Providence Friars vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 12/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Providence Friars vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Saturday, December 3, 2022

Location: Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPNU

The Rhode Island Rams (2-5) will compete against the Providence Friars (5-3) at Ryan Center on Saturday.

The Providence Friars stepped onto the hardwood against TCU and ended up losing by a score of 75-62 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Friars ended up with 17 while TCU totaled 20 personal fouls. They made 6 of their 12 attempts from 3-point land. TCU ended up going 81.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 13 of 16 shots. In addition, TCU pulled down 32 rebounds (9 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. TCU distributed 12 assists and had 5 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defending, Providence allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 28 out of 56 shooting. They also distributed 12 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and having 6 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 31 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Friars made 14 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 58.3%. Providence walked away from the contest with a 41.5% FG percentage (22 out of 53) and converted 4 of their 18 3-point shots.

Bryce Hopkins is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He finished 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 4 assists. He played 30 mins and pulled down 4 boards. He left the arena with 17 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Providence heads into this one with a record of 5-3 this year. They have an average of 75.4 pts per game (140th in D-1) while going 45.3% from the field. The Friars are shooting 33.6% on 3-pointers (50 of 149) and 73.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Providence is collecting 37.3 rebounds per game and has accumulated 113 dimes this season, which has them ranked 99th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.1 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Friars are forcing their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 40.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 188th in D-1 in opponents PPG (69.0). The Friars are giving up a FG percentage of 43.9% (206 of 469) and they relinquish 30.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 185th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 91 conceded so far this season.

For their last game, the Rhode Island Rams went home defeated by a final of 53-49 when they faced Boston College. Regarding team rebounding, Rhode Island permitted Boston College to collect 37 in total (10 offensive). They went 7.1% from three-point range by shooting 1 out of 14 and ended up going 18 of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). The Rams permitted Boston College to make 17 of 56 attempts from the field which had them shooting 30.4% for the contest. Overall, the Rams went 18 out of 59 from the field which had them at 30.5%. In terms of 3-point shots, Rhode Island converted 3 of 16 tries (18.8%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw tries for a rate of 58.8%. Boston College committed 15 fouls for this game which got the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They turned it over 16 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Rams earned 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 38 for this game.

Brayon Freeman was important for the Rams for the game. He buried 9 out of 20 for this contest giving him a rate of 45.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the game.

Rhode Island has a win-loss mark of 2-5 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rams are connecting on 37.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 357th in Division 1. Rhode Island has 440 pts this year (62.9 per game) and they pull in 40.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 11.3 times per contest (314th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 16.1 times per game. The Rams are committing 19.0 fouls every game and they shoot 70.9% from the charity stripe.

The Rams on defense are ranked 97th in college basketball in PPG given up with 64.7. They are forcing 12.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (143rd in college hoops). The Rhode Island defense allows 26.9% on 3-point attempts (35 of 130) and their opponents are knocking down 68.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 11.4 dimes and 32.4 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 119th and 89th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Providence

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