Belmont Bruins vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 1/11/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Belmont Bruins vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Saturday, January 11, 2025

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Belmont Bruins (11-5) are traveling to Hulman Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Indiana State Sycamores (9-7).

The Belmont Bruins stepped onto the hardwood against Southern Illinois and took home the win by a score of 90-86 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Bruins ended up finishing with 10 and Southern Illinois totaled 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 13 of 31 tries from distance. Southern Illinois went 63.6% at the free throw line by converting 7 of their 11 attempts. Moreover, Southern Illinois totaled 25 boards (9 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Southern Illinois earned 22 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. When discussing defense, Belmont allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the field on 33 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists for this contest in addition to creating 9 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled 32 with 10 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bruins made 17 of 20 tries for a rate of 85.0%. Belmont walked away from the contest having earned a 53.3% field goal percentage (32 of 60) and made 9 out of their 23 shots from downtown.

Jonathan Pierre is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He walked away from this one shooting 69.2% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He saw the court for 32 minutes and also totaled 5 boards. He ended up with 21 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Belmont will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 11-5 so far this year. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per game and as a team they commit 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Belmont is grabbing 35.6 boards per game and has earned 282 assists on the campaign, which is 11th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Bruins are shooting 37.8% on shots from downtown (168 of 445) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 81.7 points per game (53rd in Division 1) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bruins have forced 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.9 fouls. They are conceding 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 334th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (78.8). The Bruins defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.5% (458 of 985) and they surrender 34.6 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 325th in college hoops in allowing assists with 242 conceded this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Indiana State Sycamores took a loss by a score of 98-95 when they faced Valparaiso. The Sycamores recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while earning 10 steals in this game. Valparaiso had 22 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Sycamores to the charity stripe for 31 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 58.1%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Indiana State converted 7 of their 24 attempts (29.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Sycamores shot 35 out of 70 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Sycamores allowed Valparaiso to make 29 of their 62 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.8% for the matchup. They finished shooting 44.4% from three-point range via 8 out of 18 and ended up shooting 32 out of 43 at the free throw line (74.4%). When talking about rebounding, Indiana State permitted Valparaiso to get 36 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Samage Teel was important for the Sycamores in this matchup. He knocked down 9 of 18 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and added 2 rebounds. He recorded 23 points in his 42 minutes on the hardwood and earned 7 dimes for the game.

Indiana State has a win-loss record of 9-7 on the year. The Sycamores are committing 18.4 fouls per contest and they shoot 74.8% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 16.5 times per game (58th in the country) and they cough up possession 15.1 times per contest. Indiana State has accumulated 1,346 pts for the campaign (84.1 per game) and they snag 37.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Sycamores are hitting on 49.0% from the field, which ranks 28th in Division 1.

The Indiana State defense gives up 32.4% on shots from distance (120 of 370) and opponents are making 70.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.2 dimes and 34.4 rebounds per game, which is ranked 57th and 187th in those categories on the defensive end. The Sycamores are ranked 322nd in college in points allowed per game with 78.0. They have forced 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the field (229th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Belmont

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