Citadel Bulldogs vs North Carolina Tar Heels Prediction, 12/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Citadel Bulldogs vs North Carolina Tar Heels

Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Location: Dean E. Smith Center in Chapel Hill, NC

TV: ESPN2

Dean E. Smith Center is the location where the North Carolina Tar Heels (6-4) will take on the Citadel Bulldogs (5-4) on Tuesday.

The Citadel Bulldogs faced off with Charleston and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-57 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 20 while Charleston finished the game with 22 fouls. They buried 9 of 36 shots from 3-point range. Charleston walked away from this one shooting 72.7% from the free throw line by burying 16 of their 22 attempts. On top of that, Charleston pulled down 53 boards (17 offensive, 36 defensive), but didn't have a block. Charleston earned 12 dimes and had 2 steals for the contest. In terms of the defense, Citadel allowed their opponent to shoot 39.1% from the floor on 27 of 69 shooting. They also recorded 6 assists for the matchup as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 30 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 15 of 23 shots for a rate of 65.2%. Citadel walked away from the contest having earned a 35.1% field goal percentage (20 of 57) and knocked down 2 out of their 14 3-point shots.

Madison Durr is someone who was a factor for the contest. He was able to score 20 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He played 38 mins played and snagged 9 rebounds. He shot 50.0% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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Citadel will play this game with a mark of 5-4 so far this year. They are averaging 71.1 pts per contest (206th in the nation) while hitting 42.9% from the field. The Bulldogs are connecting on 31.7% on 3-pointers (66 of 208) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Citadel is snagging 37.3 rebounds per contest and has totaled 110 assists this year, which is 321st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 16.4 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.5% on shots from distance and they are 235th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (70.8). The Bulldogs are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 39.9% (222 of 557) and they concede 38.6 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 111th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 113 conceded so far this year.

For their last game, the North Carolina Tar Heels walked away with a victory by a final of 75-59 against Georgia Tech. When discussing how they attacked the glass, North Carolina allowed Georgia Tech to snag 22 in all (1 on the offensive glass). They shot 34.6% from distance by hitting 9 of 26 and finished the contest at 6 out of 8 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Tar Heels allowed Georgia Tech to convert 22 out of 54 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 40.7% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Tar Heels finished 27 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 47.4%. In reference to shooting from downtown, North Carolina buried 3 out of 13 attempts (23.1%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. Georgia Tech had 20 personal fouls for this game which took the Tar Heels to the free throw line for a total of 24 shots. They gave up possession 11 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Tar Heels were able to corral 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for this game.

RJ Davis pitched in for the Tar Heels in this contest. He totaled 22 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 3 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 13 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 61.5%, and added 10 rebounds.

North Carolina has a win-loss mark of 6-4 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Tar Heels are connecting on 45.4% from the floor, which ranks 154th in the nation. North Carolina has accounted for 790 points this season (79.0 per contest) and they collect 39.0 boards per game. They are getting an assist 11.2 times per contest (323rd in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.5 times per contest. The Tar Heels are committing 17.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 75.2% from the free throw line.

The North Carolina defense concedes 34.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (82 of 235) and their opponents are converting on 69.7% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 13.3 assists and 35.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 238th and 248th in college hoops. The Tar Heels are ranked 305th in college hoops in points given up per game with 74.2. They are able to force 11.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.9% from the floor (190th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Citadel

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