New Hampshire Wildcats vs Providence Friars Prediction, 11/18/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs Providence Friars

Date: Thursday, November 18, 2021

Location: Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI

TV: FS2

Dunkin Donuts Center is where the Providence Friars (3-0) will attempt to defeat the New Hampshire Wildcats (1-1) on Thursday.

The New Hampshire Wildcats took the court against Marquette and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-70 in their last contest. New Hampshire finished the contest with a 38.6% field goal percentage (22 of 57) and buried 12 of 27 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 14 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 58.3%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 8 of them being offensive. They also distributed 16 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to defense, New Hampshire allowed the other team to go 40.7% from the field on 22 out of 54 shooting. Marquette distributed 12 assists and had 7 steals for the matchup. Furthermore, Marquette grabbed 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Marquette finished the contest at 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 24 of their 32 tries. They made 7 of their 27 tries from long range. Concerning fouls, the Wildcats finished with 22 and Marquette totaled 20 fouls.

Jayden Martinez is a guy who was a contributor for this contest. He finished the game shooting 46.7% from the field and recorded 2 dimes. He was on the court for 37 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He notched 21 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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New Hampshire heads into this game with a record of 1-1 this season. They turn it over 8.0 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.5 fouls every game. As a unit, New Hampshire is snagging 41.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 29 dimes so far this season, which is 274th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are shooting 34.9% from downtown (15 of 43) and 61.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.0 pts per game (74th in D-1) while connecting on 46.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing 16.5 turnovers every game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They give up 26.9% from 3-point land and they rank 127th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (64.0). The Wildcats are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.6% (44 of 111) and they concede 34.5 boards per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 36th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 20 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Providence Friars walked away with a victory by a final of 92-58 when they played Sacred Heart. The Friars snagged 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. Sacred Heart earned 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Friars to the charity stripe for 24 shots. They were able to bury 17 of them for a rate of 70.8%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Providence made 11 of 26 attempts (42.3%). In all, the Friars walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 56.1%. The Friars allowed Sacred Heart to bury 20 of 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 32.8% in this matchup. They shot 18.5% from 3-point land by going 5 of 27 and walked away from this one shooting 13 out of 17 from the free throw line (76.5%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Providence permitted Sacred Heart to get 28 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Nate Watson ended up being important for the Friars for the game. He buried 11 out of 15 for the game for a field goal rate of 73.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He totaled 24 points in his 32 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist.

Providence has a record of 3-0 for the year. As an offense, the Friars are hitting on 49.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 62nd in the nation. Providence has scored 235 pts so far this season (78.3 per contest) and they snag 37.7 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.3 times per game (159th in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest. The Friars commit 16.7 fouls per game and they shoot 65.8% from the charity stripe.

The Providence defense surrenders 30.2% on shots from beyond the arc (26 of 86) and their opponents are knocking down 72.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.7 assists and 33.0 boards per game, which is 118th and 120th in college basketball. The Friars are ranked 141st in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 65.0. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.3% from the field (94th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Hampshire

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