LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 12/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds vs UConn Huskies

Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022

Location: Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT

TV: Hulu Live TV

The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds (1-7) are hitting the road to Gampel Pavilion on Saturday where they will take on the UConn Huskies (10-0).

The LIU Brooklyn Blackbirds took the court against UMass Lowell and went home with a loss by a final score of 84-64 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Blackbirds ended up with 17 while UMass Lowell finished the game with 21 fouls. They also buried 7 of 17 tries from three-point range. UMass Lowell shot 56.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 23 shots. In addition, UMass Lowell collected 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. UMass Lowell doled out 14 dimes and had 8 steals in the game. Concerning the defense, LIU Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 55.2% from the floor on 32 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 14 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 27 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Blackbirds buried 17 of 22 tries for a percentage of 77.3%. LIU Brooklyn wrapped up the contest with a 41.8% FG percentage (23 of 55) and made 1 out of their 8 three-point shots.

Jacob Johnson is a player who was a major factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 33.3% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played for 40 mins and also collected 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 18 points on 3 of 9 shooting.

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LIU Brooklyn heads into this matchup with a record of 1-7 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 16.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 16.3 personal fouls per contest. As a team, LIU Brooklyn is grabbing 34.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 108 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 276th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Blackbirds are shooting 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc (51 of 147) and 64.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 66.5 pts per game (303rd in the nation) while shooting 40.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Blackbirds are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are giving up 30.8% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 353rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (80.1). The Blackbirds defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (240 of 513) and they relinquish 41.0 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 311th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 138 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the UConn Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 75-54 when they faced Florida. In relation to cleaning the glass, UConn allowed Florida to collect 25 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 26.7% from beyond the arc by shooting 4 out of 15 and ended up shooting 18 of 28 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Huskies permitted Florida to make 16 of 53 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 30.2% for this contest. When all was said and done, the Huskies shot 30 for 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. When talking about shooting from distance, UConn buried 7 of 19 attempts (36.8%). They were able to bury 8 of them for a rate of 88.9%. Florida was called for 14 fouls for the matchup which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for 9 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 9 steals for the game. The Huskies collected 31 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this matchup.

Donovan Clingan ended up being a factor for the Huskies for this contest. He converted 8 of 9 for the contest for a rate of 88.9%, and had 8 rebounds. He accumulated 16 points in his 19 mins on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

UConn has a win-loss mark of 10-0 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Huskies are hitting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks 63rd in the nation. UConn has scored 821 pts on the campaign (82.1 per contest) and they pull down 39.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 17.8 times per game (17th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per game. The Huskies are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls per contest and they go 74.2% from the free throw line.

The Huskies defensively are ranked 16th in the nation in points given up per game with 58.2. They are forcing 16.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.7% from the floor (26th in college basketball). The UConn defense allows 27.9% on 3-pointers (39 of 140) and their opposition makes 70.3% of their free throw shots. They surrender 7.5 assists and 29.2 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 5th and 10th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take LIU Brooklyn

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