Pittsburgh Panthers vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 1/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Panthers vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Saturday, January 22, 2022

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ACCN

The Clemson Tigers (10-8) host the Pittsburgh Panthers (7-11) at Littlejohn Coliseum on Saturday.

The Pittsburgh Panthers stepped onto the hardwood against Virginia and took a loss by a final of 66-61 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Panthers ended up finishing with 17 and Virginia recorded 19 fouls. They converted 4 out of their 17 tries from beyond the arc. Virginia ended up shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of their 12 shots. Additionally, Virginia snagged 21 rebounds (8 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Virginia distributed 19 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. With regard to defense, Pittsburgh allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 27 of 54 shooting. They also dished out 8 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 26 with 6 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Panthers knocked down 18 of 22 tries for a percentage of 81.8%. Pittsburgh walked away from the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (21 out of 42) and buried 1 out of their 6 shots from 3-point land.

John Hugley is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He finished the game at 50.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played 35 minutes played and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He walked away with 23 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Pittsburgh will play this contest with a mark of 7-11 so far this season. They turn the ball over 13.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.5 personal fouls every game. As a team, Pittsburgh is snagging 35.6 boards per game and is sitting with 199 assists on the season, which has them ranked 253rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Panthers are connecting on 30.1% on shots from 3-point land (84 of 279) and 68.6% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 62.4 points per game (338th in college basketball) while connecting on 41.8% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Panthers are forcing their opponents into 10.2 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 fouls. They give up 33.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 81st in college basketball in opponents points per game (65.0). The Panthers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.8% (416 of 995) and they surrender 30.8 boards per game as a unit. They are ranked 297th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 248 surrendered for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Clemson Tigers took a loss by a final score of 91-78 against Syracuse. The Tigers earned 18 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 22 in the game. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Syracuse committed 13 fouls for this game which took the Tigers to the free throw line for a total of 11 shots. They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Clemson knocked down 8 of 26 attempts (30.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Tigers ended up going 31 for 62 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Tigers permitted Syracuse to bury 31 out of 58 attempts from the field which had them shooting 53.4% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 40.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 out of 22 and finished the contest at 20 of 26 at the free throw line (76.9%). Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Clemson permitted Syracuse to pull down 37 overall (9 on the offensive side).

PJ Hall pitched in for the Tigers in this game. He knocked down 9 out of 13 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and had 11 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 33 mins of playing time, but finished this game without an assist.

Clemson has a win-loss record of 10-8 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Tigers are shooting 46.6% from the field, which ranks them 69th in the nation. Clemson has totaled 1,315 points on the year (73.1 per contest) and they average 35.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 14.5 times per game (106th in the nation) and they turn it over 11.5 times per contest. The Tigers are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game and they go 71.2% from the free throw line.

The Clemson defense allows 32.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (137 of 420) and their opponents are converting on 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 10.8 dimes and 32.2 total rebounds per game, which ranks 62nd and 73rd in Division 1. The Tigers on the defensive end are ranked 157th in college hoops in points given up per game with 67.8. They are able to force 11.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.6% from the field (119th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Clemson

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