Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs Utah Utes Prediction, 12/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Jacksonville State Gamecocks vs Utah Utes

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Utah Utes (7-2) will compete against the Jacksonville State Gamecocks (4-4) at Jon M. Huntsman Center on Thursday.

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks faced off with East Tennessee State and earned the victory with a final of 63-61 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Gamecocks ended up finishing with 11 while East Tennessee State recorded 11 fouls. They also knocked down 8 out of their 26 tries from three-point range. East Tennessee State finished the contest at 60.0% from the charity stripe by converting 3 of their 5 tries. In addition, East Tennessee State pulled down 27 rebounds (8 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. East Tennessee State recorded 15 dimes and had 11 steals in the game. When discussing the defense, Jacksonville State let their opponent shoot 43.1% from the floor on 25 of 58 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the game while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 26 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Gamecocks converted 13 of their 15 shots for a rate of 86.7%. Jacksonville State walked away from the contest having earned a 43.2% field goal percentage (19 out of 44) and knocked down 12 out of their 26 3-point attempts.

Skyelar Potter is one player who came through for this contest. He notched 27 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and totaled 6 boards. He finished the game shooting 63.6% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Jacksonville State will enter this matchup with a record of 4-4 so far this year. They are turning it over 13.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.8 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Jacksonville State is grabbing 36.3 boards per contest and has tallied 115 assists for the year, which is 180th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Gamecocks are shooting 41.6% on shots from beyond the arc (84 of 202) and 70.7% from the charity stripe. They average 74.8 pts per game (143rd in college hoops) while shooting 44.7% from the field.

On defense, the Gamecocks are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.9 fouls. They are surrendering 34.6% from 3-point land while they are 241st in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (71.1). The Gamecocks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.2% (189 of 459) and they surrender 34.6 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 233rd in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 112 conceded this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Utah Utes took home the win by a final score of 67-65 when they faced Washington State. The Utes were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 43 in the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. Washington State committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Utes to the free throw line for 23 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 60.9%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Utah buried 7 of 14 attempts (50.0%). When the game finished, the Utes ended up shooting 23 out of 55 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.8%. The Utes allowed Washington State to knock down 22 out of 68 tries from the field which had them sitting at 32.4% for this contest. They finished the game shooting 13.3% from three-point range by going 4 out of 30 and ended up shooting 17 out of 26 from the free throw line (65.4%). In relation to rebounding, Utah allowed Washington State to collect 40 in all (16 on the offensive side).

Rollie Worster ended up being a major contributor for the Utes for this contest. He made 6 of 11 for the game giving him a rate of 54.5%, and earned 7 rebounds. He tallied 19 points in his 38 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists for the game.

Utah has a win-loss record of 7-2 on the season. The Utes have committed 15.6 personal fouls every game and they shoot 66.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.3 times per game (135th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. Utah has accounted for 646 pts for the season (71.8 per game) and they collect 43.4 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Utes are shooting 44.8% from the field, which has them ranked 177th in the country.

The Utah defense gives up 22.5% on 3-pointers (50 of 222) and opponents are knocking down 64.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 11.2 dimes and 37.0 total boards per game, which is 100th and 298th in Division 1. The Utes are ranked 20th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 58.7. They are able to force 10.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 33.7% from the floor (2nd in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Jacksonville State

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