Southern Jaguars vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/7/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Thursday, November 7, 2024

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN+

The Iowa Hawkeyes (1-0) will try to beat the Southern Jaguars (0-1) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday.

The Southern Jaguars played South Dakota and went home with a loss by a final score of 93-79 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jaguars walked away with 22 and South Dakota finished the game with 25 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of 24 shots from 3-point range. South Dakota finished shooting 59.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 32 tries. Additionally, South Dakota grabbed 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. South Dakota distributed 9 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Concerning defending, Southern allowed the other team to go 51.6% from the floor on 32 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for the game in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 23 with 5 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Jaguars buried 18 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 75.0%. Southern ended the contest with a 43.8% field goal percentage (28 out of 64) and made 5 out of their 20 3-point attempts.

Tidjiane Dioumassi is a player who had an impact for this game. He walked away with 30 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He went 80.0% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Southern heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 0-1 for the season. They are turning it over 17.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 25.0 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Southern is pulling down 37.0 boards per game and is sitting with 9 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 289th in the nation in terms of passing. The Jaguars are connecting on 25.0% on three-point shots (5 of 20) and 75.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 79.0 pts per game (178th in D-1) while going 43.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Jaguars are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They give up 41.7% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 338th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (93.0). The Jaguars defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 51.6% (32 of 62) and they concede 32.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 317th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 17 conceded on the campaign.

For their last game, the Iowa Hawkeyes got the victory with a final of 89-67 when they played Texas A&M Commerce. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Iowa permitted Texas A&M Commerce to grab 46 in all (10 on the offensive side). They shot 29.2% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 24 and ended up going 2 out of 6 from the free throw line (33.3%). The Hawkeyes allowed Texas A&M Commerce to make 29 of 62 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 46.8% for the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Hawkeyes went 32 for 70 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.7%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Iowa made 10 of their 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Texas A&M Commerce had 10 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 14 steals in the matchup. The Hawkeyes collected 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 39 for this game.

Payton Sandfort ended up being a factor for the Hawkeyes in this contest. He earned 20 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 assists for this contest. He converted 7 out of 14 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and tallied 11 rebounds.

Iowa has a record of 1-0 so far this year. The Hawkeyes have committed 13.0 fouls per game and they go 75.0% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.0 times per contest (34th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 14.0 times per game. Iowa has totaled 89 pts on the year (89.0 per game) and they pull in 41.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawkeyes are shooting 45.7% from the field, which ranks them 170th in the country.

The Iowa defense allows 29.2% on 3-pointers (7 of 24) and opponents are knocking down 33.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.0 dimes and 36.0 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 202nd and 236th in those categories. The Hawkeyes on the defensive side of the court are 189th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 67.0. They are forcing their opponents into 24.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (277th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southern

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