San Francisco Dons vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 2/3/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs BYU Cougars

Date: Thursday, February 3, 2022

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: CBSSN

The BYU Cougars (17-6) will try to beat the San Francisco Dons (17-5) at Marriott Center on Thursday.

The San Francisco Dons played Santa Clara and went home with a win by a final score of 88-85 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Dons left the arena with 14 and Santa Clara totaled 17 personal fouls. They converted 8 of their 20 tries from 3-point range. Santa Clara finished 76.5% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 17 shots. Furthermore, Santa Clara pulled down 31 rebounds (4 offensive, 27 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Santa Clara doled out 14 assists and had 6 steals in the game. When it comes to defending, San Francisco allowed 50.8% from the field on 32 out of 63 shooting. They also recorded 17 assists for the game while forcing 6 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing grabbing rebounds, they collected 35 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Dons knocked down 13 of 15 attempts for a rate of 86.7%. San Francisco finished the game with a 48.5% field goal percentage (33 out of 68) and converted 9 out of their 22 three-point attempts.

Jamaree Bouyea is a guy who played a role in this contest. He scored 25 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 40 mins played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 55.6% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists.

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San Francisco heads into this one with a record of 17-5 for the season. They have an average of 76.5 points per game (64th in college basketball) on 46.8% from the field. The Dons are connecting on 35.7% from downtown (208 of 583) and 69.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Francisco is grabbing 37.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 288 assists for the season, which is 130th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a group are committing 17.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Dons are able to force 12.8 turnovers per game while drawing 16.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 56th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 216 surrendered on the year. The Dons defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.9% (536 of 1,279) and they surrender 32.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 29.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 107th in the nation in points per game allowed (66.3).

The last time they took the hardwood, the BYU Cougars went home defeated by a final of 76-73 when they faced Pacific. The Cougars recorded 30 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 13 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. Pacific committed 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 80.0%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, BYU buried 7 of 22 tries (31.8%). Overall, the Cougars ended up shooting 25 for 59 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. The Cougars permitted Pacific to convert 24 out of 59 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 40.7% in the matchup. They finished 40.9% from 3-point land by shooting 9 out of 22 and finished the game at 19 of 26 from the charity stripe (73.1%). When it comes to team rebounding, BYU permitted Pacific to snag 35 in all (7 offensive).

Te'Jon Lucas was important for the Cougars for this game. He recorded 13 points in his 35 mins on the court and added 1 assist for this contest. He converted 3 out of 5 in this contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

BYU has a win-loss mark of 17-6 this year. The Cougars are committing 17.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.0% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.1 times per game (113th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. BYU has earned 1,702 pts on the campaign (74.0 per game) and they grab 40.0 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Cougars are shooting 44.9% from the field, which is 136th in D-1.

The BYU defense gives up 29.1% on shots from beyond the arc (146 of 501) and opponents are connecting on 68.3% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.6 dimes and 32.4 total boards per game, ranking them 100th and 71st in the nation. The Cougars defensively are ranked 99th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.1. They are forcing 11.2 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.4% from the field (52nd in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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