South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Iowa State Cyclones Prediction, 3/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Iowa State Cyclones

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Location: CHI Health Center Omaha in Omaha, NE

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: South Dakota State (+17)

CHI Health Center Omaha is the location where the Iowa State Cyclones (27-7) will try to beat the South Dakota State Jackrabbits (22-12) on Thursday in the NCAA Tournament. Iowa State opens as 17-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 134.5.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits faced off with Denver and went home with a win by a final score of 76-68 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Jackrabbits finished with 10 while Denver accumulated 22 fouls. They also made 11 of 36 tries from 3-point range. Denver finished the contest at 50.0% from the charity stripe by converting 5 of their 10 attempts. Moreover, Denver snagged 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Denver doled out 13 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In reference to the defense, South Dakota State let their opponent shoot 38.2% from the floor on 26 out of 68 shooting. They also dished out 14 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they collected 41 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Jackrabbits buried 15 of 22 attempts for a rate of 68.2%. South Dakota State ended having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (26 of 56) and buried 9 out of their 23 3-pointers.

Charlie Easley is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He played for 33 mins and also totaled 8 rebounds. He left the arena with 13 points on 3 out of 9 shooting.

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South Dakota State enters this contest with a mark of 22-12 so far this season. They average 76.8 points per contest (89th in D-1) while shooting 48.3% from the field. The Jackrabbits are hitting 36.3% on three-point attempts (290 of 799) and 70.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, South Dakota State is collecting 35.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 435 assists on the campaign, which ranks 160th in the nation in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 14.4 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Jackrabbits are forcing 11.4 turnovers every game while drawing 17.3 fouls. They give up 34.6% on shots from downtown while they are 143rd in college hoops in points per game allowed (70.8). The Jackrabbits defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 41.7% (843 of 2,022) and they concede 33.7 boards per game as a squad. They are 171st in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 411 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Iowa State Cyclones walked away with a victory by a final of 69-41 when they played Houston. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Iowa State allowed Houston to get 33 overall (10 offensive). They finished 18.2% from 3-point land by connecting on 4 out of 22 and ended up going 7 of 8 at the free throw line (87.5%). The Cyclones allowed Houston to bury 15 out of 56 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 26.8% in the game. In all, the Cyclones ended up shooting 25 out of 50 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In relation to shots from downtown, Iowa State made 9 of 22 attempts (40.9%). They were able to knock down 10 of them for a rate of 58.8%. Houston committed 15 fouls in this contest which took the Cyclones to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They also coughed it up 7 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Cyclones were able to corral 28 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this game.

Milan Momcilovic pitched in for the Cyclones in the game. He converted 6 of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and accounted for 6 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 31 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist for the matchup.

Iowa State has a record of 27-7 so far this year. In terms of offensive execution, the Cyclones are shooting 46.3% from the field, which is 80th in the country. Iowa State has accounted for 2,569 points on the season (75.6 per contest) and they grab 34.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.8 times per game (38th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.7 times per game. The Cyclones are committing 16.5 fouls every game and they shoot 69.7% from the charity stripe.

The Cyclones on the defensive side of the court are 4th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 61.3. They are forcing 17.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (13th in college hoops). The Iowa State defense allows 31.5% from downtown (248 of 787) and opponents are making 71.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 12.1 dimes and 33.1 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 109th and 83rd in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa State (-17)

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