Alcorn State Braves vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 12/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Alcorn State Braves vs Minnesota Golden Gophers
Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022
Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN
TV: Youtube TV
Williams Arena is the location where the Minnesota Golden Gophers (6-6) will go up against the Alcorn State Braves (3-9) on Thursday.
The Alcorn State Braves played Dayton and took a loss by a final of 88-46 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Braves walked away with 21 and Dayton finished the game with 9 personal fouls. They converted 5 out of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Dayton shot 80.8% at the free throw line by making 21 of their 26 attempts. Moreover, Dayton had 46 rebounds (15 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Dayton totaled 20 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. With respect to defense, Alcorn State allowed their opponent to shoot 51.7% from the floor on 31 of 60 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists in the game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 28 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Braves converted 6 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. Alcorn State walked away from the contest with a 27.9% FG percentage (19 of 68) and converted 2 of their 15 three-point attempts.
Keondre Montgomery is a guy who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up scoring 11 points on 5 of 13 shooting. He played 28 minutes played and pulled down 4 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 38.5% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist.
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Alcorn State enters this matchup with a record of 3-9 so far this year. They have an average of 60.1 points per outing (356th in Division 1) on 36.4% from the field. The Braves are shooting 25.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (52 of 203) and 67.1% from the free throw line. As a unit, Alcorn State is pulling down 34.3 rebounds per game and has 103 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 362nd in the country in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.8 fouls per contest.
When they are on defense, the Braves are forcing 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.6 personal fouls. They are 306th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 190 surrendered so far this year. The Braves defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.8% (305 of 652) and they surrender 38.3 boards per game as a squad. They relinquish 31.4% on 3-point shots and they are 318th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (74.9).
When they last stepped on the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers took home the win by a final score of 58-55 when they faced Chicago State. The Golden Gophers collected 23 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. Chicago State was called for 13 personal fouls in this game which got the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to convert 4 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 36.4%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Minnesota converted 4 of 20 tries (20.0%). When the game finished, the Golden Gophers finished the game shooting 25 for 56 from the field which had them sitting at 44.6%. The Golden Gophers allowed Chicago State to knock down 17 of their 45 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 37.8% in this matchup. They finished shooting 35.0% from three-point range by going 7 of 20 and finished the game at 14 out of 18 at the free throw line (77.8%). When talking about how they rebounded, Minnesota permitted Chicago State to collect 30 in total (7 on the offensive side).
Dawson Garcia ended up having an impact for the Golden Gophers in this matchup. He made 8 out of 15 in this game for a field goal percentage of 53.3%, and added 6 rebounds. He had 18 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 2 assists for this game.
Minnesota has a win-loss record of 6-6 this season. The Golden Gophers are responsible for committing 14.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 58.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.3 times per contest (138th in D-1) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. Minnesota has earned 761 points on the season (63.4 per game) and they collect 35.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Gophers are hitting on 42.6% from the floor, which ranks 276th in Division 1.
The Golden Gophers on the defensive side of the court are 132nd in the country in PPG given up with 66.8. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (111th in college basketball). The Minnesota defense gives up 33.5% on 3-pointers (85 of 254) and their opponents are connecting on 72.0% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 13.4 assists and 37.7 boards every game, which is 234th and 323rd in those categories.
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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Alcorn State
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