Connecticut Huskies vs Providence Friars Prediction, 1/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Connecticut Huskies vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Dunkin Donuts Center in Providence, RI

TV: FS1

The Connecticut Huskies (11-4) are headed to Dunkin Donuts Center on Saturday where they will take on the Providence Friars (14-2).

The Connecticut Huskies faced off with St. John's and notched a win by a score of 86-78 in their last contest. Connecticut finished having earned a 47.6% FG percentage (30 out of 63) and knocked down 9 out of their 22 shots from beyond the arc. At the free throw line, the Huskies buried 17 of their 26 tries for a rate of 65.4%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 39 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 17 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In terms of the defense, Connecticut allowed the other team to shoot 34.6% from the field on 27 of 78 shooting. St. John's distributed 16 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Furthermore, St. John's collected 42 rebounds (17 offensive, 25 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. St. John's finished shooting 70.0% at the free throw line by burying 14 of their 20 tries. They also knocked down 10 of 25 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When talking about fouls, the Huskies walked away with 13 while St. John's totaled 26 fouls.

Adama Sanogo is a guy who was important in this contest. He finished the contest at 58.8% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes played and also grabbed 18 boards. He accounted for 26 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Connecticut heads into this one with a win-loss mark of 11-4 for the season. They average 80.3 pts per game (29th in Division 1) while going 44.3% from the field. The Huskies are connecting on 36.2% on 3-pointers (122 of 337) and 74.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Connecticut is pulling down 42.0 rebounds per game and has accumulated 233 dimes on the season, which is 80th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a squad are committing 17.4 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Huskies are able to force 15.1 turnovers per game and they draw 18.5 fouls. They are surrendering 33.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 96th in the nation in points per game allowed (65.2). The Huskies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 39.2% (345 of 881) and they surrender 34.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 73rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 158 relinquished this year.

In their last game, the Providence Friars took home the win by a final score of 83-73 when they faced St. John's. The Friars were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 37 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. St. John's committed 22 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Friars to the free throw line for a total of 30 shots. They were able to bury 26 of the free throw tries for a rate of 86.7%. When talking about shots from distance, Providence made 3 of 16 attempts (18.8%). In all, the Friars went 27 for 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.9%. The Friars permitted St. John's to make 30 out of their 73 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.1% for the game. They finished shooting 22.7% from 3-point land by going 5 out of 22 and ended up going 8 of 17 at the free throw line (47.1%). When discussing how they rebounded, Providence permitted St. John's to get 33 in all (14 on the offensive glass).

Nate Watson ended up being a factor for the Friars in this contest. He had 22 points in his 29 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes. He knocked down 9 out of 11 in this contest for a field goal rate of 81.8%, and had 11 rebounds.

Providence has a mark of 14-2 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Friars are connecting on 43.7% from the floor, which is 213th in Division 1. Providence has totaled 1,116 points this season (69.8 per game) and they pull in 37.4 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per game (200th in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.8 times per game. The Friars commit 15.6 fouls per game and they connect on 72.4% from the free throw line.

The Providence defense gives up 31.2% on shots from 3-point land (110 of 353) and their opponents are connecting on 68.6% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.5 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 108th and 127th in those defensive categories. The Friars on the defensive end are ranked 62nd in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 63.6. They are forcing 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.8% from the field (56th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence

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