Pacific Tigers vs UC Davis Aggies Prediction, 12/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pacific Tigers vs UC Davis Aggies

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022

Location: University Credit Union Center in Davis, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

The UC Davis Aggies (6-2) are welcoming the Pacific Tigers (2-5) at University Credit Union Center on Thursday.

The Pacific Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against Cal Poly and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 62-58 in their last contest. Pacific finished the game with a 41.7% field goal percentage (20 of 48) and made 8 out of their 20 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers converted 10 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. When talking about rebounding, they compiled a total of 24 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 10 dimes for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 3 steals. In reference to defending, Pacific allowed the other team to shoot 41.2% from the field on 21 of 51 shooting. Cal Poly earned 9 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Furthermore, Cal Poly pulled down 31 rebounds (6 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Cal Poly finished the contest at 87.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 16 attempts. They also converted 6 out of their 21 shots from downtown. In the matter of personal fouls, the Tigers walked away with 17 while Cal Poly racked up 18 personal fouls.

Luke Avdalovic is one player who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist. He played for 29 minutes and grabbed 1 rebound. He was able to score 13 points on 3 of 6 shooting.

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Pacific will play this game with a win-loss mark of 2-5 this year. They are giving up possession 10.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.3 fouls every game. As a team, Pacific is collecting 31.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 68 assists for the season, which is 329th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Tigers are shooting 38.2% on three-point shots (58 of 152) and 72.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 79.6 points per contest (64th in D-1) while hitting 46.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 14.1 turnovers every game while drawing 17.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 337th in college hoops in points per game allowed (78.0). The Tigers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.4% (191 of 412) and they relinquish 39.3 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 269th in the nation in giving up assists to their opponents with 99 relinquished on the campaign.

For their last game, the UC Davis Aggies took home the win by a final score of 81-70 when they faced Boston. The Aggies snagged 36 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for this game. Boston committed 32 fouls in this game which took the Aggies to the free throw line for 51 attempts. They were able to bury 31 of them for a clip of 60.8%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, UC Davis made 4 of their 17 tries (23.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Aggies ended up shooting 23 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4%. The Aggies permitted Boston to make 24 of their 66 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 36.4% for this contest. They went 23.8% from downtown via 5 of 21 and finished the contest at 17 out of 23 from the free throw line (73.9%). Concerning how they rebounded, UC Davis allowed Boston to snag 32 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Ty Johnson was important for the Aggies for the matchup. He converted 6 of 11 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 6 rebounds. He accumulated 27 points in his 36 minutes on the court and tallied 2 dimes in this matchup.

UC Davis has a record of 6-2 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Aggies are connecting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks 72nd in college hoops. UC Davis has scored 636 points for the season (79.5 per game) and they average 41.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.8 times per game (106th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 15.0 times per contest. The Aggies commit 20.3 fouls per game and they hit 61.2% from the charity stripe.

The Aggies on defense are ranked 265th in college basketball in PPG given up with 72.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.5% from the floor (151st in the country). The UC Davis defense allows 39.5% on 3-point attempts (64 of 162) and their opposition makes 67.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 11.0 dimes and 33.0 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 105th and 117th in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UC Davis

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