Utah Utes vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 4/2/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Location: Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+2)

The Indiana State Sycamores (31-6) will take on the Utah Utes (22-14) at Hinkle Fieldhouse on Tuesday in the NIT Semifinals. Indiana State opens this game as 2-point favorites. The total has been set at 163.5.

The Utah Utes faced off with VCU and earned the victory with a final of 74-54 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Utes finished with 12 and VCU recorded 17 fouls. They knocked down 5 of 26 shots from long range. VCU finished 73.3% from the free throw line by burying 11 of 15 shots. In addition, VCU had 34 rebounds (7 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. VCU recorded 8 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. With regard to the defense, Utah let their opponent shoot 32.8% from the field on 19 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 21 dimes in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 35 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Utes converted 5 of 10 tries for a rate of 50.0%. Utah ended the contest having earned a 44.4% FG percentage (28 out of 63) and knocked down 13 out of their 33 3-point shots.

Gabe Madsen is a player who came through for the contest. He totaled 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He finished the game at 46.2% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes.

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Utah heads into this contest with a record of 22-14 for the season. They cough up possession 11.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.8 personal fouls per game. As a team, Utah is collecting 39.1 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 634 dimes so far this season, which is 7th in the country in terms of passing. The Utes are connecting on 36.3% on three-point attempts (328 of 904) and 65.2% from the free throw line. They average 78.5 points per contest (60th in the country) while going 46.7% from the field.

On defense, the Utes have forced 10.2 turnovers every game while drawing 16.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 328th in college basketball in giving up assists with 492 conceded on the year. The Utes defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.3% (965 of 2,282) and they relinquish 36.4 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 33.5% on shots from downtown while they are 201st in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Indiana State Sycamores got the victory with a final of 85-81 against Cincinnati. With respect to cleaning the glass, Indiana State permitted Cincinnati to get 35 overall (8 offensive). They finished shooting 45.5% from three-point range by connecting on 10 of 22 and ended up shooting 11 out of 17 at the free throw line (64.7%). The Sycamores allowed Cincinnati to convert 30 out of their 60 attempts from the field which had them shooting 50.0% for the game. When all was said and done, the Sycamores went 26 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana State knocked down 13 out of 30 tries (43.3%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 74.1%. Cincinnati earned 17 personal fouls in this game which took the Sycamores to the free throw line for a total of 27 tries. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Sycamores pulled down 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 29 in this game.

Robbie Avila was important for the Sycamores in this contest. He recorded 22 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 6 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 15 for this game for a field goal rate of 46.7%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Indiana State has a record of 31-6 on the year. The Sycamores commit 16.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 17.7 times per contest (11th in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 11.6 times per contest. Indiana State has 3,132 pts for the year (84.6 per game) and they grab 35.5 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Sycamores are shooting 50.4% from the floor, which is 3rd in the nation.

The Indiana State defense allows 33.5% on shots from beyond the arc (259 of 773) and their opponents are connecting on 73.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 10.6 assists and 32.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 17th and 31st in those categories. The Sycamores on the defensive side of the court are 205th in college basketball in points given up per game with 72.6. They are able to force 11.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (172nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah (+2)

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