Kennesaw State Owls vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 12/12/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Kennesaw State Owls vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Monday, December 12, 2022

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

Viejas Arena is the site where the San Diego State Aztecs (7-3) will attempt to beat the Kennesaw State Owls (6-3) on Monday.

The Kennesaw State Owls faced Charleston Southern and earned the victory with a final of 76-65 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Owls finished with 18 while Charleston Southern accumulated 24 personal fouls. They buried 5 of 18 shots from beyond the perimeter. Charleston Southern walked away from this one shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 18 attempts. Moreover, Charleston Southern pulled down 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Charleston Southern distributed 11 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. When talking about the defense, Kennesaw State allowed 43.6% from the floor on 24 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 17 assists in this game in addition to forcing 21 turnovers and having 11 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 24 with 4 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Owls converted 17 of 29 attempts for a percentage of 58.6%. Kennesaw State walked away from the game having earned a 47.1% FG percentage (24 of 51) and made 11 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land.

Chris Youngblood is one player who was a factor for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 44.4% from the field and also totaled 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 19 mins and also snagged 2 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Kennesaw State enters this contest with a mark of 6-3 for the year. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Kennesaw State is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game and has tallied 131 assists so far this year, which is 196th in the country in terms of passing. The Owls are connecting on 40.4% on 3-point shots (82 of 203) and 62.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 75.4 pts per game (128th in D-1) while hitting 46.4% from the floor.

Defensively, the Owls have forced 16.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.6 fouls. They relinquish 32.2% from beyond the arc while they are 108th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (65.8). The Owls defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 43.2% (205 of 475) and they relinquish 33.8 boards per game as a unit. They rank 31st in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 89 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the San Diego State Aztecs took a loss by a score of 68-61 when they played St. Mary's. The Aztecs were able to pull down 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 3 steals for this contest. St. Mary's earned 24 fouls for the contest which took the Aztecs to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 66.7%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, San Diego State made 3 out of 15 tries (20.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Aztecs finished the game shooting 23 for 56 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1%. The Aztecs permitted St. Mary's to convert 24 of 49 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0% for this contest. They finished 33.3% from three-point range by going 6 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 20 from the charity stripe (70.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, San Diego State allowed St. Mary's to get 29 in all (5 offensive).

Matt Bradley was important for the Aztecs in the matchup. He recorded 13 points in his 30 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 4 of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 30.8%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

San Diego State has a mark of 7-3 on the campaign. As an offense, the Aztecs are shooting 45.7% from the field, which has them ranked 139th in college basketball. San Diego State has 756 pts on the year (75.6 per contest) and they collect 34.4 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.9 times per contest (158th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest. The Aztecs have committed 16.6 fouls per contest and they hit 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Aztecs defensively are ranked 178th in Division 1 in points given up per game with 68.5. They are able to force 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.5% from the floor (224th in the nation). The San Diego State defense allows 31.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (65 of 209) and opponents are connecting on 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 10.5 assists and 33.6 rebounds every game, which is 56th and 139th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take San Diego State

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