St. Mary's Gaels vs Nebraska Cornhuskers Prediction, 11/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs Nebraska Cornhuskers

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD

TV: BTN

The Nebraska Cornhuskers (3-0) will try to beat the St. Mary's Gaels (3-0) at Sanford Pentagon on Sunday.

The St. Mary's Gaels faced Akron and went home with a win by a final score of 87-68 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Gaels finished with 11 while Akron totaled 17 personal fouls. They also buried 13 of their 28 tries from 3-point land. Akron shot 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of their 8 tries. Furthermore, Akron snagged 25 rebounds (7 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't have a block. Akron earned 18 assists and had 9 steals for this game. With respect to defending, St. Mary's let their opponent shoot 36.9% from the field on 24 out of 65 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and having 8 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 53 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Gaels buried 12 of 18 tries for a rate of 66.7%. St. Mary's finished the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (35 out of 70) and made 5 of their 19 shots from 3-point land.

Mikey Lewis is a player who came through in this game. He ended up scoring 18 points on 6 of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 20 mins and also grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up going 54.5% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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St. Mary's will play this contest with a mark of 3-0 so far this year. They are turning it over 10.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.0 fouls per game. As a unit, St. Mary's is pulling down 44.0 boards per game and has accounted for 51 dimes on the year, which is 117th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Gaels are shooting 29.8% on three-point attempts (17 of 57) and 73.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 83.0 points per contest (119th in the country) while hitting 49.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Gaels have forced 8.7 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They are conceding 41.0% on three-point shots and they are 187th in the country in points per game from their opponents (70.3). The Gaels defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.9% (78 of 182) and they relinquish 27.0 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 305th in D-1 in giving up assists with 50 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Nebraska Cornhuskers got the victory with a final of 86-60 against Fairleigh Dickinson. When it comes to rebounds, Nebraska allowed Fairleigh Dickinson to pull down 28 in all (6 offensive). They wrapped up this game 30.4% from 3-point land via 7 of 23 and finished the game at 7 of 11 at the charity stripe (63.6%). The Cornhuskers allowed Fairleigh Dickinson to convert 23 of 57 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 40.4% for the matchup. In all, the Cornhuskers ended up going 28 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.1%. In regard to 3-pointers, Nebraska buried 7 of their 28 attempts (25.0%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throws for a rate of 82.1%. Fairleigh Dickinson was called for 21 fouls in the game which took the Cornhuskers to the charity stripe for a total of 28 tries. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 10 steals in the game. The Cornhuskers collected 28 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this matchup.

Juwan Gary ended up being a factor for the Cornhuskers for the matchup. He made 5 out of 9 in this contest giving him a rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He had 19 points in his 30 mins of playing time and totaled 5 dimes in this game.

Nebraska has a record of 3-0 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Cornhuskers are hitting on 42.4% from the field, which is 278th in the nation. Nebraska has totaled 236 points for the year (78.7 per game) and they grab 42.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 14.0 times per contest (211th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. The Cornhuskers are responsible for committing 14.7 fouls per game while shooting 77.5% from the free throw line.

The Nebraska defense concedes 32.2% on 3-point attempts (29 of 90) and their opponents are converting on 66.7% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.3 assists and 34.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 133rd and 163rd in the country. The Cornhuskers on the defensive side of the court are 55th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 61.7. They are able to force 19.7 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 38.1% from the floor (89th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Mary's

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