California Golden Bears vs Florida Gators Prediction, 11/22/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: California Golden Bears vs Florida Gators

Date: Monday, November 22, 2021

Location: Suncoast Credit Union Arena in Fort Myers, FL

TV: FS1

The California Golden Bears (1-2) are headed to Suncoast Credit Union Arena on Monday where they will try to defeat the Florida Gators (2-0).

The California Golden Bears faced San Diego and went home with a win by a final score of 75-70 in their last contest. California ended the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (28 out of 56) and made 10 out of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Golden Bears made 9 of 13 tries for a rate of 69.2%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 29 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 16 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about the defense, California allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the field on 24 of 59 shooting. San Diego doled out 13 assists and had 6 steals in the game. Furthermore, San Diego pulled down 34 boards (8 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. San Diego went 76.5% from the free throw line by burying 13 of 17 attempts. They buried 9 of their 16 attempts from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Golden Bears left the arena with 13 and San Diego recorded 10 fouls.

Grant Anticevich is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the field but wasn't able to get an assist. He saw the court for 26 mins played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 5 out of 8 shooting.

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California will play this game with a win-loss record of 1-2 so far this season. They are turning it over 9.7 times per game and as a team are committing 15.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, California is snagging 33.3 boards per game and has earned 29 dimes on the year, which is 293rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Golden Bears are hitting 40.4% on shots from 3-point land (19 of 47) and 67.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 64.7 points per outing (293rd in the country) while connecting on 42.2% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Golden Bears are forcing 12.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 191st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 37 surrendered on the year. The Golden Bears are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.9% (69 of 161) and they concede 34.3 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 43.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 180th in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.3).

When they last stepped on the court, the Florida Gators took home the win by a final score of 71-55 against Florida State. In regard to team rebounding, Florida permitted Florida State to get 28 in all (6 offensive). They finished 46.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 7 of 15 and finished the contest at 8 out of 15 at the free throw line (53.3%). The Gators permitted Florida State to knock down 20 out of their 52 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.5% in this matchup. When all was said and done, the Gators ended up going 24 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.7%. When discussing three-point attempts, Florida made 8 out of their 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 15 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Florida State committed 19 personal fouls in this contest which got the Gators to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 9 steals for the contest. The Gators collected 24 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 40 for the matchup.

Colin Castleton ended up being a major contributor for the Gators in this matchup. He scored 15 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in this game. He knocked down 5 out of 9 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 16 rebounds.

Florida has a mark of 2-0 for the season. As an offense, the Gators are shooting 40.5% from the field, which is ranked 274th in the country. Florida has totaled 145 pts for the campaign (72.5 per game) and they collect 43.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.5 times per contest (188th in college hoops) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. The Gators have committed 15.0 fouls per contest and they hit 63.3% from the free throw line.

The Florida defense allows 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (12 of 35) and opponents are knocking down 61.5% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 10.0 assists and 33.5 boards per game, which is 91st and 129th in the country. The Gators on the defensive side of the court are 50th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 58.0. They are forcing 15.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.5% from the floor (96th in the country).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Florida

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