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Creighton vs. Arizona St College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/12/2022
Creighton vs. Arizona St—Game played on a neutral court in Las Vegas. Creighton fell to 6-4 after their 83-80 loss to BYU in Las Vegas. Four straight losses for the Bluejays. Team has struggled on the offensive glass and from three where they convert 33.7%. Creighton good inside where they shoot 56.6% and surrender 48.2% shooting. They don’t force turnovers on defense but rebound well. Arizona St is off to a 9-1 start and 2-0 in PAC 12 play. They come off an impressive road win at SMU by 18 points. ASU has defended well sitting 17th in the nation in efficiency by allowing 25.8% from three and 39.3% around the bucket. Sun Devils weak on the defensive glass and shooting from three where they connect 30.4%. Arizona St has a notable win by 25 on a neutral court to Michigan. This is an experience team that utilizes it’s bench. Creighton has struggled shooting the basketball during this losing streak and faces a strong defensive team here. Play Arizona St +4.
New Mexico vs. San Francisco College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/12/2022
New Mexico vs. San Francisco—Game played on a neutral site in Las Vegas. New Mexico is off to a 9-0 starts. Lobos in their step up game beat Saint Mary’s 69-65 on the road. This is a good offensive team that sits 46th in efficiency with 34.7% from three and 53.3% inside. They secure the basketball and good from the free throw line. On defense, they do allow 34.8% from three but hold teams to 46.9% inside. San Francisco checks in at 8-2. Losses came on the road at Davidson by nine and to Utah St on a neutral court by 12 points. Dons have struggled with turning the ball over and make only 32.7% from three. On defense, the Dons are strong on the glass and limit teams to 28.9% from three. Defensive performance by San Francisco against Davidson, Northern Iowa and Utah St a major concern as they allowed 51% shooting or greater. Play New Mexico -4.
Liberty vs. Oral Roberts College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/12/2022
Liberty at Oral Roberts—Liberty sits at 6-3 on the campaign. Losses came on the road to Alabama, home to Southern Miss and by 13 to Northwestern on a neutral court. Positives for this A-Sun team is their shooting where they convert 37.2% from three and 52.2% inside. Issues with the Flames have been with turnovers and three point defense where they allow 36.2% from three. Oral Roberts check in at 7-3. All losses on the road to Saint Mary’s, Houston and Utah St. Eagles are 35th in offensive efficiency with ball security, 36.6% from three and good free throw shooting. On defense, they don’t force turnovers, struggle with rebounding and at the three point line where they allow 35.9%. Oral Roberts opponents weak with four wins against Non D1 schools. That road win at Tulsa impressive. Play Oral Roberts -2.
Yale vs. Fairfield College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/12/2022
Yale at Fairfield—Yale enters play at 8-3. Losses came on the road to Kentucky, Butler and Colorado. Bulldogs good shooting team inside where they convert 53.4%. They defend well on the glass plus hold opponents to 30.3% from three and 45.2% inside. Fairfield is 4-6 on the year and 1-1 in MAAC conference play. They won both games at home to weak teams in Saint Peters and Sacred Heart. Stags sit 289th in offensive efficiency hitting only 27.4% from three and 48.5% inside. They don’t force many turnovers on defense and allow 33.5% from three as well as 48.8% around the bucket. Yale does have a road win at Hawaii and covered in a five point loss at Kentucky. Stags have shot only 41.6% at home. Play Yale -5.5.
South Florida vs. Northern Iowa College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/12/2022
USF at Northern Iowa—South Florida is 3-6 on the campaign. They dropped a 67-59 decision at Auburn in their lone true road game. Bulls a poor offensive team behind 31.7% from three, 48.9% inside and 62.8% at the free throw line. They struggle defensively on the glass. Strengths are offensive rebounding and two point defense. Northern Iowa is 3-6 this season. Panthers have back to back losses at home to Toledo by 8 and McNeese St by three. UNI has struggled with scoring and defending inside. They make only 64% at the line and surrender 34.6% from three. They are 1-1 in Missouri Valley conference play with a home win to Evansville by 27. South Florida has struggled shooting away from home. Panthers had one bad shooting performance at home but were good at home to Evansville, Toledo and Northern Illinois. Play Northern Iowa -3.
UC San Diego vs. San Diego College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/12/2022
UC San Diego at San Diego St—UC San Diego enters play at 4-4. They have a road loss in overtime at Navy with wins at George Washington and Eastern Michigan. Tritons good on the glass offensively and connect 50.2% from three. The Big West team struggles at the three point line where they make 29.7% and give up 38.9% from three. They do defend inside effectively limiting opponents to 45.7% plus rebound. San Diego checks in at 5-5. Home losses to Utah St, UNLV and Cal Baptist for Steve Lavin’s team. Toreros sit 97th in offensive efficiency behind, rebounding, free throw and three point shooting. They secure the basketball and convert 37.5% from three. Defense is the issue for the Toreros as they allow 41.5% from three and 54.1% inside. USF defense has not been good at home where they allow 46% and 38.8% from three. Tritons defense travels by allowing 39.9% and 33.8% from three. Play UC San Diego +6.5.
Monmouth vs. Syracuse College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/12/2022
Monmouth at Syracuse—Monmouth is 1-9 on the year with their lone win coming at home Manhattan by seven. Hawks 335th in the nation in offensive efficiency with turnovers and poor shooting from two, three and free throw line. On defense, they sit 361st in the nation in effective field goal percentage by allowing 41.1% from three and 57.4% inside. Syracuse is 6-4 with home losses to Colgate and Bryant this year. Orange struggles shooting from three but secures the basketball and make 52.1% inside. They do defend the perimeter and interior well plus force turnovers. Syracuse got into great form during this three game win streak shooting over 50% past three games and allowing about 38% shooting. They opened ACC play with a win at Notre Dame in this span. Play Syracuse -23.