Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 11/26/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Utah Thunderbirds vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: BTN

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds (6-1) are headed to Pauley Pavilion on Tuesday where they will go up against the UCLA Bruins (5-1).

The Southern Utah Thunderbirds faced Idaho and went home with a win by a final score of 82-67 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Thunderbirds ended up finishing with 13 and Idaho accumulated 19 personal fouls. They made 7 out of their 16 attempts from downtown. Idaho shot 83.3% from the free throw line by making 10 of 12 shots. Moreover, Idaho collected 20 boards (8 offensive, 12 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Idaho dished out 14 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. With regard to defending, Southern Utah allowed 43.9% from the floor on 25 of 57 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this contest while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected a total of 28 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Thunderbirds knocked down 11 of 14 tries for a rate of 78.6%. Southern Utah finished the game having earned a 56.6% field goal percentage (30 out of 53) and knocked down 11 of their 19 shots from 3-point land.

Jamir Simpson is one player who was a major contributor in the game. He ended up shooting 56.3% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He played 33 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He recorded 21 points on 9 out of 16 shooting.

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Southern Utah will take the court with a mark of 6-1 on the campaign. They are averaging 84.0 points per contest (57th in D-1) while shooting 47.6% from the field. The Thunderbirds are connecting on 36.8% on 3-point shots (57 of 155) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Southern Utah is collecting 42.3 rebounds per game and has 105 dimes so far this season, which is 53rd in the nation in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.1 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Thunderbirds are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.6 fouls. They give up 32.3% on three-point shots and they are ranked 131st in the nation in opponents PPG (68.6). The Thunderbirds defense is allowing a FG percentage of 39.7% (180 of 453) and they concede 33.6 rebounds per contest as a group. They are 267th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 88 relinquished this season.

In their last game, the UCLA Bruins got the victory with a final of 80-47 against CSU Fullerton. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, UCLA permitted CSU Fullerton to grab 36 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They shot 20.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 5 out of 24 and ended up shooting 12 out of 13 at the charity stripe (92.3%). The Bruins allowed CSU Fullerton to make 15 of 52 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 28.8% in this matchup. Overall, the Bruins ended up going 30 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, UCLA knocked down 6 out of their 18 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 60.9%. CSU Fullerton committed 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Bruins to the free throw line for 23 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 14 steals in the matchup. The Bruins snagged 18 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 27 in this contest.

Kobe Johnson was important for the Bruins in this game. He converted 4 of 8 for this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 6 rebounds. He earned 12 points in his 33 mins of playing time and totaled 5 assists in this game.

UCLA has a win-loss mark of 5-1 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the Bruins are shooting 48.4% from the field, which ranks 74th in college basketball. UCLA has accumulated 469 points for the season (78.2 per game) and they average 37.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 16.7 times per game (66th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. The Bruins commit 17.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 73.3% from the free throw line.

The UCLA defense allows 27.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (39 of 140) and their opposition makes 67.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.0 dimes and 30.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 93rd and 32nd in college hoops. The Bruins on defense are ranked 5th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 54.0. They are forcing 18.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 35.9% from the field (20th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Southern Utah

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