Delaware Blue Hens vs Davidson Wildcats Prediction, 11/9/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Delaware Blue Hens vs Davidson Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Location: John M. Belk Arena in Davidson, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Davidson Wildcats (13-9 last year) will take on the Delaware Blue Hens (7-8 last season) at John M. Belk Arena on Tuesday.

The Delaware Blue Hens faced off with the Hofstra Pride and took a loss by a score of 83-75 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Blue Hens finished with 24 and the Pride accumulated 21 personal fouls. They converted 8 out of their 18 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Hofstra went 58.6% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 29 tries. On top of that, Hofstra snagged 42 boards (12 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Hofstra recorded 13 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. In reference to the defense, Delaware allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the field on 29 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 12 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about rebounding, they compiled 32 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Blue Hens made 24 of their 31 attempts for a percentage of 77.4%. Delaware finished having earned a 35.0% field goal percentage (21 of 60) and buried 9 of their 24 shots from distance.

Kevin Anderson is one guy who had an impact for this game. He recorded 22 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He played 39 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished shooting 44.4% from the field and also dished out 5 assists.

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Delaware comes into this matchup after finishing with a record of 7-8 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a team committed 17.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Delaware pulled in 35.1 boards per game and racked up 188 assists over the course of last season, which was 330th in the nation in terms of passing. The Blue Hens shot 33.3% on 3-point shots (107 of 321) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. They averaged 67.5 points per game (267th in D-1) on 43.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Blue Hens were able to force their opponents into 11.5 turnovers per game and they drew 17.9 personal fouls. They were ranked 6th in college basketball in allowing assists 160 relinquished last season. The Blue Hens allowed an opponent FG percentage of 42.2% (361 of 856) and they relinquished 32.9 boards per contest as a team. They conceded 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they ranked 95th in college hoops in opponents PPG (67.5).

For their last game, the Davidson Wildcats took a loss by a final score of 75-61 against the NC State Wolfpack. Regarding cleaning the glass, Davidson allowed North Carolina State to collect 27 in total (6 on the offensive side). They shot 41.2% from distance by connecting on 7 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 8 of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Wildcats permitted the Wolfpack to knock down 30 out of 51 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.8% in this contest. Overall, the Wildcats shot 23 for 52 from the field which had them shooting 44.2%. In regard to shots from distance, Davidson made 7 out of 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to bury 8 of them for a rate of 72.7%. The Wolfpack committed 13 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 11 attempts. They gave up possession 10 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Wildcats were able to collect 16 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards for a total of 21 in the matchup.

Luka Brajkovic was important for the Wildcats in this contest. He made 7 out of 11 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 63.6%, and earned 4 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points in his 32 minutes on the court and added 5 assists in the game.

Davidson had a win-loss mark of 13-9 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats hit 47.2% from the field, which ranked 51st in the nation. Davidson totaled 1,579 points last season (71.8 per contest) and they snagged 34.5 boards per contest. They dished out assists 15.1 times per contest (59th in college basketball) and they turned it over 10.7 times per game. The Wildcats were responsible for committing 14.9 personal fouls per game and they shot 68.7% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court were 36th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 64.1. They forced 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (147th in college basketball). The Davidson defense conceded 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (162 of 481) and their opposition made 72.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquished 10.8 assists and 30.0 rebounds every game, ranking them 38th and 14th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Delaware

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