Northern Colorado Bears vs Texas Longhorns Prediction, 11/17/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: Northern Colorado Bears vs Texas Longhorns

Date: Wednesday, November 17, 2021

Location: Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX

TV: LHN

The Northern Colorado Bears (3-1) are en route to Frank Erwin Center on Wednesday where they will play the Texas Longhorns (1-1).

The Northern Colorado Bears faced off with Colorado College and went home with a win by a final score of 93-53 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Bears finished with 7 while Colorado College accounted for 14 fouls. They knocked down 4 of 24 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Colorado College went 71.4% from the free throw line by burying 5 of their 7 attempts. On top of that, Colorado College grabbed 22 rebounds (4 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Colorado College earned 8 assists and had 9 steals for this game. When it comes to the defense, Northern Colorado let their opponent shoot 33.3% from the floor on 22 out of 66 shooting. They also recorded 20 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 50 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bears made 12 of 15 tries for a rate of 80.0%. Northern Colorado ended the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (33 out of 66) and converted 15 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Kur Jockuch is one player who played a role in the game. He finished the game at 62.5% from the floor and also earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and grabbed 11 boards. He accounted for 16 points on 5 of 8 shooting.

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Northern Colorado comes into this game with a record of 3-1 on the year. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 14.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Northern Colorado is snagging 39.8 boards per game and has accounted for 55 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 19th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Bears are hitting 36.0% from downtown (41 of 114) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They average 80.0 pts per game (118th in D-1) on 45.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Bears are able to force 11.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They rank 210th in college basketball in giving up assists with 30 conceded for the season. The Bears defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (108 of 261) and they surrender 34.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 27.2% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 210th in college basketball in PPG allowed (70.8).

When they last played, the Texas Longhorns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 86-74 when they faced Gonzaga. The Longhorns pulled down 20 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 4 steals for this contest. Gonzaga committed 13 personal fouls for this game which got the Longhorns to the charity stripe for 16 attempts. They were able to knock down 13 of them for a percentage of 81.3%. With regard to 3-point attempts, Texas buried 9 out of 24 tries (37.5%). When all was said and done, the Longhorns went 26 for 59 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.1%. The Longhorns permitted Gonzaga to convert 32 out of 59 tries from the field which had them shooting 54.2% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 36.8% from 3-point land by going 7 of 19 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 17 from the free throw line (88.2%). When talking about cleaning the glass, Texas allowed Gonzaga to pull down 26 in all (7 offensive).

Timmy Allen ended up being a major contributor for the Longhorns for the matchup. He buried 7 of 12 for the contest for a rate of 58.3%, and had 6 rebounds. He tallied 18 points in his 31 mins on the court and tallied 4 assists for the contest.

Texas has a record of 1-1 for the year. The Longhorns commit 18.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per game (101st in the country) and they are turning it over 11.0 times per contest. Texas has accounted for 166 pts for the campaign (83.0 per game) and they collect 32.5 boards per game. As an offense, the Longhorns are shooting 53.2% from the floor, which is 23rd in the nation.

The Longhorns are ranked 160th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 67.0. They are able to force 12.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.4% from the field (250th in the nation). The Texas defense allows 36.1% on 3-point attempts (13 of 36) and opponents are knocking down 64.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.5 dimes and 31.5 rebounds per game, which is ranked 158th and 79th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Northern Colorado

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