Dartmouth Big Green vs South Florida Bulls Prediction, 12/16/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Dartmouth Big Green vs USF Bulls

Date: Friday, December 16, 2022

Location: Yuengling Center in Tampa, FL

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Dartmouth Big Green (4-8) are en route to Yuengling Center on Friday where they will meet the USF Bulls (4-6).

The Dartmouth Big Green faced Boston and FALSE 59-59 in their last contest. Dartmouth finished with a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 out of 56) and converted 5 of 19 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Big Green buried 6 of their 12 attempts for a rate of 50.0%. When it comes to rebounding, they earned a total of 34 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 6 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to defense, Dartmouth let their opponent shoot 34.4% from the field on 22 out of 64 shooting. Boston dished out 6 dimes and had 6 steals in the game. Additionally, Boston pulled down 43 rebounds (11 offensive, 32 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Boston finished 68.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 16 attempts. They also made 4 of 18 shots from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Big Green walked away with 11 while Boston finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Dame Adelekun is one player who was a factor for the game. He was able to score 11 points on 5 of 8 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 25 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 62.5% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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Dartmouth will take the court with a win-loss mark of 4-8 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.3 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Dartmouth is collecting 36.3 rebounds per game and has 171 dimes on the season, which is 57th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Big Green are shooting 32.6% on shots from beyond the arc (108 of 331) and 66.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 71.1 pts per contest (214th in Division 1) while connecting on 43.6% from the field.

On defense, the Big Green have forced 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 16.6 fouls. They currently rank 74th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 110 relinquished for the season. The Big Green defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.6% (312 of 733) and they surrender 36.1 boards per game as a team. They give up 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 171st in college basketball in PPG allowed (68.2).

When they last played, the USF Bulls took home the win by a final score of 72-59 when they faced UNI. The Bulls collected 23 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 29 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. UNI earned 12 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bulls to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to knock down 6 of those for a rate of 46.2%. In terms of shots from distance, South Florida converted 10 of 25 tries (40.0%). In all, the Bulls ended up going 28 for 56 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Bulls permitted UNI to bury 20 out of 55 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 36.4% for this contest. They finished shooting 11.1% from 3-point land by connecting on 2 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, South Florida permitted UNI to grab 29 in all (11 offensive).

Tyler Harris pitched in for the Bulls in the game. He racked up 18 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and earned 3 dimes for the contest. He made 6 of 18 for the contest giving him a rate of 33.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

South Florida has a win-loss record of 4-6 for the season. The Bulls commit 17.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 61.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 12.5 times per contest (254th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest. South Florida has scored 680 points for the season (68.0 per contest) and they grab 35.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Bulls are shooting 43.7% from the field, which ranks them 222nd in the country.

The South Florida defense concedes 33.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (78 of 233) and their opponents are knocking down 73.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 11.9 assists and 34.4 boards per game, which ranks 142nd and 194th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bulls are ranked 116th in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (103rd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take South Florida

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