Bellarmine Knights vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

Rupp Arena is the site where the Kentucky Wildcats (4-2) will take on the Bellarmine Knights (2-5) on Tuesday.

The Bellarmine Knights played UCLA and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 81-60 in their last game. Bellarmine ended with a 42.6% FG percentage (23 out of 54) and converted 11 of 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Knights buried 3 of their 6 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 23 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 16 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to defense, Bellarmine let their opponent shoot 60.8% from the floor on 31 out of 51 shooting. UCLA doled out 26 assists and had 15 steals for this game. Additionally, UCLA pulled down 25 rebounds (3 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UCLA went 72.7% from the free throw line by converting 16 of 22 tries. They also converted 3 of 16 attempts from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Knights finished with 20 and UCLA accounted for 12 personal fouls.

Curt Hopf is someone who came through for the matchup. He finished the game at 54.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist. He played for 29 mins and also pulled down 4 boards. He ended up with 16 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Bellarmine comes into this contest with a record of 2-5 so far this year. They are turning it over 11.7 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.1 fouls per game. As a unit, Bellarmine is pulling down 29.0 boards per game and has accounted for 94 assists on the campaign, which ranks 154th in the nation in terms of passing. The Knights are shooting 33.1% on three-point shots (51 of 154) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They average 64.3 points per contest (322nd in D-1) while connecting on 44.1% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Knights are able to force 11.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.7 fouls. They are ranked 330th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 109 relinquished for the campaign. The Knights defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.4% (155 of 357) and they concede 31.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 36.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 193rd in D-1 in PPG allowed (69.3).

For their last game, the Kentucky Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 96-56 against North Florida. The Wildcats pulled down 32 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 49 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. North Florida earned 14 personal fouls for this game which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 17 of them for a percentage of 81.0%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Kentucky buried 9 of their 24 attempts (37.5%). When this game wrapped up, the Wildcats ended up shooting 35 out of 73 from the field which had them at 47.9%. The Wildcats permitted North Florida to make 20 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 34.5% in this contest. They wrapped up this game 28.6% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 6 of 21 and finished the game at 10 out of 21 from the charity stripe (47.6%). In the matter of rebounds, Kentucky allowed North Florida to pull down 28 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Oscar Tshiebwe was important for the Wildcats in this matchup. He scored 16 points in his 22 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes for the matchup. He made 8 out of 11 for the contest giving him a rate of 72.7%, and tallied 15 rebounds.

Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 4-2 so far this season. The Wildcats commit 16.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 70.1% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.7 times per contest (7th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. Kentucky has earned 523 points for the year (87.2 per game) and they average 42.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are connecting on 47.1% from the field, which has them ranked 88th in the nation.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 164th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They are forcing 15.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 38.1% from the field (42nd in D-1). The Kentucky defense gives up 29.8% on 3-point attempts (39 of 131) and their opponents are knocking down 72.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 10.7 assists and 36.5 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 78th and 266th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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