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Tennessee vs. Arizona College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/17/2022
Tennessee at Arizona—Tennessee is 9-1 on the year. Their lone loss came early in the season on a neutral court to Colorado by 12. Notable wins on neutral courts to USC, Kansas and Maryland. Vols are number one in defensive efficiency in the country as they hold teams to 20.2% from three and 41.4% inside. Tennessee forces turnovers. Offensively, they struggle with turnovers and convert 32.4% from three as well as 46% around the bucket. Arizona enters play at 9-1. Wildcats are 1-1 in the PAC 12 with a road loss at Utah by 15. Team is number one in the nation in offensive efficiency as they make 39.3% from three and 63% around the hole. Strong defensive team inside as they hold opponents to 43.8%. First true road game for the Volunteers. They are shooting only 35.7% on a neutral court. Play Arizona -3.5.
UCLA vs. Kentucky College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/17/2022
UCLA vs. Kentucky—Game played at Madison Square Garden. UCLA is 9-2 on the year and 2-0 in the PAC 12. Bruins has conference wins at Stanford and home to Oregon. Losses came on neutral courts to Illinois and Baylor. Bruins come off the 87-60 road win at UCLA. Bruins is third in the nation in offensive efficiency. They secure the basketball, shooting 36.9% from three and 55.7% inside. A good defensive team sitting 18th in efficiency as they force turnovers and limit teams to 31% from three. Kentucky is 7-2 with losses to Michigan St on a neutral court and a Gonzaga by 16. Wildcats 18th in offensive efficiency in the nation. Strong on the glass plus hit 39.2% from three and 50.7% inside. They make only 68.5% at the line. Kentucky 7th in defensive efficiency by holding teams to 31.6% from three and 41.7% inside. Kentucky loss to Gonzaga a concern as they gave up 56.4% shooting. UCLA form in their conference win and win at Maryland recently the difference here. Play UCLA -1.5.
Gonzaga vs. Alabama College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/17/2022
Gonzaga vs. Alabama—Game played on a neutral court in Birmingham Alabama. Gonzaga is 8-3 on the year. True road loss at Texas by 19 with an 18 point loss on a neutral to Purdue. Bulldogs dropped a one point neutral court decision to Baylor. Gonzaga sits fifth in offensive efficiency behind 36.8% from three and 55.6% inside. Strong on the glass on both ends. Team holds opponents to 31.3% from three and 50.1% around the bucket. Alabama is 9-1 on the year. Loss came on a neutral court to UCONN by 15. Crimson Tide top 20 team in offensive and defensive efficiency. Strong on the offensive glass but are a sloppy high turnover team. On defense they limit opponents to 27.7% from three and 41.4% inside. They come off back to back wins to Houston on the road and Memphis at home. Crimson Tide shooting form a concern as they hit 40% away from home. Bulldogs shot 42% against Michigan ST, 40% against Purdue and 36.1% against Baylor. They have the ability to defend Gonzaga but their high turnovers a concern. Play Gonzaga +1.5.
Houston vs. Virginia College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/17/2022
Houston at Virginia—Houston is 10-1 on the year. Loss came at home to Alabama by six. Cougars sit second in defensive efficiency holding teams to 23.7% from three and 38.4% inside. They do a great job of forcing turnovers. Houston a strong on the offensive glass that convert 53.1% inside. Virginia is 8-0 with notable wins to Michigan on the road with neutral court wins to Illinois and Baylor. Cavs tenth in offensive and 16th in defensive efficiency. A good three point shooting team that hits 39.6%. Virginia defends the basket well allowing 42.3%. They secure the basketball and force turnovers. Cavaliers are fourth in the nation in D1 experience. Cougars home loss to a good defensive team in Alabama is the concern. Play Virginia +3.
Ohio St vs. North Carolina College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/17/2022
Ohio St vs. North Carolina—Game played a Madison Square Garden. Ohio St is 7-2 and 1-0 in the Big Ten off their 67-66 home win to Rutgers. Losses came on a neutral court to San Diego St and on the road to Duke by nine. Team is fourth in offensive efficiency with strong rebounding, 37% from three and 53.8% shooting inside. Their only blemish is not forcing turnovers on defense. They do allow only 27.9% from three and 46.6% around the bucket. Buckeyes in the better shooting form. The recent four game losing streak for the Tar Heels the concern. They hit only 43.7% away from home. Play Ohio St +2.
Indiana vs. Kansas College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/17/2022
Indiana at Kansas—Indiana is 8-2 and 1-1 in the Big Ten. Conference win came at home to Nebraska with a 15 point road loss at Rutgers. Hoosiers strong shooting team inside where they convert 58% and make 36.4% from three. On defense, they hold opponents to 30% from three and 43.7% around the bucket. Kansas is 9-1 on the campaign. Loss came by fourteen to Tennessee on a neutral court in their third game in three days. Jayhawks 14th in offensive efficiency and 10th on defense in the nation. Two and three point shooting plus defense excellent. Free throws the blemish as Kansas converts 66.9%. Hoosiers have lost two of three including a 15 point true road loss at Rutgers. In their two true road games the Hoosiers shooting only 41.2% and 27% from three. Play Kansas -5.5.
Utah vs. BYU College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/17/2022
Utah at BYU—Utes are 9-2 on the year and 2-0 in the PAC 12. Utes beat Arizona at home by 15 and Washington St by two on the road. Utes have been strong on the offensive glass and from three where they make 39.1%. Team is 3rd in the nation in defensive effective field goal percentage as they hold opponents to 25.4% from three and 39.9% around the bucket. Utah has great size. BYU sits at 7-5 this year. They have a home loss to Utah Valley by 15. Cougars struggle with turnovers on offense and from three where they hit 28.6%. On defense, they allow 37.6% from three. BYU struggling to shoot on their home court at 42.9%. Utes defense has allowed under 40% shooting in ten of their eleven games. Play Utah and BYU under 144.
Connecticut vs. Butler College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/17/2022
UCONN at Butler—Connecticut is a perfect 11-0 on the season. They have a true road win at Florida by 21. Notable win to Alabama by 15 on a neutral court. Huskies seventh in offensive efficiency and fourth on the defensive side. Strong shooting and defending the three plus two shot basket. They force turnovers and rebound well on both ends. Butler 8-3 this year. They come off the 26 point win at Cal. Notable home win to Kansas St by 12. Bulldogs good shooting team hitting 36.6% from three and 58.2% around the bucket. Weak on the offensive glass. Defensively, the Bulldogs hold opponents to 29.2% from three and 48.2% inside. Butler in their four straight wins have shot well. Big East opener for both teams. Butler 6-0 at home shooting 56.3% and allowing 41.4%. Play Butler +8.5.
Providence vs. Seton Hall College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/17/2022
Providence at Seton Hall—Providence checks in to their Big East opener at 8-3. True road loss at TCU by 13. Friars strong on the offensive glass and shooting inside where they make 55.2%. Weak with three point defense allowing 36.7% but hold teams to 44.2% inside. Seton Hall sits at 7-4 with a home loss to Iowa at home. Pirates a team that struggles on offense with turnovers, three point shooting at 31.9% and 48% inside. Strong defensive team holding opponents to 26.8% from three and 45% inside. Pirates 27th in the nation in D1 experience. At home they hold opponents to 31.4% shooting. Friars away from their home court shooting only 43.5% and allowing 47.1% shooting. Play Seton Hall -2.5.
Davidson vs. Purdue College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/17/2022
Davidson at Purdue—Davidson is 7-3 on the year with true road losses by 23 at Charleston and two at Delaware. Wildcats struggle on the glass on both ends. Average shooting team that hits 34.6% from three and 53.8% inside. Davidson struggles defending around the bucket where they allow 52.2%. Purdue is 10-0 this year. Notable wins on a neutral court to Duke and Gonzaga. They are 2-0 in the Big Ten with a 19 point home win to Minnesota and by three on the road to Nebraska in overtime. Boilermakers sit 2nd in offensive efficiency behind strong rebounding and 54.2% shooting around the bucket. On defense, a good rebounding team that holds opponents to 27.3% from three and 46% inside. Boilermakers have failed to cover four straight as the lines are getting high on Purdue bases on their good start. Wildcats shooting has improved past five games at 47%. Play Davidson +15.5.