Texas Southern Tigers vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Southern Tigers (2-8) are traveling to ExtraMile Arena on Tuesday where they will take on the Boise State Broncos (7-3).

The Texas Southern Tigers faced off with Nevada and went home with a loss by a final score of 105-73 in their last game. Texas Southern walked away from the contest with a 45.8% field goal percentage (27 out of 59) and made 9 out of their 22 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 10 of 14 tries for a rate of 71.4%. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 21 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 18 assists for this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to defending, Texas Southern allowed the other team to shoot 59.0% from the field on 36 of 61 shooting. Nevada doled out 29 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In addition, Nevada pulled down 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Nevada finished 88.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 17 tries. They also knocked down 18 of their 36 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 19 while Nevada finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Zaire Hayes is a player who was a major factor in this contest. He finished shooting 71.4% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played for 20 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points on 5 of 7 shooting.

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Texas Southern will enter this game with a mark of 2-8 on the campaign. They are averaging 72.8 pts per game (249th in college basketball) while going 42.8% from the floor. The Tigers are shooting 34.3% on shots from downtown (68 of 198) and 73.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Texas Southern is pulling down 35.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 147 dimes so far this year, which ranks 203rd in the country in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.7 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Tigers are able to force 11.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.8 fouls. They are conceding 38.4% from 3-point land and they are 360th in college hoops in PPG allowed (84.9). The Tigers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.5% (285 of 627) and they relinquish 39.4 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 348th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 183 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Boise State Broncos walked away with a victory by a final of 67-65 when they played St. Mary's. When it comes to attacking the glass, Boise State allowed St. Mary's to get 27 in all (9 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from distance by going 6 out of 18 and finished the game at 13 of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). The Broncos permitted St. Mary's to convert 23 of 61 attempts from the field which left them shooting 37.7% for the game. Overall, the Broncos shot 21 out of 51 from the field which had them at 41.2%. In reference to shots from distance, Boise State knocked down 4 out of their 14 tries (28.6%). They were able to make 21 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.8%. St. Mary's had 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Broncos to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Broncos collected 25 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for the game.

Tyson Degenhart ended up being important for the Broncos in the matchup. He scored 19 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in this matchup. He made 5 of 13 for the contest for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and tallied 1 rebound.

Boise State has a win-loss mark of 7-3 on the campaign. The Broncos are committing 14.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.3 times per contest (112th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.5 times per contest. Boise State has scored 794 pts on the campaign (79.4 per contest) and they collect 38.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Broncos are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which ranks them 92nd in the nation.

The Boise State defense allows 29.9% on shots from beyond the arc (66 of 221) and their opponents are knocking down 71.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 10.0 dimes and 30.5 rebounds per contest, which is 27th and 25th in the country. The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 108th in college basketball in PPG given up with 68.0. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (150th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Texas Southern

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