connecting on 33.8% from downtown (241 of 713) and 68.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 76.3 pts per contest (101st in D-1) while hitting 44.6% from the floor.

On defense, the Mustangs have forced 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.0 fouls. They rank 214th in college basketball in giving up assists with 426 relinquished so far this year. The Mustangs defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 40.9% (762 of 1,865) and they concede 34.7 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 31.4% on 3-point shots and they are 64th in college basketball in points per game allowed (67.8).

In their last game, the Indiana State Sycamores took a defeat with a final score of 84-80 when they played Drake. The Sycamores were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in this matchup. They turned it over 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. Drake had 15 personal fouls in this contest which took the Sycamores to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 73.3%. Concerning three-point attempts, Indiana State converted 7 out of their 24 attempts (29.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Sycamores finished shooting 31 for 59 from the field which had them sitting at 52.5%. The Sycamores allowed Drake to knock down 31 out of 60 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.7% in the matchup. They finished 61.1% from behind the 3-point line via 11 out of 18 and finished the game at 11 of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). With respect to rebounding, Indiana State permitted Drake to grab 27 in total (4 offensive).

Jayson Kent was important for the Sycamores in this contest. He knocked down 9 out of 10 in this contest for a rate of 90.0%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He tallied 22 points in his 35 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Indiana State has a win-loss record of 28-6 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sycamores are hitting on 50.5% from the field, which ranks 3rd in D-1. Indiana State has scored 2,870 points for the season (84.4 per game) and they grab 35.7 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 17.5 times per game (13th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per contest. The Sycamores are committing 16.4 fouls per game and they hit 79.7% from the charity stripe.

The Sycamores on defense are ranked 184th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 72.0. They are forcing 11.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (148th in D-1). The Indiana State defense gives up 32.7% from downtown (233 of 712) and their opponents are making 74.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 10.6 assists and 31.8 boards per contest, which ranks 19th and 28th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take SMU

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