USC Upstate Spartans vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/26/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: USC Upstate Spartans vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Tuesday, November 26, 2024

Location: Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA

TV: BTN

The USC Upstate Spartans (2-6) are traveling to Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday where they will meet the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-1).

The USC Upstate Spartans faced off with Queens and took a loss by a final of 98-74 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Spartans ended up walking away with 19 while Queens had 23 fouls. They converted 14 of 38 attempts from three-point range. Queens ended up shooting 69.2% from the charity stripe by making 18 of 26 attempts. Moreover, Queens totaled 40 rebounds (13 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Queens recorded 20 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In regard to defense, USC Upstate allowed 49.3% from the field on 33 out of 67 shooting. They also doled out 13 dimes in the matchup in addition to creating 10 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of getting rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 8 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Spartans buried 15 of 29 tries for a rate of 51.7%. USC Upstate finished the game having earned a 46.6% FG percentage (27 out of 58) and made 5 out of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Breylin Garcia is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He finished shooting 70.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 27 minutes played and also pulled down 6 boards. He finished with 17 points on 7 out of 10 shooting.

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USC Upstate will play this game with a mark of 2-6 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 21.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, USC Upstate is collecting 36.9 boards per game and has totaled 113 dimes for the season, which ranks 26th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Spartans are shooting 33.7% on shots from beyond the arc (63 of 187) and 67.4% from the free throw line. They are averaging 81.6 points per outing (99th in D-1) while shooting 48.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Spartans are forcing their opponents into 10.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They concede 31.8% from 3-point land and they are 355th in the nation in opponents PPG (85.3). The Spartans defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (235 of 505) and they relinquish 36.0 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 344th in college basketball in allowing assists with 111 surrendered so far this year.

When they last played, the Iowa Hawkeyes took a loss by a final score of 77-69 against Utah State. Concerning how they rebounded, Iowa allowed Utah State to grab 45 in all (13 offensive). They shot 33.3% from distance by going 7 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 16 from the charity stripe (62.5%). The Hawkeyes permitted Utah State to make 30 of their 65 tries from the floor which had them at 46.2% in the matchup. In all, the Hawkeyes went 28 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.8%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Iowa converted 5 of 26 attempts (19.2%). They were able to convert 8 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Utah State committed 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. The Hawkeyes were able to collect 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 26 for the game.

Brock Harding ended up having an impact for the Hawkeyes for the contest. He accumulated 19 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 5 assists for this contest. He converted 8 out of 15 for this game for a rate of 53.3%, and earned 1 rebound.

Iowa has a record of 5-1 so far this year. The Hawkeyes are committing 14.7 fouls per contest and they hit 66.7% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 20.2 times per game (11th in college hoops) and they turn the ball over 12.2 times per game. Iowa has accounted for 502 pts so far this year (83.7 per contest) and they collect 36.3 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Hawkeyes are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which ranks 93rd in the nation.

The Iowa defense concedes 25.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (36 of 140) and their opponents are making 59.2% of their foul shots. They have conceded 12.8 assists and 39.0 rebounds every game, which ranks them 184th and 317th in college hoops. The Hawkeyes on the defensive side of the court are 156th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 69.8. They are forcing their opponents into 17.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.5% from the field (264th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Iowa

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