Manhattan Jaspers vs Providence Friars Prediction, 12/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Manhattan Jaspers vs Providence Friars

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Providence Friars (6-3) will go up against the Manhattan Jaspers (3-4) at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Wednesday.

The Manhattan Jaspers played Monmouth and went home with a loss by a final score of 76-69 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Jaspers ended up with 20 and Monmouth finished the game with 23 personal fouls. They converted 7 out of their 14 tries from distance. Monmouth shot 63.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 27 attempts. In addition, Monmouth collected 29 rebounds (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Monmouth dished out 13 assists and had 11 steals in this game. Concerning defense, Manhattan allowed the other team to go 51.0% from the field on 26 of 51 shooting. They also doled out 10 dimes for this game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 27 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jaspers buried 18 of 28 tries for a percentage of 64.3%. Manhattan finished the contest with a 41.5% FG percentage (22 of 53) and converted 7 of 23 3-point attempts.

Marques Watson is one player who had an impact for the contest. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and snagged 2 rebounds. He racked up 16 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Manhattan steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 3-4 on the season. They turn the ball over 14.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Manhattan is pulling in 33.0 rebounds per game and has earned 87 assists on the year, which is 336th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Jaspers are hitting 32.0% on shots from distance (49 of 153) and 62.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 68.6 points per outing (267th in Division 1) while shooting 45.5% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Jaspers are able to force 16.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.6 personal fouls. They currently rank 29th in the nation in giving up assists with 75 surrendered so far this year. The Jaspers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 40.7% (162 of 398) and they relinquish 36.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 32.7% on shots from downtown and they are 109th in college hoops in opponents points per game (65.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Providence Friars took home the win by a final score of 88-74 against Rhode Island. The Friars collected 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 36 in this matchup. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. Rhode Island committed 19 fouls for this contest which took the Friars to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 14 of those for a clip of 70.0%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Providence made 6 of their 20 attempts (30.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Friars finished the game shooting 34 out of 63 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 54.0%. The Friars permitted Rhode Island to convert 30 of 63 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.6% in the matchup. They shot 33.3% from three-point range by going 4 out of 12 and finished the contest at 10 of 11 at the charity stripe (90.9%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Providence allowed Rhode Island to grab 24 in all (7 offensive).

Bryce Hopkins was important for the Friars in the matchup. He accumulated 14 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes in this matchup. He buried 6 out of 13 in the matchup for a rate of 46.2%, and accounted for 15 rebounds.

Providence has a record of 6-3 on the year. The Friars are responsible for committing 14.1 personal fouls every game and they go 72.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.4 times per game (126th in Division 1) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per contest. Providence has earned 691 pts on the campaign (76.8 per game) and they pull down 37.2 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Friars are shooting 46.3% from the field, which ranks them 120th in the country.

The Providence defense gives up 39.9% from downtown (61 of 153) and opponents are connecting on 81.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 11.7 dimes and 30.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 133rd and 29th in college hoops. The Friars are ranked 201st in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 69.6. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.4% from the floor (264th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence

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