Bethune-Cookman Wildcats vs San Diego State Aztecs basketball prediction & odds

Wed, Nov 11 · 5:00 PM ET · Viejas Arena, San Diego, CA

Non-conferenceYouTubeViejas Arena, San Diego, CA
Bethune
0-3 · 0-0 conf
Efficiency #253
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San Diego St
2-0 · 0-0 conf
Efficiency #51
Wed, Nov 11 · 5:00 PM ET
67.485.1
Projected score
BCU win 6%SDSU win 94%
Consensus
Spread
SDSU −18.5
open SDSU −18.5
Total
152.5
open 152.5
Our line
SDSU −17.7
ML Bethune
+1325
ML San Diego St
-3000
Median of 7 books · as of Tue, Nov 10 · 9:27 PM ET

Our play

How our line is built

each step, from an even game to our line
Spread
Even game
0.0
San Diego Strated 7.4 above average
+7.4
Bethunerated 6.0 below average
+6.0
Home court
+4.3
Our line
SDSU −17.7
◂ Bethune sideSan Diego St side ▸

The spread is seen from the home side: a plus moves it toward San Diego St. Our total joins once both teams have played 3 games.

Pace & total

possessions per 40 minutes
Tempo, possessions per 40 minutes

Projected possessions: 74.0, from each team's opponent-adjusted tempo. On raw season pace, San Diego St is the faster team (77.0, #38 of 365) and Bethune the slower (73.0, #108). When tempos clash, the slower team usually pulls the pace harder (weights 0.80 vs 0.66).

Projected possessions
74.0
per team, 40 min
Market total
152.5
Consensus · open 152.5
Adjusted tempo, vs an average opponent
71.9#99
Bethune
72.6#63
San Diego St

How this game plays

points this game from the four factors, vs an average D-I matchup
Our line
SDSU −17.7
Four factors 16.5Not in these stats 1.2
From the four factors
San Diego St has the ball+9.9
Bethune has the ball−6.6
San Diego St has the ball
✓Shoots it welleFG% 55.7% #97 · BCU allows 53.5% #229+5.0
✓Wins second chancesOR% 41.0% #40 · BCU allows 32.7% #208+3.2
✓Gets to the lineFTR 56.5% #21 · BCU allows 56.1% #330 · FT 78.5% #57+2.4
✗Coughs it upTO% 22.7% #308 · BCU forces 15.5% #254 · ~14 turnovers−0.8
Bethune has the ball
✗Few second chancesOR% 22.3% #318 · SDSU allows 23.2% #46−4.7
✗Tough shooting lookeFG% 49.4% #191 · SDSU allows 45.2% #82−3.3
✓Takes care of the ballTO% 21.0% #271 · SDSU forces 14.3% #288 · ~13 turnovers+0.8
✓Gets to the lineFTR 51.0% #48 · SDSU allows 38.9% #202 · FT 67.5% #222+0.5

Shot diet

Where each offense shoots from and where each defense lets teams shoot
Bethuneoffense vsSan Diego Stdefense
Share of shots by zone
Bethune shoots
San Diego St allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim61.7%#12965.8%#27058.0%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)44.4%#1319.1%#3038.2%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)28.1%#23233.3%#15534.7%
Three36.2%#11128.1%#9432.5%
San Diego Stoffense vsBethunedefense
Share of shots by zone
San Diego St shoots
Bethune allows
D-I average
FG% by zone
ZoneD-I avg
Rim68.0%#7063.4%#24758.0%
Short 2 (≤9 ft)30.0%#22812.5%#3538.2%
Mid 2 (10 ft+)47.6%#7112.5%#3434.7%
Three42.1%#4333.8%#20432.5%
RimShort 2 (≤9 ft)Mid 2 (10 ft+)Three

Zones from play-by-play shot descriptions; garbage time removed. Bars show the share of field-goal attempts in each zone; where a slice is too thin for its number, the shares are listed under the bar. FG% ranks: #1 = best for that side (most accurate shooting, stingiest defense).

Shot volume

Extra scoring chances from rebounds, turnovers and the foul line
Bethune
−8.4extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#294 of 365
Off reb %
22.3%
#318
Def reb %
67.3%
#208
Turnover %
21.0%
#271
Forced TO %
15.5%
#254
FT rate
51.0%
#48
FT allowed
56.1%
#330
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding−3.1
Defensive rebounding−0.4
Ball security−2.0
Forcing turnovers−1.8
Foul shots drawn+3.5
Foul shots allowed−4.7
San Diego St
+4.8extra scoring chances per game vs a D-I average team#110 of 365
Off reb %
41.0%
#40
Def reb %
76.8%
#46
Turnover %
22.7%
#308
Forced TO %
14.3%
#288
FT rate
56.5%
#21
FT allowed
38.9%
#202
Where the chances come from (per game)
Offensive rebounding+3.1
Defensive rebounding+2.8
Ball security−3.2
Forcing turnovers−2.7
Foul shots drawn+5.0
Foul shots allowed−0.2

San Diego St has more extra scoring chances per game: +4.8 (#110 of 365) to Bethune’s −8.4 (#294).

Grade = extra shots and foul-line trips per game compared with a D-I average team, built from six season rates. Cell shading is the national rank for each rate (greener = better for that team).

Rotation

Who has been playing, and who has not
Bethune2026-27 numbers · last game: Grand Canyon, Nov 7
#PlayerPosClHtGP-GSMPGMin/40, last 8Last 3 vs beforeStatusPPGRPGAPGTOVeFG%3P%3PA/gFT%Usage
34FSo6'7"3-326.022—Started last7.04.71.02.355.9%50.0%3.333.3%19.1%
0GJr6'8"3-022.334—Bench5.73.31.31.753.3%40.0%1.750.0%16.6%
4GSr6'0"3-021.725—Bench7.72.72.31.744.7%37.5%2.7100.0%22.2%
11FJr6'7"3-321.06—Started last5.35.00.72.042.1%40.0%1.7—22.5%
1GSr6'1"3-321.015—Started last8.33.01.31.353.3%33.3%2.081.8%21.5%
3GJr6'6"3-320.717—Started last9.32.30.31.361.1%44.4%3.054.5%24.4%
5FSr6'6"3-019.731—Bench8.32.00.31.343.8%0.0%0.764.7%25.3%
30GFr6'3"3-018.323—Bench8.73.00.31.038.1%20.0%3.376.9%29.1%
23FSr6'8"2-118.519—Started last9.01.00.50.068.2%33.3%1.575.0%18.3%
15FSr6'8"3-29.03—Bench3.01.70.01.050.0%—0.083.3%20.8%
21CSr7'0"3-08.05—Bench0.31.30.00.30.0%—0.025.0%11.1%
Into the starting lineup: Daniel Perez-Rouzan.Out of the starting lineup: IJ Ezuma.

Competitive minutes leave out garbage time (provisional rule: a second-half lead of 25+ inside 15:00, 20+ inside 10:00, 15+ inside 5:00 or 10+ inside 2:00, held to the end) and are shown per 40 minutes. Status says only whether a player appeared; the reason is not published.

Team comparison

national rank toned left for away, right for home
BethuneSan Diego St
Efficiency
102.1
109.3
107.9
97.0
71.9
72.6
9.4
2.4
Shooting
49.4%
55.7%
46.5%
51.9%
36.2%
42.1%
67.5%
78.5%
51.0%
56.5%
Ball control & glass
21.0%
22.7%
15.5%
14.3%
22.3%
41.0%
32.7%
23.2%
11.4%
11.7%
8.1%
6.5%
Style
36.9%
33.0%
36.4%
34.6%
15.3%
8.4%
35.8%
55.4%
48.7%
32.3%
Roster
3.15
2.38
6'5.5"
6'6"
24.3%
14.6%

Offseason

roster movement into this season — descriptive, not a model input
Bethune
Returning minutes: 24.3%Returning production: 27.4%
Lost
  • Jakobi Heady 34.6 mpg, 17.6 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Arterio Morris 26.0 mpg, 10.8 ppg · transferred to Tennessee St
  • Seneca Willoughby 23.1 mpg, 3.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Ariel Bland 20.0 mpg, 4.8 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Tyler Andrews 16.3 mpg, 5.4 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Jordan Johnson 16.0 mpg, 4.9 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • Jameel Morris from Alcorn St · 27.7 mpg, 10.5 ppg last season
  • Karmello Branch from Kansas City · 26.8 mpg, 11.0 ppg last season
  • Jaylen Jones from Jacksonville · 26.1 mpg, 9.4 ppg last season
  • Daniel Johnson from Hampton · 25.1 mpg, 10.0 ppg last season
  • Vuk Boskovic from San Diego · 20.3 mpg, 6.1 ppg last season
  • Mari Jordan from Radford · 13.7 mpg, 5.3 ppg last season

Returns 24% of last season's minutes; lost 3 of its top 5 (1 transferred). Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).

San Diego St
Returning minutes: 14.6%Returning production: 14.0%
Lost
  • Reese Dixon-Waters 29.2 mpg, 12.7 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
  • Miles Byrd 28.1 mpg, 10.4 ppg · transferred to Providence
  • BJ Davis 22.3 mpg, 10.8 ppg · transferred to Creighton
  • Taj DeGourville 19.4 mpg, 5.5 ppg · transferred to Nebraska
  • Miles Heide 18.5 mpg, 5.4 ppg · transferred to Virginia Tech
  • Sean Newman Jr. 15.5 mpg, 3.3 ppg · not on a D1 roster yet
Added
  • Chance Gladden from Boston U · 32.4 mpg, 13.9 ppg last season
  • Nick Anderson from Rice · 29.2 mpg, 15.5 ppg last season
  • Isaiah Sy from Oregon St · 28.0 mpg, 10.0 ppg last season
  • Bear Cherry from Sacramento St · 6.0 mpg, 3.0 ppg last season
  • Jel Malek no D1 minutes last season
  • Zach White no D1 minutes last season

Returns 15% of last season's minutes; lost 5 of its top 5 (4 transferred). Teams returning under 40% of last season's minutes have historically fallen about 0.8 points of AdjEM (n=716 team-seasons, 2022-2026).

Line history

Market line, home spread or game total

Lines by book

BookSpread (home) open → nowTotal open → nowML homeML away
DraftKings-18.5-105152.5o-105 u-115-1800+1000
FanDuel-18.5-115152.5o-110 u-110-4500+1600
BetMGM-18.5-110152.5o-105 u-115-3000+1150
Caesars-18.5-110152.5o-110 u-110——
Fanatics-19→-18.5-110152.5o-110 u-110-3000+1500
BetOnline-18-110152o-110 u-110——
theScore Bet-18.5-105152.5o-105 u-115——
Kalshi-17.5-335151.5o-170 u-144-1900+1900
Polymarket-18.5-150152.5o+113 u-117-3233+1567
Novig-18.5→—152.5→150.5o-365 u-413-2841+1567
open = first-sighted line for this event · now = latest capture

Head-to-head

this season and last
No meetings the last two seasons.

More games on Wed, Nov 11

← Tue, Nov 10 · Thu, Nov 12 → · Full season schedule

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