Morgan State Bears vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 12/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Morgan State Bears vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: Youtube TV

The Morgan State Bears (4-7) are headed to McKale Center on Thursday where they will compete against the Arizona Wildcats (10-1).

The Morgan State Bears stepped onto the hardwood against UMBC and went home with a loss by a final score of 75-63 in their last contest. Morgan State finished having earned a 35.4% FG percentage (23 of 65) and made 4 of their 19 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Bears knocked down 13 of 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 34 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 6 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of defense, Morgan State let their opponent shoot 46.0% from the floor on 29 of 63 shooting. UMBC earned 21 assists and had 10 steals in the matchup. In addition, UMBC snagged 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't have a block. UMBC finished shooting 63.6% from the free throw line by converting 7 of 11 shots. They also knocked down 10 of their 24 attempts from 3-point range. Regarding fouls, the Bears left the arena with 14 while UMBC finished the game with 13 fouls.

Will Thomas is a guy who was a factor for this contest. He finished the contest at 61.5% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He was on the court for 22 mins and also pulled down 7 boards. He notched 22 points on 8 out of 13 shooting.

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Morgan State enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-7 on the season. They are averaging 80.9 points per game (40th in the nation) while connecting on 47.5% from the field. The Bears are hitting 36.5% on shots from distance (72 of 197) and 68.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Morgan State is collecting 36.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 182 dimes for the season, which is 73rd in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 23.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 21.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 29.4% on 3-point attempts and they are 230th in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (70.4). The Bears defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 41.6% (261 of 628) and they surrender 37.7 boards per contest as a group. They are 207th in the nation in allowing assists with 149 surrendered for the year.

For their last game, the Arizona Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 85-64 against Montana State. The Wildcats were able to snag 24 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 36 for the contest. They also coughed it up 12 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. Montana State had 23 fouls for this game which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for 29 shots. They were able to make 21 of those for a percentage of 72.4%. With respect to shots from distance, Arizona made 10 out of 25 tries (40.0%). Overall, the Wildcats ended up shooting 27 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.5%. The Wildcats permitted Montana State to convert 24 out of 56 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.9% for this contest. They finished 12.5% from three-point range by connecting on 3 out of 24 and finished the game at 13 out of 22 at the free throw line (59.1%). In relation to team rebounding, Arizona permitted Montana State to grab 30 in all (9 offensive).

Kerr Kriisa ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats for this contest. He converted 6 of 10 for this contest giving him a rate of 60.0%, and had 2 rebounds. He scored 18 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 assists in the game.

Arizona has a win-loss record of 10-1 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 53.7% from the field, which is 1st in college basketball. Arizona has scored 995 points on the year (90.5 per contest) and they average 42.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.9 times per game (2nd in D-1) and they turn it over 14.6 times per contest. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 18.0 personal fouls every game and they go 73.6% from the charity stripe.

The Arizona defense gives up 33.8% on 3-pointers (95 of 281) and opponents are making 68.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.8 dimes and 32.1 rebounds per contest, which ranks 198th and 81st in college hoops. The Wildcats are ranked 321st in college hoops in points given up per game with 75.2. They are forcing 11.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.5% from the field (78th in Division 1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Morgan State

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