Penn Quakers vs Villanova Wildcats Prediction, 12/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Penn Quakers vs Villanova Wildcats
Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022
Location: Finneran Pavilion in Villanova, PA
TV: Hulu Live TV
The Villanova Wildcats (3-5) are hosting the Penn Quakers (5-6) at Finneran Pavilion on Wednesday.
The Penn Quakers played La Salle and took a loss by a score of 84-81 in their last game. Penn wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.3% field goal percentage (27 out of 61) and buried 10 of 29 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Quakers converted 17 of 21 attempts for a rate of 81.0%. With respect to rebounding, they compiled a total of 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 12 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, Penn let their opponent shoot 47.1% from the floor on 32 out of 68 shooting. La Salle doled out 12 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Moreover, La Salle collected 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive), but didn't notch a block. La Salle went 58.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 17 attempts. They also made 10 of their 27 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Quakers ended up finishing with 16 while La Salle totaled 19 personal fouls.
Jordan Dingle is a player who came through in this contest. He was able to score 37 points on 12 of 22 shooting. He played for 38 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 54.5% from the field and dished out 1 assist.
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Penn heads into this contest with a record of 5-6 this year. They are averaging 73.5 points per game (166th in Division 1) while hitting 45.2% from the field. The Quakers are connecting on 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (97 of 268) and 72.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Penn is grabbing 37.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 172 assists for the season, which is 5th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.9 fouls per contest.
On the defensive end, the Quakers are forcing their opponents into 9.1 turnovers per game while drawing 14.7 fouls. They are 349th in D-1 in allowing assists with 151 conceded on the year. The Quakers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.2% (292 of 676) and they surrender 35.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 34.6% on shots from downtown and they are 321st in the country in PPG allowed (75.9).
In their last game, the Villanova Wildcats took home the win by a final score of 70-66 against Oklahoma. The Wildcats corralled 17 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive rebounds for a total of 18 in this game. They also coughed it up 7 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. Oklahoma earned 18 personal fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They were able to convert 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.3%. With respect to three-point shots, Villanova converted 7 of 17 tries (41.2%). In all, the Wildcats shot 25 out of 44 from the field which had them shooting 56.8%. The Wildcats permitted Oklahoma to make 24 of 50 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.0% in this game. They went 43.5% from beyond the arc by shooting 10 out of 23 and finished the contest at 8 of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). In regard to cleaning the glass, Villanova allowed Oklahoma to get 27 in all (8 on the offensive side).
Caleb Daniels pitched in for the Wildcats for this contest. He totaled 22 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 3 assists for the contest. He converted 8 out of 10 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 80.0%, and had 3 rebounds.
Villanova has a mark of 3-5 on the campaign. As an offensive team, the Wildcats are shooting 43.9% from the field, which has them ranked 215th in the country. Villanova has 563 pts for the season (70.4 per contest) and they grab 29.8 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.0 times per game (285th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 9.3 times per game. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.9 personal fouls every game and they connect on 81.6% from the charity stripe.
The Wildcats on defense are ranked 220th in college basketball in PPG given up with 70.4. They are able to force 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (306th in college basketball). The Villanova defense gives up 38.5% on 3-pointers (74 of 192) and their opponents are making 76.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 15.5 dimes and 33.4 boards per contest, which is ranked 327th and 134th in those categories on the defensive end.
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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Villanova
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