Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 11/16/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Gardner-Webb Bulldogs vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Duke Blue Devils (3-0) will try to defeat the Gardner-Webb Bulldogs (0-2) at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Tuesday.

The Gardner-Webb Bulldogs played Arkansas and ended up losing by a score of 86-69 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Bulldogs left the arena with 18 and Arkansas totaled 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 13 out of their 27 attempts from distance. Arkansas ended up shooting 60.0% from the free throw line by burying 9 of their 15 attempts. On top of that, Arkansas grabbed 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't have a block. Arkansas distributed 23 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. With regard to defending, Gardner-Webb allowed the other team to shoot 47.1% from the floor on 32 of 68 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists for the contest while creating 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 25 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs converted 8 of 11 tries for a percentage of 72.7%. Gardner-Webb ended having earned a 45.3% field goal percentage (24 of 53) and knocked down 13 of their 31 three-point shots.

Julien Soumaoro is a guy who was important for the game. He finished the contest at 71.4% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He played for 23 minutes and also totaled 2 rebounds. He ended up with 20 points on 5 out of 7 shooting.

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Gardner-Webb steps onto the court with a mark of 0-2 for the campaign. They are turning it over 15.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.0 fouls per game. As a team, Gardner-Webb is pulling down 36.5 boards per contest and has earned 27 dimes for the season, which is 196th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are shooting 31.4% on shots from downtown (16 of 51) and 65.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 63.5 pts per contest (284th in college hoops) while going 41.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Bulldogs are able to force 9.5 turnovers per game and they draw 15.5 fouls. They give up 28.8% on 3-point shots and they rank 260th in college basketball in opponents PPG (75.0). The Bulldogs defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 38.8% (52 of 134) and they surrender 42.0 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 233rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 29 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Duke Blue Devils took home the win by a final score of 67-56 when they faced Campbell. The Blue Devils were able to snag 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 6 steals for the matchup. Campbell was called for 14 fouls for this game which got the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.7%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Duke buried 9 of their 23 attempts (39.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Blue Devils shot 25 out of 50 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The Blue Devils allowed Campbell to knock down 22 out of 61 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.1% for this contest. They finished 26.1% from 3-point land by shooting 6 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 6 out of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Duke allowed Campbell to pull down 29 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Wendell Moore pitched in for the Blue Devils in this game. He had 15 points in his 33 mins on the court and accounted for 5 assists in the game. He knocked down 6 of 13 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Duke has a record of 3-0 for the year. The Blue Devils are responsible for committing 13.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per contest (139th in the country) and they are turning it over 10.3 times per contest. Duke has accounted for 228 points for the year (76.0 per game) and they pull down 36.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Blue Devils are hitting on 47.8% from the floor, which is ranked 101st in the nation.

The Blue Devils are ranked 91st in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 61.0. They have forced 14.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.6% from the floor (84th in D-1). The Duke defense gives up 28.6% from downtown (18 of 63) and their opponents are converting on 70.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 13.3 assists and 37.3 rebounds per contest, which is 222nd and 236th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Duke

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