Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, November 6th, 2024 College Basketball Tips, Best Bets and Odds

Game: Oral Roberts Golden Eagles vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: BTN+

The Minnesota Golden Gophers (19-15 last season) will try to beat the Oral Roberts Golden Eagles (12-19 last season) on Wednesday at Williams Arena.

The Oral Roberts Golden Eagles took on South Dakota State and lost 79-63 in their last game. In terms of personal fouls, the Golden Eagles finished the game with 18 and South Dakota State finished the game with 8 personal fouls. They failed 8 of their 18 attempts from distance. South Dakota State hit 85.0% at the charity event by knocking down 17 of its 20 shots. In addition, South Dakota State grabbed 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive) but finished the game with no rebounds. South Dakota State recorded 13 assists and 4 steals for the match. On defense, Oral Roberts allowed the opposing team to shoot 55.1% from the field on 27 of 49 shots. They also recorded eight assists, forced the other team into seven turnovers and had four steals in this game. As for grabbing boards, they collected 28, including 8 on offense. From the free throw line, the Golden Eagles sank 7 of their 10 attempts, a rate of 70.0%. Oral Roberts finished the game with a 37.3% field goal percentage (22 of 59) and made 12 of 35 three-point shots.

Issac McBride is one of the players who contributed significantly to the game. He ended up scoring 20 points on 7 of 16 shots. He played 39 minutes and collected 5 rebounds. He shot 43.8% from the field and totaled 2 dimes.

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Oral Roberts enters this matchup after finishing last year with a 12-19 record. They turned the ball over 9.7 times per game and committed a total of 17.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, Oral Roberts grabbed 33.0 boards per contest and recorded 341 assists last season, ranking them 341st in Division 1 in passing the ball. The Golden Eagles shot 36.1% on three-point shots (285 of 790) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They averaged 73.4 points per game (184th nationally) while shooting 44.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Golden Eagles were able to force their opponents into 10.8 turnovers per game and picked up 13.8 personal fouls. They ranked 113th nationally with 404 assists handed out last season. The Golden Eagles shot 44.2% (831 of 1,882) and conceded a total of 38.3 goals per game. They shot 35.7% on 3-point attempts and ranked 278th in college basketball in points allowed per game (75.3).

The last time they took the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers lost to Indiana State 76-64 in the final. The Golden Gophers grabbed 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 14 times and had seven steals for the contest. Indiana State committed 12 fouls in the contest, which put the Golden Gophers in the charity stripe for 15 shots. They were able to make 8 of the free throw attempts, which corresponds to a rate of 53.3%. When it comes to long-range shooting, Minnesota made 6 of 17 attempts (35.3%). Overall, the Golden Gophers shot 25-for-56 from the floor, giving them a 44.6% clip. The Golden Gophers allowed Indiana State to knock down 27 of 56 attempts from the floor, giving them a 48.2% shooting percentage in the game. They shot 26.7% from 3-point land by shooting 8 of 30 and finished the contest 14 of 18 from the charity stripe (77.8%). When it comes to rebounds, Minnesota allowed Indiana State to score a total of 27 (3 on offense).

Pharrel Payne was important for the Golden Gophers in this game. He converted 7 of 13 for the matchup, a rate of 53.8%, and had 8 rebounds. He scored a total of 16 points in his 33 minutes of play and earned 3 dimes in this match.

Minnesota had a win-loss record of 19-15 last year. The Golden Gophers were responsible for committing 16.1 personal fouls per game and collected 69.0% of charity fouls. Their assist rate to teammates was 17.3 times per game (16th in Division 1) and they had possession of the ball 12.0 times per game. Minnesota scored a total of 2,550 points (75.0 per game) and collected 34.9 rebounds per contest last season. On offense, the Golden Gophers shot 47.2%, ranking 46th nationally.

Minnesota's defense allowed 36.0% of shots from distance (219 of 609) and opponents hit on 72.5% of their foul shots. They gave up 15.1 assists and 32.8 rebounds in each game, which ranked them 332nd and 70th in D-1. Defensively, the Golden Gophers ranked 180th in Division 1 with 71.9 points per game. They forced 10.9 turnovers per game and allowed teams to shoot 44.9% from the field (258th nationally).

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

Tony Sink's pick: Take Minnesota

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