William & Mary Tribe vs North Carolina A&T Aggies Prediction, 3/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: William & Mary Tribe vs North Carolina A&T Aggies

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The William & Mary Tribe (9-22) are hitting the road to Entertainment & Sports Arena on Friday where they will try to beat the North Carolina A&T Aggies (7-24).

The William & Mary Tribe faced off with Hampton and took home the win by a score of 85-73 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Tribe ended up with 17 while Hampton totaled 18 fouls. They converted 6 of 18 attempts from downtown. Hampton ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 20 attempts. On top of that, Hampton collected 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Hampton dished out 11 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, William & Mary allowed the other team to go 43.3% from the field on 26 of 60 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 34 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Tribe made 12 of 18 tries for a rate of 66.7%. William & Mary ended the contest with a 45.3% FG percentage (29 out of 64) and converted 15 of their 35 3-point attempts.

Trey Moss is one guy who played a role in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 53.8% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and snagged 2 rebounds. He recorded 20 points on 7 out of 13 shooting.

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William & Mary heads into this matchup with a record of 9-22 for the season. They are averaging 70.0 points per outing (282nd in Division 1) while going 41.4% from the field. The Tribe are connecting on 32.2% on 3-pointers (275 of 853) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, William & Mary is grabbing 34.9 boards per contest and has accumulated 383 assists on the year, which is 212th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.1 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Tribe are forcing their opponents into 10.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 119th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 368 surrendered on the campaign. The Tribe defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 44.8% (792 of 1,769) and they concede 35.9 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 33.6% on three-point shots and they are ranked 202nd in college hoops in opponents points per game (72.6).

The last time they took the court, the North Carolina A&T Aggies went home defeated by a final of 64-62 against Campbell. When talking about cleaning up the glass, North Carolina A&T permitted Campbell to pull down 33 in total (4 on the offensive side). They shot 36.7% from three-point range by shooting 11 of 30 and finished the contest at 5 of 7 at the free throw line (71.4%). The Aggies allowed Campbell to knock down 24 of their 59 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 40.7% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Aggies ended up going 24 for 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.7%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, North Carolina A&T made 9 out of their 27 tries (33.3%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 100.0%. Campbell earned 11 personal fouls in this contest which got the Aggies to the free throw line for 5 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 5 steals for the matchup. The Aggies collected 30 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this contest.

Camian Shell ended up having an impact for the Aggies in this contest. He recorded 22 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the contest. He converted 8 out of 17 for the contest for a rate of 47.1%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

North Carolina A&T has a win-loss mark of 7-24 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the Aggies are connecting on 38.7% from the field, which is 359th in college basketball. North Carolina A&T has 2,036 pts so far this year (65.7 per contest) and they snag 31.6 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 10.3 times per game (350th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 9.5 times per contest. The Aggies are responsible for committing 15.1 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.4% from the charity stripe.

The North Carolina A&T defense gives up 35.3% on 3-point shots (242 of 686) and their opponents are converting on 68.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 15.5 assists and 40.7 rebounds per game, which is ranked 343rd and 360th in the country. The Aggies are ranked 326th in college hoops in points given up per game with 77.9. They are able to force 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the field (356th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take North Carolina A&T

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