South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Providence Friars Prediction, 3/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Dakota State Jackrabbits vs Providence Friars

Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022

Location: KeyBank Center in Buffalo, NY

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: South Dakota State (+3)

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits (30-4) are hitting the road to KeyBank Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Providence Friars (25-5). Providence opens as 3-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 149.5.

The South Dakota State Jackrabbits played North Dakota State and notched a win by a score of 75-69 in their last game. South Dakota State walked away from the contest having earned a 43.8% FG percentage (28 of 64) and buried 6 of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Jackrabbits made 13 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 9 assists for the contest while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With respect to defense, South Dakota State let their opponent shoot 46.6% from the field on 27 out of 58 shooting. North Dakota State earned 10 assists and had 1 steal for this game. On top of that, North Dakota State pulled down 32 rebounds (4 offensive, 28 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. North Dakota State finished the game at 63.6% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 11 shots. They also knocked down 8 out of their 23 attempts from distance. When it comes to personal fouls, the Jackrabbits walked away with 15 while North Dakota State recorded 19 personal fouls.

Douglas Wilson is someone who was a major factor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the field and totaled 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also pulled down 11 rebounds. He finished with 21 points on 9 out of 18 shooting.

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South Dakota State will play this game with a mark of 30-4 this season. They are turning it over 11.0 times per game and as a unit they are committing 15.4 fouls per contest. As a team, South Dakota State is pulling down 35.6 rebounds per game and has earned 516 dimes so far this season, which ranks 19th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Jackrabbits are shooting 44.9% on shots from distance (319 of 710) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 86.7 points per outing (2nd in the nation) while hitting 52.5% from the field.

On defense, the Jackrabbits are able to force 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are ranked 224th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 412 surrendered on the year. The Jackrabbits defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (930 of 2,123) and they surrender 31.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 35.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 287th in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.4).

In their last game, the Providence Friars took a defeat with a final score of 85-58 when they faced Creighton. The Friars pulled down 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the game. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. Creighton earned 18 fouls in this game which took the Friars to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to bury 15 of those for a percentage of 68.2%. In terms of shots from distance, Providence made 3 out of 24 attempts (12.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Friars finished 20 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 30.8%. The Friars allowed Creighton to knock down 30 out of 57 tries from the field which left them shooting 52.6% for the contest. They finished 39.1% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). When talking about cleaning up the glass, Providence allowed Creighton to get 41 overall (8 on the offensive glass).

Aljami Durham ended up being a factor for the Friars for the game. He knocked down 7 out of 12 in this game giving him a rate of 58.3%, and had 5 rebounds. He had 21 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes in this game.

Providence has a win-loss record of 25-5 for the year. As an offense, the Friars are shooting 43.7% from the field, which has them ranked 209th in the nation. Providence has accounted for 2,154 pts so far this season (71.8 per game) and they pull in 37.5 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 13.2 times per game (162nd in the country) and they cough up possession 11.7 times per contest. The Friars are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls per game and they go 72.6% from the free throw line.

The Friars on defense are ranked 112th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 67.0. They have forced 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (58th in the nation). The Providence defense concedes 31.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (202 of 647) and their opponents are making 70.9% of their free throw attempts. They allow 11.4 dimes and 34.5 rebounds every game, which is 81st and 167th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence (-3)

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