Montana Grizzlies vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 12/20/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Montana Grizzlies vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Tuesday, December 20, 2022

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (9-3) welcome the Montana Grizzlies (6-5) at McCarthey Athletic Center on Tuesday.

The Montana Grizzlies took the court against Prairie View A&M and earned the victory with a final of 81-76 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Grizzlies ended up finishing with 19 while Prairie View A&M recorded 17 fouls. They also knocked down 6 of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Prairie View A&M finished the contest at 72.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 22 attempts. In addition, Prairie View A&M totaled 22 rebounds (6 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Prairie View A&M totaled 13 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, Montana allowed the other team to go 47.4% from the field on 27 out of 57 shooting. They also doled out 11 assists in this matchup while creating 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 22 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Grizzlies converted 12 of 14 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Montana ended with a 56.9% field goal percentage (29 out of 51) and converted 11 of their 19 shots from downtown.

Josh Bannan is one guy who had an impact in the game. He finished the game shooting 80.0% from the field and earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 39 minutes and also collected 5 boards. He was able to score 22 points on 8 of 10 shooting.

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Montana will play this contest with a record of 6-5 for the season. They lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Montana is pulling down 31.5 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 122 dimes this season, which has them ranked 337th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Grizzlies are shooting 33.9% on shots from 3-point land (76 of 224) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 67.8 points per game (288th in college hoops) while shooting 45.3% from the floor.

On defense, the Grizzlies are able to force 10.4 turnovers per game and they draw 17.0 fouls. They are ranked 113th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 130 conceded on the year. The Grizzlies defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 44.1% (252 of 572) and they concede 29.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 30.3% on 3-point shots and they are 145th in college hoops in PPG allowed (67.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Gonzaga Bulldogs walked away with a victory by a final of 100-90 against Alabama. The Bulldogs pulled down 22 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 26 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 12 steals in this matchup. Alabama had 19 personal fouls in the game which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for 19 tries. They were able to knock down 13 of them for a rate of 68.4%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Gonzaga converted 7 of 17 tries (41.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs shot 40 out of 70 from the field which gave them a rate of 57.1%. The Bulldogs allowed Alabama to convert 31 out of their 60 tries from the floor which left them shooting 51.7% in the matchup. They finished shooting 32.0% from beyond the perimeter by going 8 out of 25 and finished the contest at 20 of 24 at the charity stripe (83.3%). In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, Gonzaga permitted Alabama to get 35 overall (8 offensive).

Drew Timme ended up having an impact for the Bulldogs for the game. He buried 12 out of 18 in this contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. He recorded 29 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 4 dimes for the game.

Gonzaga has a record of 9-3 for the season. As an offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 50.0% from the floor, which ranks them 16th in the country. Gonzaga has 987 points on the season (82.3 per game) and they grab 38.4 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.8 times per game (66th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. The Bulldogs are committing 17.3 fouls every game while shooting 71.6% from the charity stripe.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 288th in college basketball in PPG given up with 73.7. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (227th in college hoops). The Gonzaga defense gives up 31.4% on three-point shots (91 of 290) and opponents are converting on 74.9% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 12.4 dimes and 32.1 boards per game, which ranks them 173rd and 80th in college basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Gonzaga

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