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TCU vs. Utah College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/21/2022
TCU vs. Utah—Game is played on a neutral court in Salt Lake City. TCU is 9-1 on the year with a home loss to Northwestern St by one. They have notable wins on neutral courts to Iowa and Providence. Offensively, the Horned Frogs are strong on the glass and good team scoring inside. They struggle with 30.6% from three. Team is 14th in effective field goal defense holding teams to 27.5% from three and 44.3% around the hole. They do force turnovers. Utah checks in at 9-3. They are 2-0 in the PAC 12 with a home win to Arizona and on the road to Washington St. They do come off a nine point loss at BYU. Utes are a strong defensive team sitting third in the nation in effective field goal defense. They hold opponents to 25.7% from three and 40.6% inside. Utah does hit 37.4% from three and 50.6% around the bucket. They have good size. Horned Frogs sit 363rd in strength of schedule. Site favors the Utes. Respect Utah’s home win to Arizona. Play Utah at a pick.
Michigan vs. North Carolina College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/21/2022
Michigan vs. North Carolina—Game is played on a neutral court in Charlotte. Michigan is 7-3 and 1-0 in the Big Ten with a road win by 15 at Minnesota. Wolverines are 24th in offensive efficiency behind good ball security, 35.7% from three and 52.4% shooting inside. Defensively they do allow 34.1% from three but hold opponents to 47.5% shooting inside the arc. They make only 66.3% at the free throw line. North Carolina is 8-4 on the year and 1-1 in the ACC. The conference win came to Georgia Tech at home and a loss at Virginia Tech by eight. Tar Heels 10th in offensive efficiency performing well in the key areas but three point shooting where they convert 30.4%. Defensively they don’t force many turnovers and allow 34.6% shooting from three. Good rebounding team. Away from their home court the Wolverines are allowing 48.6% shooting. But Tar Heels away from their home court allowing 46.3% shooting and hitting only 43.8%. Not comfortable laying these many points. Play Michigan +5.
St Johns vs. Villanova College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/21/2022
St Johns at Villanova—St Johns is 11-1 this year and 1-0 in the Big East with a 19 point home win to DePaul. The loss came to Iowa St in their only true road game by 11. Red Storm struggles from the three point line where they make 31.3% but effective scoring inside. Team is strong on the glass. On defense, they limit opponents to 31.5% from three and 46.9% around the bucket. Villanova sits at 6-5. No losses at home but dropped games at Temple and to Portland on a neutral court. Wildcats 14th in offensive efficiency with 34.3% from three and 82.3% at the line. Struggles with offensive rebounding. A poor defensive team that allows 35.9% shooting from three and 50.9% inside. They go very deep with starters. St John’s in their true road game loss at Iowa St show 35.8% with 18.8% from three. Wildcats at home hitting 47.9% with 37.2% from three. Play Villanova -3.5.
Auburn vs. Washington College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/21/2022
Auburn at Washington—Auburn is 9-2 on the year. They have dropped two of three with a nine point loss to Memphis on a neutral court and to USC on the road by three on Sunday. Tigers struggle on offense with turnovers and three point shooting where they make 28.9%. Team is 15th in the nation in defensive efficiency as they force turnovers plus limit opponents to 27.3% from three and 44% around the bucket. Washington checks in at 9-3 and 1-1 in the PAC 12. A home win to Colorado by ten and a loss by one at Oregon St. Huskies hit only 32.9% from three but make their free throws. Weak on the glass on both ends. Washington does limit opponents to 26.2% from three and 49.6% shooting around the bucket. The team has good size. Away from home the Tigers are shooting only 41.9%. Respect the Huskies wins to Saint Mary’s and home to Colorado. At home, the Huskies do hit 47.4% and allow 39% from three. Play Washington +5.
USC vs. Colorado St College Basketball Pick Prediction 12/21/2022
USC at Colorado St—Game played on neutral court in Phoenix. USC is 9-3 on the year and 2-0 in the PAC 12. Conference wins came at California and home to Oregon St by one. The win at Cal was their only true road game. Trojans have offensive struggles on the glass and from three where they make 32.1%. They a poor defensively on the glass but strong with interior defense allowing only 41% shooting. Colorado St has a mark of 8-4. A home loss to Northern Colorado this season. Rams sit 13th in effective field goal shooting in the nation by hitting 37.7% from three and 56.8% around the bucket. They struggled on the offensive glass and free throw line where they make 56.8%. On defense average defending the three and two point shot. Rams don’t have size. Rams shooting 50% of better in five of six games. Past five games Rams allowing 49.1% shooting. Play USC and Colorado St over 141.5.