Southern Jaguars vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 12/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Hulu Live TV

The Southern Jaguars (4-5) are traveling to Cintas Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Xavier Musketeers (7-3).

The Southern Jaguars stepped onto the hardwood against LSU-Alexandria and took home the win by a score of 98-76 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Jaguars walked away with 17 while LSU-Alexandria recorded 14 personal fouls. They also made 7 out of their 28 attempts from three-point range. LSU-Alexandria ended up going 79.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 24 tries. Furthermore, LSU-Alexandria collected 35 rebounds (7 offensive, 28 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. LSU-Alexandria doled out 14 dimes and had 5 steals in this contest. With respect to defending, Southern allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the field on 25 of 58 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 39 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Jaguars made 8 of their 13 tries for a percentage of 61.5%. Southern ended having earned a 50.7% FG percentage (38 out of 75) and made 14 of 32 3-point attempts.

Brion Whitley is a guy who was a factor for the game. He went 66.7% from the field and also dished out 3 dimes. He was on the court for 27 minutes played and also collected 3 rebounds. He racked up 27 points on 8 of 12 shooting.

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Southern enters this matchup with a mark of 4-5 so far this year. They are giving up possession 15.0 times per game and as a unit they commit 22.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Southern is pulling in 32.6 rebounds per game and has earned 139 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 164th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Jaguars are hitting 35.9% on 3-pointers (74 of 206) and 69.9% from the charity stripe. They average 76.1 points per game (113th in Division 1) while hitting 44.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Jaguars are forcing 19.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.3 fouls. They give up 30.3% from beyond the arc and they are ranked 255th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (71.9). The Jaguars defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 43.8% (203 of 463) and they surrender 36.4 rebounds per game as a group. They currently rank 217th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 131 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Xavier Musketeers got the win with a final of 80-77 against Cincinnati. Regarding rebounding, Xavier allowed Cincinnati to pull down 32 in total (5 on the offensive side). They shot 35.0% from 3-point land by hitting 7 of 20 and finished the game at 16 out of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). The Musketeers allowed Cincinnati to make 27 of 59 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 45.8% for this game. In all, the Musketeers ended up going 28 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2%. In relation to 3-pointers, Xavier converted 8 out of their 23 attempts (34.8%). They were able to convert 16 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 76.2%. Cincinnati had 18 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Musketeers to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. The Musketeers pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for this game.

Souley Boum was important for the Musketeers for the contest. He accumulated 21 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 3 assists for the matchup. He buried 6 of 12 in the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Xavier has a record of 7-3 this year. The Musketeers are responsible for committing 17.5 fouls per game and they connect on 73.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 19.9 times per game (4th in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. Xavier has totaled 836 pts this year (83.6 per game) and they average 36.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Musketeers are hitting on 50.9% from the field, which has them ranked 6th in the nation.

The Xavier defense allows 39.1% on shots from beyond the arc (75 of 192) and opponents are converting on 70.0% of their free throw shots. They surrender 14.5 dimes and 31.5 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 291st and 53rd in the country. The Musketeers on the defensive side of the court are 294th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 73.9. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.0% from the field (245th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Southern

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