Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs San Diego Toreros Prediction, 11/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs San Diego Toreros

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: Jenny Craig Pavilion in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

The San Diego Toreros (1-3) welcome the Southern Utah Thunderbirds (4-1) at Jenny Craig Pavilion on Friday.

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds stepped onto the hardwood against Loyola and ended up losing by a score of 76-72 in their last contest. Southern Utah ended the game with a 41.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 55) and made 4 of their 14 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Thunderbirds knocked down 22 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 81.5%. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected a total of 29 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 8 dimes for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 2 steals. In reference to defense, Southern Utah let their opponent shoot 43.3% from the floor on 26 out of 60 shooting. Loyola totaled 19 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. In addition, Loyola pulled down 28 boards (12 offensive, 16 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Loyola shot 72.7% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of their 22 attempts. They also made 8 out of their 18 tries from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Thunderbirds ended up with 18 while Loyola accounted for 22 personal fouls.

Jamir Simpson is one player who came through for the matchup. He finished shooting 55.6% from the field and also totaled 1 assist. He saw the court for 38 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. He left the arena with 28 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Southern Utah heads into this matchup with a mark of 4-1 this season. They currently have an average of 86.8 pts per game (47th in Division 1) while hitting 47.4% from the field. The Thunderbirds are shooting 33.6% on shots from downtown (37 of 110) and 71.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Southern Utah is snagging 43.6 boards per game and has earned 72 assists this season, which ranks 130th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.2 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.4 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Thunderbirds are forcing 11.8 turnovers every game while drawing 21.6 personal fouls. They relinquish 30.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 153rd in Division 1 in points per game allowed (69.2). The Thunderbirds defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 39.0% (130 of 333) and they relinquish 34.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 212th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 62 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the San Diego Toreros took a defeat with a final score of 78-66 when they played Idaho State. The Toreros were able to corral 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 for the contest. They also turned it over 15 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. Idaho State committed 18 personal fouls in this game which got the Toreros to the free throw line for 19 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of them for a percentage of 89.5%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, San Diego buried 5 of their 26 tries (19.2%). When all was said and done, the Toreros finished 22 for 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.7%. The Toreros permitted Idaho State to make 26 of their 59 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.1% for this game. They finished 31.8% from 3-point land by shooting 7 out of 22 and finished the contest at 19 out of 25 from the free throw line (76.0%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, San Diego allowed Idaho State to snag 35 in all (10 on the offensive glass).

Kody Clouet ended up being a major contributor for the Toreros in this matchup. He earned 15 points in his 32 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist for this game. He knocked down 3 out of 9 for this game for a field goal rate of 33.3%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

San Diego has a win-loss mark of 1-3 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Toreros are connecting on 41.3% from the floor, which is 303rd in college basketball. San Diego has tallied 283 pts on the season (70.8 per game) and they pull in 36.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 13.0 times per game (255th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 15.5 times per contest. The Toreros are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per game while shooting 73.2% from the free throw line.

The Toreros on defense are ranked 221st in college basketball in points given up per game with 72.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (189th in college basketball). The San Diego defense allows 34.0% on 3-point shots (33 of 97) and opponents are converting on 66.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 12.8 dimes and 36.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 181st and 268th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego

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