Texas State Bobcats vs Troy Trojans Prediction, 1/9/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Texas State Bobcats vs Troy Trojans

Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025

Location: Trojan Arena in Troy, AL

TV: ESPN+

Trojan Arena is the site where the Troy Trojans (10-4) will attempt to defeat the Texas State Bobcats (8-7) on Thursday.

The Texas State Bobcats took the court against Appalachian State and took a loss by a final of 72-61 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bobcats left the arena with 12 and Appalachian State racked up 10 fouls. They knocked down 12 of their 22 shots from 3-point land. Appalachian State went 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of 9 attempts. Additionally, Appalachian State totaled 32 rebounds (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Appalachian State dished out 15 assists and had 5 steals in the game. In relation to the defense, Texas State allowed the other team to go 52.9% from the field on 27 of 51 shooting. They also dished out 11 dimes in this matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 23 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats knocked down 7 of their 7 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. Texas State finished with a 37.7% field goal percentage (23 out of 61) and made 8 of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Tyrel Morgan is someone who played a role in this matchup. He ended up scoring 16 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins played and collected 5 boards. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also distributed 1 assist.

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Texas State comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 8-7 on the season. They cough up possession 12.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Texas State is grabbing 36.7 rebounds per contest and has earned 210 assists for the campaign, which is 185th in the nation in terms of passing. The Bobcats are shooting 36.9% on three-point attempts (83 of 225) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 75.5 points per game (178th in Division 1) while going 47.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bobcats are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are 135th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 183 relinquished for the campaign. The Bobcats defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.3% (355 of 819) and they surrender 30.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are conceding 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 121st in the nation in PPG allowed (68.9).

For their last game, the Troy Trojans went home victorious with a score of 58-57 against Marshall. The Trojans recorded 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this game. They gave up possession 14 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. Marshall earned 17 fouls for the contest which took the Trojans to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.5%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Troy converted 7 of 31 tries (22.6%). When all was said and done, the Trojans shot 19 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.3%. The Trojans allowed Marshall to knock down 22 out of their 56 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.3% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 18.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 3 of 16 and ended up going 10 out of 17 from the free throw line (58.8%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Troy permitted Marshall to collect 31 in all (12 offensive).

Tayton Conerway was important for the Trojans in this matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 15 for this game for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and earned 4 rebounds. He racked up 20 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the game.

Troy has a win-loss record of 10-4 for the campaign. The Trojans are committing 16.6 fouls every game while shooting 72.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 14.6 times per contest (142nd in college) and they are turning it over 15.6 times per contest. Troy has 1,032 points this season (73.7 per contest) and they collect 38.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Trojans are connecting on 45.2% from the field, which is 181st in the country.

The Trojans on defense are ranked 49th in college in points allowed per contest with 65.4. They are forcing 14.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.6% from the floor (103rd in Division 1). The Troy defense concedes 32.3% on three-point shots (93 of 288) and their opponents are making 66.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 12.6 dimes and 32.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 152nd and 61st in those categories.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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