Seattle Redhawks vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Seattle Redhawks vs Western Kentucky Hilltoppers

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: E.A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, KY

TV: ESPN+

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (7-3) welcome the Seattle Redhawks (4-6) at E.A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday.

The Seattle Redhawks faced Pacific and notched a win by a score of 111-44 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Redhawks ended up with 16 while Pacific recorded 17 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 24 attempts from 3-point range. Pacific finished shooting 81.8% at the free throw line by burying 9 of 11 shots. Moreover, Pacific collected 18 rebounds (4 offensive, 14 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Pacific recorded 10 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, Seattle let their opponent shoot 25.0% from the field on 15 out of 60 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes for the game while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 48 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Redhawks converted 14 of 19 shots for a rate of 73.7%. Seattle ended having earned a 60.6% field goal percentage (40 of 66) and buried 17 of their 31 three-point shots.

DaSean Stevens is one player who was a major contributor for the contest. He shot 63.6% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists. He saw the court for 28 minutes and collected 4 boards. He accounted for 20 points on 7 of 11 shooting.

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Seattle enters this game with a mark of 4-6 for the campaign. They cough up possession 12.7 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.5 fouls per game. As a unit, Seattle is pulling down 35.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 132 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 271st in the country in terms of passing. The Redhawks are hitting 39.0% on 3-pointers (90 of 231) and 73.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 76.3 points per contest (179th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.8% from the floor.

Defensively, the Redhawks are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.5 fouls. They rank 219th in college basketball in allowing assists with 143 surrendered for the campaign. The Redhawks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.1% (250 of 542) and they relinquish 30.1 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They surrender 32.1% from 3-point land while they are 135th in college hoops in points per game allowed (69.4).

For their last game, the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers went home victorious with a score of 81-76 when they played Murray State. The Hilltoppers snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 44 in the game. They turned it over 14 times, while recording 8 steals in the game. Murray State was called for 21 personal fouls in this contest which took the Hilltoppers to the charity stripe for a total of 25 shots. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.0%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Western Kentucky converted 6 out of 25 tries (24.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Hilltoppers shot 27 for 71 from the field which had them at 38.0%. The Hilltoppers permitted Murray State to make 25 out of their 66 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.9% for this game. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from distance by going 7 out of 21 and ended up going 19 of 26 at the charity stripe (73.1%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Western Kentucky permitted Murray State to snag 39 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Don McHenry ended up having an impact for the Hilltoppers for this game. He totaled 29 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup. He made 9 of 23 for the game for a field goal percentage of 39.1%, and had 5 rebounds.

Western Kentucky has a record of 7-3 for the year. The Hilltoppers commit 18.4 fouls every game while shooting 74.0% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 12.7 times per game (268th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per contest. Western Kentucky has earned 807 pts for the season (80.7 per contest) and they pull in 40.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Hilltoppers are connecting on 43.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 251st in college basketball.

The Western Kentucky defense allows 29.0% on 3-point attempts (78 of 269) and their opponents are converting on 75.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 13.9 dimes and 41.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 253rd and 352nd in college basketball. The Hilltoppers on the defensive end are ranked 241st in the country in points given up per game with 73.4. They are able to force 14.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.7% from the field (30th in college basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Western Kentucky and under the total points

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