Penn State Nittany Lions vs Indiana Hoosiers Prediction, 2/26/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Penn State Nittany Lions vs Indiana Hoosiers

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall in Winston-Salem, NC

TV: BTN

The Indiana Hoosiers (16-11) are welcoming the Penn State Nittany Lions (15-13) at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday.

The Penn State Nittany Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Minnesota and went home with a win by a final score of 69-60 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Nittany Lions walked away with 16 while Minnesota totaled 20 personal fouls. They converted 5 out of their 23 shots from distance. Minnesota shot 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 15 of their 20 shots. On top of that, Minnesota grabbed 29 boards (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Minnesota doled out 15 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. In regard to defending, Penn State allowed their opponent to shoot 33.9% from the floor on 20 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 18 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled 33 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Nittany Lions made 23 of 25 attempts for a rate of 92.0%. Penn State wrapped up the game with a 45.7% field goal percentage (21 of 46) and knocked down 4 of their 14 three-point attempts.

Yanic Konan Niederhauser is one player who was a factor for the game. He recorded 24 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 31 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 64.3% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Penn State heads into this contest with a mark of 15-13 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.4 fouls per contest. As a unit, Penn State is collecting 33.8 boards per contest and has racked up 449 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 41st in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Nittany Lions are hitting 33.4% from downtown (198 of 592) and 75.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 79.4 pts per game (57th in Division 1) while going 47.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Nittany Lions are able to force 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 353rd in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 470 surrendered for the campaign. The Nittany Lions are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.4% (740 of 1,630) and they concede 33.4 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 34.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 218th in college in points per game from their opponents (73.0).

For their last game, the Indiana Hoosiers walked away with a victory by a final of 73-58 when they faced Purdue. When talking about how they rebounded, Indiana permitted Purdue to get 26 overall (5 on the offensive glass). They finished 43.8% from distance by going 7 out of 16 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 15 from the free throw line (73.3%). The Hoosiers permitted Purdue to convert 20 out of 47 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Hoosiers walked away from this one shooting 28 out of 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.9%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Indiana converted 4 of their 19 attempts (21.1%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throws for a rate of 65.0%. Purdue committed 19 fouls for the contest which took the Hoosiers to the charity stripe for 20 shots. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 9 steals for this game. The Hoosiers were able to corral 18 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this game.

Malik Reneau ended up being a factor for the Hoosiers in this game. He tallied 15 points in his 24 mins of playing time and had 4 assists in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 7 in this game giving him a rate of 100.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Indiana has a record of 16-11 this year. The Hoosiers are committing 16.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 71.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.6 times per game (62nd in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. Indiana has accumulated 2,039 pts so far this year (75.5 per game) and they grab 36.6 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Hoosiers are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 105th in the nation.

The Indiana defense allows 32.9% on 3-point attempts (207 of 629) and their opponents are making 71.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 13.4 assists and 33.9 total boards per game, which is ranked 216th and 153rd in those categories on the defensive end. The Hoosiers defensively are ranked 207th in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 72.6. They are forcing their opponents into 11.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (162nd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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