Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 12/14/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2022

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions (3-8) are headed to Williams Arena on Wednesday where they will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-6).

The Arkansas-Pine Bluff Golden Lions stepped onto the hardwood against Texas and took a loss by a score of 88-43 in their last contest. Arkansas-Pine Bluff finished the game having earned a 33.3% field goal percentage (17 out of 51) and buried 6 of their 22 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Golden Lions converted 3 of 3 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned 22 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 6 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning defense, Arkansas-Pine Bluff allowed their opponent to shoot 56.9% from the field on 37 out of 65 shooting. Texas doled out 30 dimes and had 10 steals for the contest. Furthermore, Texas pulled down 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Texas shot 50.0% at the charity stripe by making 5 of 10 shots. They converted 9 out of their 22 shots from long range. Regarding personal fouls, the Golden Lions walked away with 11 and Texas accounted for 11 personal fouls.

Chris Greene is one guy who was important for the game. He walked away from this one shooting 41.7% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He played for 32 mins and pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished with 14 points on 5 out of 12 shooting.

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Arkansas-Pine Bluff comes into this contest with a record of 3-8 this year. They lose possession via turnover 16.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.6 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Arkansas-Pine Bluff is collecting 34.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 137 assists for the year, which ranks 174th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Golden Lions are connecting on 30.0% on shots from 3-point land (74 of 247) and 66.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 61.2 points per game (351st in college basketball) while connecting on 38.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Golden Lions are forcing 15.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 340th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 168 conceded for the season. The Golden Lions are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.3% (269 of 607) and they surrender 38.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 30.5% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 243rd in D-1 in points per game allowed (71.2).

The last time they took the court, the Minnesota Golden Gophers took a loss by a score of 89-51 when they faced Mississippi State. Regarding rebounding, Minnesota permitted Mississippi State to collect 38 in total (10 offensive). They finished shooting 41.2% from distance by hitting 7 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Golden Gophers allowed Mississippi State to bury 33 out of their 65 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 50.8% in this game. When the game finished, the Golden Gophers went 15 for 52 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 28.8%. In relation to shots from distance, Minnesota knocked down 7 out of their 22 attempts (31.8%). They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a clip of 82.4%. Mississippi State committed 13 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 3 steals in the matchup. The Golden Gophers earned 21 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 30 in the matchup.

Dawson Garcia ended up being a major contributor for the Golden Gophers for the matchup. He buried 7 out of 13 for this contest giving him a rate of 53.8%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 2 assists in this matchup.

Minnesota has a record of 4-6 on the year. The Golden Gophers have committed 15.3 fouls every game and they connect on 58.2% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.2 times per game (212th in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.4 times per game. Minnesota has scored 631 points so far this season (63.1 per contest) and they pull down 35.1 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Golden Gophers are hitting on 41.9% from the field, which is ranked 297th in the nation.

The Minnesota defense concedes 34.8% on three-point shots (73 of 210) and opponents are making 71.2% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 13.8 assists and 38.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 265th and 346th in those categories on the defensive end. The Golden Gophers on the defensive end are ranked 191st in D-1 in points given up per game with 69.0. They are forcing 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (158th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Minnesota

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