Michigan Wolverines vs Minnesota Golden Gophers Prediction, 12/8/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Michigan Wolverines vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Date: Thursday, December 8, 2022

Location: Williams Arena in Minneapolis, MN

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Michigan Wolverines (5-3) are headed to Williams Arena on Thursday where they will take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers (4-4).

The Michigan Wolverines faced Kentucky and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-69 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Wolverines ended up walking away with 19 while Kentucky totaled 14 fouls. They also made 9 of 15 shots from distance. Kentucky finished shooting 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 20 shots. Furthermore, Kentucky totaled 42 rebounds (10 offensive, 32 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Kentucky totaled 17 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. When talking about the defense, Michigan allowed 46.6% from the floor on 27 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 12 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected 29 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Wolverines converted 11 of 17 attempts for a rate of 64.7%. Michigan finished the game with a 39.1% FG percentage (25 out of 64) and knocked down 8 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Hunter Dickinson is one guy who was a major factor for this game. He accounted for 23 points on 10 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and snagged 9 boards. He finished the game at 45.5% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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Michigan will play this game with a mark of 5-3 for the season. They turn it over 9.3 times per contest and as a squad they commit 14.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Michigan is pulling in 36.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 109 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 219th in the nation in terms of passing. The Wolverines are shooting 33.7% from downtown (65 of 193) and 67.5% from the free throw line. They average 75.1 points per contest (136th in the country) while going 44.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Wolverines are forcing 11.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are ranked 149th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 101 surrendered this year. The Wolverines are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.3% (211 of 499) and they concede 38.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 34.3% on shots from downtown while they are 220th in college hoops in PPG allowed (70.4).

For their last game, the Minnesota Golden Gophers took a loss by a score of 89-70 when they played Purdue. The Golden Gophers were able to collect 16 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive boards for a total of 19 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while recording 3 steals for the contest. Purdue was called for 13 personal fouls in the game which got the Golden Gophers to the charity stripe for a total of 8 attempts. They were able to knock down 5 of those for a clip of 62.5%. Pertaining to shooting from beyond the arc, Minnesota buried 9 of 26 tries (34.6%). At the conclusion of this game, the Golden Gophers went 28 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.5%. The Golden Gophers permitted Purdue to bury 33 of 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.8% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 41.2% from 3-point land via 7 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). When it comes to rebounding, Minnesota permitted Purdue to pull down 38 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Ta'Lon Cooper pitched in for the Golden Gophers for the matchup. He had 15 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and tallied 8 assists for the game. He buried 6 out of 9 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Minnesota has a record of 4-4 so far this season. The Golden Gophers are responsible for committing 15.0 fouls every game and they shoot 54.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 12.9 times per contest (228th in the country) and they are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest. Minnesota has tallied 505 pts for the campaign (63.1 per game) and they grab 35.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Golden Gophers are hitting on 42.5% from the field, which ranks 271st in the nation.

The Minnesota defense allows 32.0% on shots from distance (57 of 178) and their opposition knocks down 72.1% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 13.0 dimes and 39.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 220th and 352nd in college hoops. The Golden Gophers defensively are ranked 128th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 66.4. They are forcing 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the field (99th in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Michigan

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