La Salle Explorers vs Cincinnati Bearcats Prediction, 12/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: La Salle Explorers vs Cincinnati Bearcats

Date: Saturday, December 17, 2022

Location: Fifth Third Arena in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Hulu Live TV

The La Salle Explorers (5-5) are headed to Fifth Third Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Cincinnati Bearcats (7-4).

The La Salle Explorers faced off with Drexel and took a loss by a final of 65-58 in their last game. La Salle finished the game with a 35.4% field goal percentage (23 of 65) and converted 5 of their 19 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Explorers buried 7 of 9 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 7 of them being offensive. They also doled out 7 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to defense, La Salle allowed the other team to go 34.2% from the floor on 25 out of 73 shooting. Drexel earned 15 dimes and had 5 steals for the contest. On top of that, Drexel collected 42 rebounds (12 offensive, 30 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Drexel finished 73.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 15 attempts. They buried 4 out of their 23 attempts from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Explorers finished with 15 and Drexel recorded 9 personal fouls.

Anwar Gill is one guy who was a major factor for the contest. He shot 43.8% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the court for 45 mins played and snagged 8 rebounds. He left the arena with 15 points on 7 out of 16 shooting.

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La Salle comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 5-5 so far this season. They currently have an average of 68.2 points per game (277th in college hoops) while connecting on 40.7% from the field. The Explorers are connecting on 32.5% on shots from downtown (75 of 231) and 66.5% from the free throw line. As a team, La Salle is collecting 35.7 boards per contest and has tallied 123 assists for the season, which is 286th in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 17.2 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Explorers are able to force 13.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.3 personal fouls. They give up 33.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 220th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (70.1). The Explorers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.3% (252 of 582) and they relinquish 38.5 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 149th in college basketball in giving up assists with 125 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Cincinnati Bearcats took home the win by a final score of 103-80 when they played Miami. The Bearcats recorded 15 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 23 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. Miami committed 16 personal fouls in this game which got the Bearcats to the free throw line for a total of 17 shots. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.2%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Cincinnati buried 12 of 20 tries (60.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Bearcats went 38 out of 60 from the field which had them sitting at 63.3%. The Bearcats allowed Miami to knock down 28 out of their 62 tries from the floor which had them shooting 45.2% in the game. They wrapped up this game 34.8% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). Regarding rebounds, Cincinnati permitted Miami to pull down 35 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

David Dejulius was important for the Bearcats in this game. He earned 22 points in his 24 mins on the court and had 4 dimes in this matchup. He made 9 of 13 for this game for a rate of 69.2%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Cincinnati has a record of 7-4 this year. The Bearcats have committed 15.9 fouls every game and they hit 68.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.5 times per contest (74th in college basketball) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. Cincinnati has accumulated 895 points for the campaign (81.4 per contest) and they collect 37.1 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Bearcats are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which is 62nd in D-1.

The Bearcats are ranked 230th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 70.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 43.9% from the field (238th in Division 1). The Cincinnati defense allows 33.6% on shots from distance (73 of 217) and their opposition knocks down 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 13.9 dimes and 32.5 boards per contest, which is ranked 273rd and 96th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cincinnati

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