Texas A&M Commerce Lions vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas A&M Commerce Lions vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN+

The Texas A&M Commerce Lions (13-20 last year) are en route to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Monday where they will go up against the Iowa Hawkeyes (19-15 last season).

The Texas A&M Commerce Lions took the court against Nicholls State and took a loss by a score of 72-51 in their last contest. Texas A&M Commerce wrapped up the game having earned a 31.6% field goal percentage (18 of 57) and converted 6 out of their 26 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Lions buried 9 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 64.3%. In reference to rebounding, they earned 22 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to defending, Texas A&M Commerce allowed their opponent to shoot 56.0% from the field on 28 out of 50 shooting. Nicholls State totaled 12 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Furthermore, Nicholls State collected 37 boards (3 offensive, 34 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Nicholls State ended up going 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 8 of 12 attempts. They converted 8 of their 14 tries from long range. In regard to fouls, the Lions finished with 13 and Nicholls State accounted for 12 fouls.

Alonzo Dodd is someone who came through in this matchup. He finished 62.5% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the court for 24 minutes played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 15 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Texas A&M Commerce heads into this game after finishing with a record of 13-20 last year. They had an average of 71.5 pts per game (238th in the country) while hitting 41.5% from the field. The Lions connected on 31.2% on 3-pointers (288 of 922) and 70.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas A&M Commerce pulled in 32.6 rebounds per game and earned 457 assists throughout last season, which ranked 131st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 11.7 times per game and as a team committed 17.6 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Lions forced 13.5 turnovers per game and they drew 14.9 personal fouls. They were ranked 215th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 434 surrendered last season. The Lions defensively gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (871 of 1,906) and they surrendered 38.8 boards per game as a group. They gave up 34.6% on shots from downtown and they were 264th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (74.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Iowa Hawkeyes walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 91-82 against Utah. The Hawkeyes were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 32 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 2 steals for the game. Utah was called for 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throws for a rate of 64.3%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Iowa buried 7 out of 21 attempts (33.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Hawkeyes walked away from this one shooting 33 out of 68 from the field which gave them a rate of 48.5%. The Hawkeyes allowed Utah to convert 30 out of 65 tries from the floor which had them at 46.2% for the matchup. They finished 38.7% from three-point range by going 12 of 31 and ended up shooting 19 of 25 at the charity stripe (76.0%). With respect to team rebounding, Iowa allowed Utah to get 38 overall (7 offensive).

Patrick McCaffery was important for the Hawkeyes in this matchup. He earned 19 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in this matchup. He converted 7 of 9 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

Iowa had a mark of 19-15 last year. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawkeyes shot 47.6% from the floor, which ranked them 31st in the nation. Iowa tallied 2,827 pts last season (83.1 per contest) and they collected 35.6 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates was at 17.8 times per contest (9th in college hoops) and they lost possession via turnover 9.6 times per contest. The Hawkeyes committed 16.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Iowa defense allowed 35.8% on 3-point attempts (272 of 760) and their opposition knocked down 70.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 15.4 dimes and 37.1 boards per contest, which ranked them 340th and 306th in those categories. The Hawkeyes were ranked 341st in college hoops in PPG given up with 79.4. They forced 12.0 TO's per game and let teams shoot 45.8% from the field (308th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Texas A&M Commerce

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