Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 12/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: Youtube TV

The Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-3) are en route to Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday where they will take on the Penn State Nittany Lions (8-3).

The Quinnipiac Bobcats played St. Peter's and took a loss by a final of 63-56 in their last contest. Quinnipiac finished the contest with a 31.4% field goal percentage (16 out of 51) and knocked down 3 of 21 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats converted 21 of 31 tries for a percentage of 67.7%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 9 of them being offensive. They also recorded 6 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In reference to defending, Quinnipiac allowed 38.6% from the field on 22 of 57 shooting. St. Peter's recorded 13 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. In addition, St. Peter's collected 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. St. Peter's finished the game shooting 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of 18 tries. They made 7 out of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Bobcats left the arena with 15 while St. Peter's racked up 18 personal fouls.

Dezi Jones is someone who was important in the game. He finished shooting 36.4% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins and also snagged 7 boards. He finished with 14 points on 4 of 11 shooting.

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Quinnipiac will enter this game with a win-loss record of 9-3 on the campaign. They average 72.8 points per outing (174th in D-1) while hitting 44.8% from the floor. The Bobcats are hitting 35.2% on three-point shots (90 of 256) and 60.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Quinnipiac is snagging 39.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 154 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 203rd in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.8 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Bobcats are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are 154th in the country in allowing assists to their opponents with 138 relinquished on the season. The Bobcats defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 40.2% (284 of 706) and they surrender 33.6 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 30.8% on shots from downtown while they are 120th in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Penn State Nittany Lions got the win with a final of 97-67 when they played Canisius. When discussing rebounding, Penn State allowed Canisius to get 34 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished 31.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 16 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Nittany Lions allowed Canisius to convert 24 of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 39.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Nittany Lions ended up shooting 40 out of 69 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 58.0%. With respect to 3-point shots, Penn State buried 13 out of their 22 tries (59.1%). They were able to make 4 of those for a clip of 50.0%. Canisius earned 12 fouls in this matchup which got the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for 8 tries. They also turned it over 3 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Nittany Lions snagged 27 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this game.

Jalen Pickett ended up being important for the Nittany Lions for this game. He knocked down 7 out of 14 in the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. He earned 16 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 9 assists for the matchup.

Penn State has a win-loss mark of 8-3 on the season. As an offense, the Nittany Lions are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which is 79th in Division 1. Penn State has scored 844 pts for the campaign (76.7 per contest) and they snag 34.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 16.0 times per contest (56th in college hoops) and they turn it over 9.1 times per contest. The Nittany Lions commit 15.5 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 75.4% from the charity stripe.

The Nittany Lions on the defensive end are ranked 123rd in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 66.5. They are able to force 10.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the field (103rd in college basketball). The Penn State defense surrenders 31.8% on three-point shots (82 of 258) and their opposition makes 72.4% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 13.7 dimes and 35.5 boards per game, ranking them 267th and 247th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Quinnipiac

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