St. Mary's Gaels vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 12/2/2021 College Basketball Pick, Tips and Odds

Game: St. Mary's Gaels vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Thursday, December 2, 2021

Location: Dee Glen Smith Spectrum in Logan, UT

TV: CBSSN

The St. Mary's Gaels (7-1) are headed to Dee Glen Smith Spectrum on Thursday where they will compete against the Utah State Aggies (6-1).

The St. Mary's Gaels stepped onto the hardwood against UC Riverside and notched a win by a score of 67-50 in their last game. St. Mary's wrapped up the game with a 50.9% field goal percentage (28 of 55) and knocked down 8 of their 23 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Gaels buried 3 of 4 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. When discussing rebounding, they earned 33 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 15 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Concerning defending, St. Mary's allowed the other team to shoot 40.0% from the floor on 20 of 50 shooting. UC Riverside dished out 7 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Moreover, UC Riverside collected 21 rebounds (2 offensive, 19 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UC Riverside finished the game at 50.0% at the free throw line by converting 4 of 8 tries. They made 6 of 15 tries from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the Gaels walked away with 11 while UC Riverside recorded 9 fouls.

Matthias Tass is someone who was a factor in this contest. He ended up going 57.1% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and also totaled 6 boards. He ended up scoring 18 points on 8 out of 14 shooting.

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St. Mary's heads into this one with a record of 7-1 on the campaign. They are turning it over 11.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.1 fouls every game. As a team, St. Mary's is pulling down 34.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 111 assists this year, which ranks 64th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Gaels are connecting on 35.4% on shots from distance (62 of 175) and 65.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 67.9 points per contest (260th in Division 1) while hitting 46.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Gaels are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They are conceding 31.5% from 3-point land and they rank 22nd in college basketball in points per game allowed (57.6). The Gaels are allowing a FG percentage of 41.0% (174 of 424) and they concede 28.5 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 12th in D-1 in allowing assists with 52 relinquished on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Utah State Aggies got the victory with a final of 93-63 when they faced Carroll. Regarding cleaning up the glass, Utah State allowed Carroll to collect 23 in all (5 offensive). They finished shooting 44.4% from distance by going 4 out of 9 and walked away from this one shooting 7 of 10 from the charity stripe (70.0%). The Aggies permitted Carroll to convert 26 out of their 61 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.6% for the game. When all was said and done, the Aggies shot 36 out of 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.1%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Utah State converted 10 of 27 tries (37.0%). They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.3%. Carroll earned 17 fouls for this game which got the Aggies to the free throw line for 15 shots. They also coughed it up 9 times, while earning 5 steals for this contest. The Aggies were able to pull down 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this game.

Brandon Horvath was important for the Aggies for the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 10 in the matchup giving him a rate of 80.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 20 mins of playing time and added 2 dimes in this contest.

Utah State has a record of 6-1 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Aggies are shooting 49.2% from the field, which is ranked 29th in Division 1. Utah State has 572 pts on the year (81.7 per game) and they collect 38.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 20.0 times per contest (4th in the nation) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. The Aggies have committed 14.3 fouls per contest while shooting 78.9% from the free throw line.

The Aggies on the defensive end are ranked 172nd in college hoops in PPG allowed with 68.1. They are forcing 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.0% from the field (101st in college basketball). The Utah State defense surrenders 33.0% on shots from distance (59 of 179) and opponents are knocking down 78.3% of their free throw shots. They give up 14.1 dimes and 32.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 284th and 87th in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Mary's

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