Gonzaga Bulldogs vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 2/5/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Gonzaga Bulldogs vs BYU Cougars

Date: Saturday, February 5, 2022

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: ESPN

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (17-2) are traveling to Marriott Center on Saturday where they will compete against the BYU Cougars (17-6).

The Gonzaga Bulldogs took the court against Portland and took home the win by a score of 104-72 in their last contest. Gonzaga wrapped up the game with a 47.9% FG percentage (34 out of 71) and knocked down 18 out of their 41 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Bulldogs converted 18 of their 24 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. With respect to pulling down boards, they earned a total of 45 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 20 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding defending, Gonzaga allowed their opponent to shoot 35.7% from the floor on 25 of 70 shooting. Portland doled out 8 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. In addition, Portland collected 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Portland walked away from this one shooting 86.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 22 shots. They made 3 of their 23 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 24 while Portland recorded 20 fouls.

Andrew Nembhard is a player who played a role for the game. He accounted for 22 points on 5 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and pulled down 2 boards. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Gonzaga will enter this game with a record of 17-2 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 15.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, Gonzaga is grabbing 42.2 rebounds per contest and has earned 369 assists for the season, which ranks 13th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Bulldogs are shooting 37.8% on shots from downtown (171 of 452) and 70.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 90.8 pts per contest (1st in the country) while going 53.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bulldogs are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are surrendering 30.0% on three-point shots and they are ranked 90th in college hoops in points per game allowed (65.9). The Bulldogs defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 37.8% (468 of 1,239) and they relinquish 33.0 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 18th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 193 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the BYU Cougars took a defeat with a final score of 76-73 when they played Pacific. In reference to cleaning up the glass, BYU permitted Pacific to snag 35 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They went 40.9% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 9 of 22 and ended up going 19 of 26 at the charity stripe (73.1%). The Cougars allowed Pacific to convert 24 out of 59 attempts from the field which had them shooting 40.7% in this contest. Overall, the Cougars shot 25 for 59 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. In relation to shots from distance, BYU knocked down 7 of their 22 tries (31.8%). They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a rate of 80.0%. Pacific committed 16 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Cougars collected 30 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 36 for the contest.

Te'Jon Lucas pitched in for the Cougars in this game. He earned 13 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist in the game. He converted 3 of 5 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

BYU has a win-loss mark of 17-6 on the campaign. As an offense, the Cougars are shooting 44.9% from the field, which is 137th in the nation. BYU has totaled 1,702 points this season (74.0 per contest) and they snag 40.0 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per contest (115th in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. The Cougars are responsible for committing 17.3 fouls per game and they connect on 74.0% from the charity stripe.

The Cougars on defense are ranked 97th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 66.1. They are forcing their opponents into 11.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (49th in college basketball). The BYU defense allows 29.1% on 3-point shots (146 of 501) and their opponents are knocking down 68.3% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.6 assists and 32.4 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 98th and 72nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Gonzaga

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