Evansville vs Quinnipiac Picks and Prediction – 3/24/2024

The Evansville Purple Aces come into the CBI tournament this weekend one game below .500 having lost four of the last five following a 21 point blowout loss to Drake in the final game of the year. Offensively Evansville has been a bottom feeder in the country all season averaging 71.52 points on 44.8% shooting from the floor. Defensively Evansville has been even worse allowing 73.5 points per game ranking 235th in the country. For other college basketball news our College Basketball Picks.

Yacine Toumi has carried Evansville offense this season scoring 10.8 points and 6.5 rebounds per game. Kenny Strawbridge Jr averages 9.8 points and adds a team high 2.5 assists. Chuck Bailey III averages 8.4 points per game. Ben Humrichous averages 14.7 points per game but has played in just 24 games overall.

The Quinnipiac Bobcats come into the CBI with 24 wins on the year following a narrow 2 point loss to Saint Peters in the final game of the year to end a lengthy winning streak. Offensively Quinnipiac has ranked in the top 100 in the country this season averaging nearly 78 points on 45.1% shooting from the floor. Defensively Quinnipiac has been mediocre allowing 71.45 points per game, but their stellar offense carried them to success all season.

Matt Balanc leads Quinnipiac this season averaging 18.2 points per game. Amarri Tice averages 13.2 points and adds a team leading seven rebounds. Paul Otieno averages 10.9 points as the third player in double figures. Savion Lewis is 4th on the roster averaging 8.2 points and leads the way dishing out 7.4 assists per game.