Baylor Bears vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 12/2/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Friday, December 2, 2022

Location: Sanford Pentagon in Sioux Falls, SD

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (5-2) are welcoming the Baylor Bears (5-2) at Sanford Pentagon on Friday.

The Baylor Bears faced off with Marquette and ended up losing by a score of 96-70 in their last contest. Baylor finished the contest having earned a 48.2% field goal percentage (27 of 56) and made 9 of 24 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Bears converted 7 of their 10 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 28 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 12 assists in this game as well as forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning the defense, Baylor let their opponent shoot 58.3% from the field on 35 of 60 shooting. Marquette doled out 23 dimes and had 12 steals for this game. Moreover, Marquette collected 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Marquette finished the contest at 93.3% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 15 attempts. They also buried 12 out of their 25 tries from 3-point land. With respect to fouls, the Bears ended up walking away with 16 and Marquette recorded 12 fouls.

Adam Flagler is a guy who came through in this matchup. He racked up 16 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He played 32 minutes and pulled down 6 rebounds. He ended up going 55.6% from the field and earned 5 dimes.

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Baylor will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 5-2 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Baylor is grabbing 36.4 boards per game and has tallied 142 dimes on the year, which is 13th in the country in terms of passing. The Bears are hitting 38.4% on shots from downtown (81 of 211) and 70.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 88.1 points per outing (8th in the country) while connecting on 50.3% from the field.

On defense, the Bears are forcing 17.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 fouls. They currently rank 304th in the nation in giving up assists with 113 surrendered on the campaign. The Bears are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.8% (170 of 371) and they surrender 29.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 39.6% from 3-point land while they are 255th in D-1 in opponents points per game (71.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Gonzaga Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 88-84 when they faced Xavier. The Bulldogs pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 35 in this game. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. Xavier had 17 fouls for this game which got the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 19 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a clip of 68.4%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Gonzaga converted 13 out of 24 attempts (54.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs went 31 for 62 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Bulldogs allowed Xavier to knock down 35 out of 68 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 51.5% in this contest. They finished shooting 53.3% from distance via 8 out of 15 and ended up shooting 6 out of 8 at the free throw line (75.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Gonzaga allowed Xavier to pull down 30 in total (6 offensive).

Julian Strawther ended up being important for the Bulldogs for the contest. He buried 8 out of 15 for the matchup giving him a rate of 53.3%, and accounted for 9 rebounds. He had 23 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for this contest.

Gonzaga has a record of 5-2 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are shooting 51.9% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in the nation. Gonzaga has totaled 586 pts so far this year (83.7 per game) and they average 37.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 15.7 times per game (62nd in the nation) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per game. The Bulldogs are committing 17.9 fouls per contest and they go 74.0% from the free throw line.

The Gonzaga defense concedes 34.7% on 3-point attempts (59 of 170) and their opponents are making 71.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 15.0 dimes and 32.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 316th and 76th in Division 1. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 330th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 76.7. They are able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the field (259th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Baylor

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