St. Thomas Tommies vs Utah Utes Prediction, 11/26/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Thomas Tommies vs Utah Utes

Date: Saturday, November 26, 2022

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: Hulu Live TV

The St. Thomas Tommies (5-2) are traveling to Jon M. Huntsman Center on Saturday where they will compete against the Utah Utes (4-2).

The St. Thomas Tommies faced Milwaukee and took home the win by a score of 76-72 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Tommies walked away with 15 and Milwaukee recorded 18 personal fouls. They also converted 9 out of their 17 shots from long range. Milwaukee finished shooting 55.6% when shooting free throws by converting 5 of their 9 tries. Furthermore, Milwaukee collected 35 rebounds (11 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Milwaukee recorded 13 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. With regard to defending, St. Thomas let their opponent shoot 47.5% from the floor on 29 out of 61 shooting. They also distributed 15 assists in this game in addition to creating 17 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled 22 with 2 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Tommies knocked down 12 of their 17 shots for a rate of 70.6%. St. Thomas finished with a 50.9% field goal percentage (27 of 53) and converted 10 of their 24 three-point shots.

Brooks Allen is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He scored 20 points on 5 of 7 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins played and also snagged 6 rebounds. He finished 71.4% from the floor and recorded 6 assists.

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St. Thomas enters this one with a win-loss mark of 5-2 this season. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, St. Thomas is snagging 32.1 rebounds per game and has totaled 95 assists this year, which has them ranked 52nd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Tommies are shooting 41.7% on shots from 3-point land (68 of 163) and 72.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 73.1 points per outing (186th in college hoops) while shooting 50.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Tommies are forcing 10.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 16.3 fouls. They are 209th in Division 1 in allowing assists with 70 surrendered this year. The Tommies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 40.4% (167 of 413) and they surrender 33.4 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 31.5% on shots from distance while they are 140th in college basketball in PPG allowed (66.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Utah Utes took a loss by a score of 52-49 when they played Mississippi State. The Utes earned 32 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, but couldn't earn a steal. Mississippi State had 18 personal fouls for the contest which got the Utes to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They were able to bury 11 of them for a clip of 61.1%. In regard to 3-point shots, Utah buried 4 of their 19 tries (21.1%). When the final whistle blew, the Utes went 17 out of 52 from the field which had them shooting 32.7%. The Utes allowed Mississippi State to knock down 17 of their 67 attempts from the field which had them shooting 25.4% for the matchup. They finished 23.7% from distance by connecting on 9 out of 38 and finished the contest at 9 out of 16 from the free throw line (56.3%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Utah allowed Mississippi State to pull down 38 in all (15 on the offensive side).

Ben Carlson ended up being a major contributor for the Utes for the contest. He had 10 points in his 23 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 4 out of 6 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

Utah has a record of 4-2 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Utes are shooting 42.8% from the floor, which is 245th in college hoops. Utah has earned 403 points on the campaign (67.2 per game) and they collect 43.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 12.5 times per game (242nd in Division 1) and they turn it over 13.2 times per contest. The Utes are responsible for committing 14.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 69.4% from the free throw line.

The Utes on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the country in PPG given up with 55.2. They are forcing 10.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 32.6% from the field (4th in D-1). The Utah defense surrenders 24.1% on shots from 3-point land (34 of 141) and their opponents are converting on 63.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 11.0 assists and 36.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 110th and 251st in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Utah

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