Wright State Raiders vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wright State Raiders vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Kentucky Wildcats (23-10 last season) will play the Wright State Raiders (18-14 last year) at Rupp Arena on Monday.

The Wright State Raiders faced Northern Kentucky and took a loss by a score of 99-97 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Raiders ended up with 18 and Northern Kentucky had 19 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 21 shots from beyond the perimeter. Northern Kentucky ended up shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by making 18 of 24 shots. Moreover, Northern Kentucky collected 31 rebounds (7 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Northern Kentucky earned 13 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. In reference to defense, Wright State allowed 53.7% from the field on 36 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 17 dimes for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 11 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Raiders made 15 of their 21 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Wright State ended the game having earned a 51.4% field goal percentage (37 out of 72) and converted 8 of their 21 shots from downtown.

Tanner Holden is one player who played a role in the game. He left the arena with 24 points on 9 of 15 shooting. He played 43 mins and also grabbed 10 rebounds. He ended up shooting 60.0% from the floor and also earned 6 assists.

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Wright State heads into this one after finishing with a win-loss mark of 18-14 last season. They lost possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per game and as a group committed 15.6 personal fouls every game. As a squad, Wright State snagged 34.7 rebounds per game and accounted for 529 dimes over the course of last year, which had them ranked 48th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Raiders connected on 38.3% on 3-point shots (218 of 569) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 86.5 pts per game (4th in college hoops) while hitting 53.0% from the field.

When they were on defense, the Raiders were able to force their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They were ranked 198th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 429 surrendered throughout last year. The Raiders allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (953 of 2,011) and they relinquished 32.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrendered 36.1% from beyond the arc while they were 356th in college hoops in points per game allowed (81.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Kentucky Wildcats took a defeat with a final score of 80-76 when they played Oakland. In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Kentucky allowed Oakland to collect 39 in total (13 offensive). They shot 48.4% from beyond the arc by going 15 of 31 and ended up going 13 of 23 at the charity stripe (56.5%). The Wildcats permitted Oakland to convert 26 of their 63 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.3% for the game. In all, the Wildcats shot 26 out of 61 from the field which had them at 42.6%. When discussing shots from distance, Kentucky converted 9 of their 28 attempts (32.1%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw tries for a rate of 75.0%. Oakland had 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They gave up possession 11 times, while recording 2 steals in the game. The Wildcats recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 38 for the contest.

Antonio Reeves pitched in for the Wildcats in the game. He earned 27 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 1 assist in the matchup. He converted 11 out of 18 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and had 3 rebounds.

Kentucky had a mark of 23-10 last year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wildcats connected on 49.5% from the floor, which ranked them 7th in the nation. Kentucky accumulated 2,938 points last season (89.0 per game) and they averaged 37.6 rebounds per contest. They assisted teammates 17.5 times per game (14th in the country) and they gave up possession 10.7 times per game. The Wildcats committed 17.5 fouls every game while shooting 77.2% from the free throw line.

The Kentucky defense allowed 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (285 of 859) and their opponents made 71.5% of their free throw attempts. They relinquished 14.5 assists and 36.8 boards every game, which was ranked 303rd and 292nd in those categories. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court were 344th in college hoops in PPG given up with 79.7. They forced 11.8 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (130th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wright State

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