Missouri State Bears vs Indiana State Sycamores Prediction, 1/29/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Missouri State Bears vs Indiana State Sycamores

Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Location: Hulman Center in Terre Haute, IN

TV: ESPN+

The Indiana State Sycamores (9-12) are welcoming the Missouri State Bears (7-14) at Hulman Center on Wednesday.

The Missouri State Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Drake and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 69-62 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Bears walked away with 21 while Drake accounted for 15 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 16 tries from 3-point range. Drake went 79.2% from the free throw line by making 19 of 24 attempts. Furthermore, Drake collected 25 rebounds (8 offensive, 17 defensive), but didn't have a block. Drake distributed 11 dimes and had 11 steals in this game. Pertaining to defending, Missouri State allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the field on 22 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in the game in addition to forcing 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected a total of 23 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Bears converted 6 of 12 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Missouri State walked away from the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (24 of 48) and converted 8 out of their 20 shots from downtown.

Michael Osei-Bonsu is a guy who was a factor for the contest. He accounted for 24 points on 10 out of 16 shooting. He played 44 minutes played and also pulled down 13 rebounds. He finished 62.5% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes.

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Missouri State will enter this game with a mark of 7-14 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 69.6 pts per game (295th in D-1) while going 44.0% from the field. The Bears are connecting on 36.3% on shots from distance (157 of 432) and 66.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Missouri State is snagging 33.0 boards per contest and has earned 254 assists this season, which has them ranked 284th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 13.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.6 personal fouls. They surrender 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 222nd in the country in PPG from their opponents (72.6). The Bears defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.3% (533 of 1,127) and they concede 32.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 242nd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 282 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Indiana State Sycamores took a defeat with a final score of 74-56 when they played UNI. The Sycamores were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. UNI had 15 fouls in the matchup which took the Sycamores to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a rate of 62.5%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Indiana State knocked down 8 out of 28 tries (28.6%). Overall, the Sycamores ended up going 19 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 34.5%. The Sycamores permitted UNI to bury 26 of 54 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 41.2% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 17 and ended up going 15 of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). With respect to team rebounding, Indiana State permitted UNI to snag 37 in all (6 offensive).

Markus Harding ended up being important for the Sycamores for the matchup. He tallied 16 points in his 22 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest. He made 6 of 13 for the matchup giving him a rate of 46.2%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

Indiana State has a mark of 9-12 this year. The Sycamores are committing 18.2 personal fouls every game and they shoot 73.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 15.6 times per game (79th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 15.3 times per game. Indiana State has scored 1,680 pts for the campaign (80.0 per contest) and they pull in 36.4 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Sycamores are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 86th in the nation.

The Indiana State defense gives up 35.0% on 3-point shots (173 of 494) and opponents are making 71.2% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.8 assists and 35.1 boards per game, which is ranked 161st and 220th in college. The Sycamores are ranked 343rd in the nation in points allowed per game with 80.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the floor (305th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana State

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