Central Michigan Chippewas vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 11/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Michigan Chippewas vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Thursday, November 17, 2022

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Hulu Live TV

Williams Arena is the site where the Minnesota Golden Gophers (2-1) will meet the Central Michigan Chippewas (1-1) on Thursday.

The Central Michigan Chippewas stepped onto the hardwood against Eastern Illinois and earned the victory with a final of 76-60 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Chippewas ended up with 28 and Eastern Illinois totaled 20 personal fouls. They also converted 6 out of their 17 attempts from 3-point range. Eastern Illinois finished the game shooting 51.4% when shooting free throws by converting 18 of their 35 tries. Additionally, Eastern Illinois grabbed 36 rebounds (10 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Eastern Illinois doled out 8 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. When talking about defense, Central Michigan allowed 31.0% from the field on 18 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 7 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 44 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Chippewas knocked down 12 of their 18 shots for a rate of 66.7%. Central Michigan ended having earned a 49.2% field goal percentage (29 out of 59) and made 6 of their 22 shots from distance.

Kevin Miller is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 8 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes and collected 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 72.7% from the floor and also earned 9 dimes.

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Central Michigan heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 1-1 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 74.5 points per contest (180th in college hoops) on 47.0% from the field. The Chippewas are connecting on 28.9% on shots from beyond the arc (13 of 45) and 66.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Central Michigan is snagging 42.0 boards per game and has accounted for 32 assists for the season, which has them ranked 267th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 21.0 times per game and as a group are committing 24.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Chippewas have forced 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 201st in college basketball in giving up assists with 35 surrendered on the year. The Chippewas are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.7% (53 of 124) and they concede 36.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 34.5% on three-point shots and they rank 321st in college hoops in opponents PPG (78.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Minnesota Golden Gophers took a loss by a score of 69-53 when they played DePaul. The Golden Gophers corralled 17 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. DePaul earned 18 fouls for the matchup which got the Golden Gophers to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They were able to bury 13 of them for a percentage of 56.5%. Regarding 3-point shots, Minnesota converted 4 of their 16 attempts (25.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Gophers went 18 out of 54 from the field which gave them a rate of 33.3%. The Golden Gophers permitted DePaul to bury 28 out of 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.8% for the contest. They finished shooting 36.8% from distance by connecting on 7 of 19 and finished the game at 6 of 8 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Minnesota allowed DePaul to collect 43 in all (17 offensive).

Dawson Garcia ended up having an impact for the Golden Gophers for the contest. He had 19 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 5 of 14 in this game giving him a rate of 35.7%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Minnesota has a mark of 2-1 for the campaign. The Golden Gophers commit 12.0 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 53.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 14.3 times per game (158th in the country) and they turn it over 13.7 times per contest. Minnesota has accounted for 186 pts for the campaign (62.0 per game) and they average 36.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Golden Gophers are shooting 43.5% from the floor, which is ranked 222nd in college hoops.

The Golden Gophers on the defensive side of the court are 86th in the nation in PPG given up with 61.0. They are able to force 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 39.5% from the field (130th in college hoops). The Minnesota defense concedes 27.4% from downtown (20 of 73) and opponents are making 68.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 12.3 dimes and 38.0 total boards per game, which is ranked 195th and 292nd in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Minnesota

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