Michigan Wolverines vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 12/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: O2 Arena (ENG) in London, England

TV: ABC

O2 Arena (ENG) is the site where the Kentucky Wildcats (5-2) will go up against the Michigan Wolverines (5-2) on Sunday.

The Michigan Wolverines took the court against Virginia and went home with a loss by a final score of 70-68 in their last game. Michigan ended with a 53.1% FG percentage (26 out of 49) and knocked down 8 of their 19 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Wolverines converted 8 of 10 tries for a percentage of 80.0%. With regard to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 10 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. When discussing defense, Michigan allowed the other team to go 50.9% from the floor on 27 of 53 shooting. Virginia doled out 12 assists and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, Virginia collected 23 boards (4 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Virginia finished shooting 63.2% from the charity stripe by making 12 of their 19 attempts. They also converted 4 of their 8 shots from distance. When discussing fouls, the Wolverines ended up with 16 while Virginia accumulated 15 fouls.

Hunter Dickinson is someone who played a role for this contest. He walked away with 23 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and collected 7 boards. He finished the game at 52.9% from the field and dished out 2 dimes.

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Michigan heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 5-2 for the season. They are averaging 76.0 points per outing (119th in the nation) while going 45.6% from the floor. The Wolverines are connecting on 32.9% on three-point attempts (57 of 173) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, Michigan is collecting 37.0 rebounds per contest and has 97 dimes on the season, which ranks 219th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 9.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 14.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Wolverines are forcing 10.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 fouls. They concede 31.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 211th in college basketball in points per game allowed (70.0). The Wolverines are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.7% (184 of 441) and they relinquish 37.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 113th in the country in giving up assists with 84 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Kentucky Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 60-41 when they played Bellarmine. The Wildcats recorded 27 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. Bellarmine committed 13 personal fouls in this contest which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Kentucky converted 7 out of their 22 attempts (31.8%). Overall, the Wildcats went 22 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 41.5%. The Wildcats permitted Bellarmine to make 14 of their 46 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.4% in the matchup. They finished 28.6% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 6 at the charity stripe (83.3%). When talking about rebounding, Kentucky allowed Bellarmine to grab 20 in total (2 offensive).

Antonio Reeves was important for the Wildcats in this contest. He made 7 out of 15 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He accumulated 18 points in his 24 mins on the court and tallied 2 dimes for the matchup.

Kentucky has a win-loss record of 5-2 this season. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 46.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 111th in Division 1. Kentucky has totaled 583 pts on the year (83.3 per game) and they collect 42.1 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 19.1 times per contest (11th in the nation) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per game. The Wildcats are committing 15.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 71.0% from the charity stripe.

The Kentucky defense surrenders 29.6% on shots from beyond the arc (47 of 159) and their opponents are making 73.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 10.4 assists and 34.3 boards per game, ranking them 64th and 191st in college basketball. The Wildcats defensively are ranked 85th in the country in PPG allowed with 64.1. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 37.3% from the floor (29th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Michigan

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