Southern Jaguars vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 11/11/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 11, 2022

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Southern Jaguars (0-1) are headed to McKale Center on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Arizona Wildcats (1-0).

The Southern Jaguars faced off with UNLV and took a loss by a final of 66-56 in their last game. Southern ended the contest with a 35.8% FG percentage (19 of 53) and made 8 out of their 28 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Jaguars buried 10 of their 14 shots for a rate of 71.4%. Regarding rebounding, they compiled 33 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 14 assists for this game in addition to forcing 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. With regard to defense, Southern let their opponent shoot 31.3% from the field on 15 of 48 shooting. UNLV earned 10 dimes and had 13 steals in the matchup. In addition, UNLV snagged 29 boards (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UNLV ended up shooting 84.2% from the free throw line by converting 32 of their 38 shots. They also knocked down 4 out of their 26 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Jaguars finished with 25 and UNLV accounted for 14 personal fouls.

Bryson Etienne is a player who came through for this game. He finished with 25 points on 9 out of 18 shooting. He played 27 mins played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He shot 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Southern will play this contest with a record of 0-1 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 56.0 pts per game (267th in college basketball) while going 35.8% from the field. The Jaguars are connecting on 28.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (8 of 28) and 71.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Southern is grabbing 37.0 boards per game and has tallied 14 dimes on the season, which is 128th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 28.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 25.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Jaguars are able to force 18.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 177th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 10 surrendered so far this year. The Jaguars defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 31.3% (15 of 48) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 15.4% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 199th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (66.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the Arizona Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 117-75 against Nicholls State. In the matter of team rebounding, Arizona permitted Nicholls State to get 22 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 38.9% from downtown via 7 out of 18 and ended up shooting 10 of 22 from the free throw line (45.5%). The Wildcats allowed Nicholls State to bury 29 of 72 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.3% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 38 for 53 from the floor which had them sitting at 71.7%. In the matter of 3-pointers, Arizona converted 11 of their 18 tries (61.1%). They were able to bury 30 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Nicholls State earned 29 fouls for this contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for 40 tries. They also turned the ball over 24 times, while recording 7 steals for this contest. The Wildcats were able to pull down 36 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the game.

Azuolas Tubelis ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for this game. He knocked down 10 out of 12 for the game for a field goal rate of 83.3%, and had 7 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 26 minutes on the court and tallied 6 assists in this game.

Arizona has a win-loss record of 1-0 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Wildcats are connecting on 71.7% from the floor, which is 1st in the nation. Arizona has totaled 117 points for the campaign and they collect 44.0 boards per game. They are getting an assist 30.0 times per game (4th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 24.0 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 22.0 fouls every game and they hit 75.0% from the charity stripe.

The Arizona defense gives up 38.9% from downtown (7 of 18) and their opponents are knocking down 45.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 11.0 assists and 25.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 207th and 73rd in the country. The Wildcats are ranked 267th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 75.0. They are forcing 16.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 40.3% from the floor (200th in the country).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Southern

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