Tarleton State Texans vs UCF Knights Prediction, 12/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Tarleton State Texans vs UCF Knights

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Tarleton State Texans (3-7) are hitting the road to Addition Financial Arena on Sunday where they will go up against the UCF Knights (6-2).

The Tarleton State Texans faced off with Dallas Christian and notched a win by a score of 90-50 in their last contest. Tarleton State finished the contest with a 57.7% field goal percentage (30 out of 52) and made 5 out of their 12 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Texans made 25 of their 34 attempts for a rate of 73.5%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they collected 31 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 23 assists in this game as well as forcing 29 turnovers and having 16 steals. Concerning the defense, Tarleton State allowed the other team to shoot 38.3% from the field on 18 of 47 shooting. Dallas Christian earned 9 dimes and had 13 steals in this matchup. In addition, Dallas Christian pulled down 15 rebounds (5 offensive, 10 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Dallas Christian went 43.8% at the free throw line by making 7 of their 16 attempts. They also made 7 of 17 attempts from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Texans ended up finishing with 20 while Dallas Christian totaled 28 fouls.

Bubu Benjamin is a player who was a major factor in this matchup. He racked up 29 points on 11 of 14 shooting. He played for 39 minutes and grabbed 4 boards. He finished shooting 78.6% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes.

Get all of our NCAA Basketball Betting Picks

Tarleton State will take the court with a win-loss record of 3-7 this year. They turn the ball over 20.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 17.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Tarleton State is snagging 29.8 boards per game and has 107 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 261st in the nation in terms of passing. The Texans are shooting 37.5% on shots from 3-point land (45 of 120) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 62.7 points per game (353rd in college basketball) on 44.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Texans are forcing 16.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 38.4% on three-point shots and they are ranked 275th in the country in PPG allowed (75.0). The Texans are giving up a FG percentage of 46.7% (258 of 553) and they relinquish 32.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 340th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 147 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the UCF Knights went home victorious with a score of 74-59 against California Baptist. When discussing how they rebounded, UCF permitted California Baptist to grab 35 overall (11 offensive). They shot 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 6 of 21 and ended up going 13 of 13 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Knights permitted California Baptist to bury 20 of their 57 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 35.1% in this contest. In all, the Knights finished shooting 24 for 53 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, UCF buried 8 out of 21 tries (38.1%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 69.2%. California Baptist had 19 fouls in this matchup which got the Knights to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. The Knights were able to pull down 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in the game.

Keyshawn Hall was important for the Knights for this game. He racked up 15 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 2 assists for this contest. He buried 6 out of 12 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

UCF has a win-loss mark of 6-2 for the season. The Knights are responsible for committing 17.1 fouls per game and they hit 75.1% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per game (112th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 12.3 times per game. UCF has scored 649 points so far this year (81.1 per contest) and they collect 40.3 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Knights are hitting on 42.5% from the field, which is ranked 277th in the nation.

The Knights defensively are ranked 315th in the nation in points given up per game with 77.8. They have forced 14.0 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 42.1% from the field (154th in college basketball). The UCF defense gives up 33.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (75 of 226) and opponents are knocking down 72.9% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 13.4 assists and 38.0 boards per contest, which is 216th and 310th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UCF

Get $60 worth of FREE premium member picks. No Obligation. No Salesman. No Credit Card. Fast Sign up with Instant Access Click Here