Texas Southern Tigers vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas Southern Tigers vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Texas Southern Tigers (16-17 last year) are headed to Cintas Center on Monday where they will attempt to beat the Xavier Musketeers (16-18 last season).

The Texas Southern Tigers took the court against Tarleton State and went home with a loss by a final score of 82-71 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 18 while Tarleton State had 12 personal fouls. They also converted 7 of their 23 tries from distance. Tarleton State finished 78.9% at the free throw line by making 15 of their 19 attempts. Additionally, Tarleton State collected 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Tarleton State distributed 19 dimes and had 3 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defense, Texas Southern allowed their opponent to shoot 46.9% from the field on 30 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Tigers knocked down 10 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 83.3%. Texas Southern wrapped up the contest with a 42.2% field goal percentage (27 out of 64) and knocked down 7 out of their 23 shots from distance.

Deon Stroud is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 15 shooting. He played 33 mins and snagged 6 boards. He ended up shooting 46.7% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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Texas Southern comes into this contest after finishing with a win-loss record of 16-17 last year. They averaged 70.2 points per game (278th in D-1) while hitting 41.5% from the field. The Tigers connected on 31.6% on three-point attempts (242 of 766) and 72.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Texas Southern snagged 35.3 rebounds per game and had 384 dimes last season, which ranked 280th in college basketball in terms of passing. They turned the ball over 12.6 times per game and as a team committed 18.5 fouls every game.

When they were on defense, the Tigers forced their opponents into 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They gave up 32.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were 149th in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.1). The Tigers defensively gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.5% (799 of 1,882) and they conceded 36.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They were ranked 182nd in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 424 conceded over the course of last year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Xavier Musketeers took a defeat with a final score of 78-76 against Georgia. The Musketeers recorded 28 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 35 in the game. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. Georgia had 12 personal fouls for this game which got the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 shots. They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, Xavier made 8 out of 20 tries (40.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Musketeers walked away from this one shooting 28 for 60 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.7%. The Musketeers permitted Georgia to knock down 32 of 73 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.8% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 37.5% from distance by shooting 6 of 16 and ended up going 8 of 14 at the free throw line (57.1%). Concerning rebounding, Xavier allowed Georgia to grab 34 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Desmond Claude ended up having an impact for the Musketeers in this matchup. He knocked down 11 out of 18 for this game for a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and accounted for 5 rebounds. He earned 30 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 dimes in the matchup.

Xavier had a win-loss mark of 16-18 last season. The Musketeers were responsible for committing 16.8 fouls every game and they connected on 74.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists was at 16.2 times per game (28th in Division 1) and they coughed up possession 11.6 times per game. Xavier totaled 2,579 points over the course of last season (75.9 per contest) and they collected 38.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Musketeers hit 43.6% from the field, which was ranked 248th in D-1.

The Musketeers on defense were ranked 265th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 74.6. They were able to force 11.4 TO's every game and let teams shoot 43.6% from the field (171st in D-1). The Xavier defense conceded 33.5% from downtown (250 of 747) and opponents made 71.2% of their foul shots. They gave up 16.1 dimes and 36.0 boards per game, which was ranked 354th and 251st in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Xavier

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