Utah State Aggies vs Iowa Hawkeyes Prediction, 11/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs Iowa Hawkeyes

Date: Friday, November 22, 2024

Location: T-Mobile Center in Kansas City, MO

TV: BTN

The Utah State Aggies (4-0) are en route to T-Mobile Center on Friday where they will go up against the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-0).

The Utah State Aggies faced Montana and earned the victory with a final of 95-83 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Aggies ended up walking away with 22 and Montana accumulated 22 fouls. They converted 8 of their 24 tries from three-point range. Montana finished the game shooting 55.0% at the free throw line by burying 11 of their 20 tries. Moreover, Montana grabbed 32 rebounds (12 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Montana earned 15 assists and had 6 steals in the game. When it comes to defending, Utah State allowed 51.6% from the floor on 32 out of 62 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes in this contest while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they earned 31 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 28 of 36 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. Utah State finished with a 50.0% field goal percentage (29 of 58) and buried 9 of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Ian Martinez is one guy who came through in this contest. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the floor and dished out 3 assists. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also totaled 7 boards. He accounted for 32 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Utah State will enter this contest with a mark of 4-0 for the season. They have an average of 104.0 pts per contest (1st in the nation) while hitting 55.7% from the field. The Aggies are shooting 43.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (45 of 104) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Utah State is grabbing 39.8 rebounds per contest and has earned 89 assists on the campaign, which ranks 43rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 9.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Aggies are able to force 19.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They currently rank 131st in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 51 conceded for the year. The Aggies are allowing a FG percentage of 41.0% (94 of 229) and they concede 29.5 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 63rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (64.0).

When they last played, the Iowa Hawkeyes walked away with a victory by a final of 83-58 when they faced Rider. In regard to how they attacked the glass, Iowa allowed Rider to pull down 32 in all (6 offensive). They finished 6.3% from three-point range by shooting 1 of 16 and finished the game at 11 of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). The Hawkeyes permitted Rider to bury 23 of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawkeyes went 30 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.9%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Iowa knocked down 8 of 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 71.4%. Rider was called for 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Hawkeyes to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They turned it over 8 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. The Hawkeyes corralled 23 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds totaling 32 in this contest.

Payton Sandfort pitched in for the Hawkeyes for this contest. He earned 22 points in his 32 minutes of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes for this game. He made 9 out of 16 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Iowa has a record of 5-0 on the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawkeyes are connecting on 48.4% from the floor, which is ranked 87th in Division 1. Iowa has tallied 433 points this year (86.6 per game) and they average 37.4 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 20.4 times per game (13th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. The Hawkeyes are committing 14.0 personal fouls per game and they shoot 69.6% from the charity stripe.

The Hawkeyes on defense are ranked 140th in D-1 in PPG given up with 68.4. They are forcing their opponents into 17.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the field (249th in the nation). The Iowa defense allows 24.4% on 3-point shots (29 of 119) and opponents are making 58.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.0 assists and 37.4 rebounds per game, which is ranked 148th and 286th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Iowa

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