Evansville Purple Aces vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 2/19/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Evansville Purple Aces vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2025

Location: Hulman Center in Chicago, IL

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana State Sycamores (12-14) will try to beat the Evansville Purple Aces (9-17) at Hulman Center on Wednesday.

The Evansville Purple Aces stepped onto the hardwood against Missouri State and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 71-54 in their last contest. Evansville finished the game having earned a 43.1% field goal percentage (22 out of 51) and made 5 out of their 20 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Purple Aces converted 5 of their 14 shots for a rate of 35.7%. In terms of pulling down rebounds, they collected 25 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to the defense, Evansville allowed their opponent to shoot 51.0% from the field on 26 out of 51 shooting. Missouri State dished out 10 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. On top of that, Missouri State grabbed 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't have a block. Missouri State went 52.6% from the charity stripe by making 10 of 19 attempts. They also made 9 out of their 23 tries from long range. In reference to personal fouls, the Purple Aces ended up finishing with 14 while Missouri State totaled 17 personal fouls.

Tayshawn Comer is one guy who was a factor in this matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 34 mins and also collected 4 rebounds. He was able to score 17 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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Evansville will take the court with a win-loss record of 9-17 so far this season. They turn it over 11.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.5 fouls per game. As a team, Evansville is grabbing 33.3 rebounds per game and has tallied 337 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 194th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Purple Aces are hitting 30.5% on three-point shots (186 of 609) and 67.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 65.8 points per game (347th in the nation) while going 42.7% from the field.

On defense, the Purple Aces are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.6 fouls. They are 169th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 322 surrendered this year. The Purple Aces defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.3% (627 of 1,483) and they relinquish 36.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are relinquishing 33.7% on shots from downtown and they rank 151st in college in points per game allowed (70.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Indiana State Sycamores took a loss by a score of 88-73 when they faced UNI. The Sycamores collected 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 28 for the game. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. UNI committed 22 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Sycamores to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 20 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. Regarding three-point shots, Indiana State buried 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Sycamores finished the game shooting 22 out of 56 from the field which had them shooting 39.3%. The Sycamores permitted UNI to convert 32 of 55 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 58.2% in this contest. They went 61.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 13 out of 21 and ended up going 11 of 18 at the charity stripe (61.1%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Indiana State allowed UNI to pull down 30 overall (4 on the offensive side).

Samage Teel pitched in for the Sycamores for the matchup. He made 7 of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes for the game.

Indiana State has a win-loss mark of 12-14 on the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sycamores are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks them 99th in the nation. Indiana State has accounted for 2,074 pts this season (79.8 per contest) and they pull in 36.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.5 times per game (75th in college) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per game. The Sycamores are responsible for committing 18.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.8% from the free throw line.

The Sycamores on defense are ranked 344th in the nation in PPG given up with 79.4. They have forced 12.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (306th in college hoops). The Indiana State defense surrenders 35.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (213 of 606) and opponents are converting on 71.4% of their free throw attempts. They concede 13.5 dimes and 34.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 226th and 189th in college.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana State

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