Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Kansas State Wildcats Prediction, 12/1/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Kansas State Wildcats

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024

Location: Bramlage Coliseum in Manhattan, KS

TV: ESPN+

The Kansas State Wildcats (5-2) are welcoming the Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (1-7) at Bramlage Coliseum on Sunday.

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions played Pacific and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-71 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Golden Lions ended up walking away with 21 while Pacific had 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 25 tries from three-point range. Pacific finished 68.0% when shooting free throws by making 17 of 25 shots. On top of that, Pacific snagged 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Pacific dished out 19 assists and had 6 steals in this game. In the matter of defending, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed the other team to go 47.6% from the floor on 30 of 63 shooting. They also dished out 16 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they collected 21 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Golden Lions knocked down 11 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 64.7%. Arkansas-Pine Bluff ended the contest with a 49.1% field goal percentage (26 of 53) and made 8 out of their 22 shots from distance.

Dante Sawyer is a guy who came through in this matchup. He ended up going 60.0% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 33 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. He was able to score 16 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff comes into this game with a mark of 1-7 for the campaign. They are turning it over 15.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is grabbing 32.4 rebounds per contest and has racked up 94 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 197th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Golden Lions are shooting 30.6% on three-point shots (55 of 180) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. They average 70.5 pts per contest (285th in college basketball) on 44.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Golden Lions have forced 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.8 fouls. They concede 32.4% on shots from downtown and they rank 363rd in college hoops in opponents PPG (92.4). The Golden Lions are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 49.1% (262 of 534) and they concede 41.9 rebounds per game as a group. They are 363rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 160 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kansas State Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 80-64 when they played Longwood. The Wildcats were able to pull down 26 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 34 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. Longwood was called for 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for 5 shots. They were able to make 3 of the free throws for a clip of 60.0%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Kansas State converted 11 out of their 20 attempts (55.0%). Overall, the Wildcats ended up going 33 out of 56 from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.9%. The Wildcats permitted Longwood to make 24 out of 58 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.4% in this game. They finished 13.3% from beyond the arc by going 2 of 15 and ended up shooting 14 of 19 at the charity stripe (73.7%). In reference to rebounding, Kansas State allowed Longwood to grab 23 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Coleman Hawkins ended up being important for the Wildcats in the game. He made 7 out of 10 in the matchup for a rate of 70.0%, and tallied 10 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accounted for 5 dimes for the contest.

Kansas State has a record of 5-2 on the campaign. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls per game and they shoot 69.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per contest (70th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest. Kansas State has totaled 533 points for the campaign (76.1 per game) and they pull in 35.9 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which ranks 110th in the nation.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 78th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 66.1. They are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the field (116th in the nation). The Kansas State defense concedes 35.5% on three-point shots (50 of 141) and their opponents are connecting on 75.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 12.3 assists and 31.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 137th and 59th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Kansas State

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