Stetson Hatters vs Florida Gators Prediction, 12/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stetson Hatters vs Florida Gators

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: SECN

The Florida Gators (5-3) are hosting the Stetson Hatters (4-2) at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Sunday.

The Stetson Hatters played Johnson and took home the win by a score of 125-51 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Hatters ended up finishing with 9 while Johnson totaled 14 fouls. They buried 9 out of their 29 tries from long range. Johnson ended up shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 4 of their 6 tries. Additionally, Johnson collected 22 rebounds (7 offensive, 15 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Johnson distributed 8 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Stetson allowed 29.7% from the floor on 19 of 64 shooting. They also distributed 29 dimes for this contest as well as forcing 19 turnovers and earning 14 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they compiled 55 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hatters converted 10 of their 13 shots for a percentage of 76.9%. Stetson ended the game having earned a 59.1% FG percentage (52 of 88) and converted 11 of 23 3-point attempts.

Cyncier Harrison is one guy who was important in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 15 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He was on the court for 27 mins and also totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up going 66.7% from the floor and dished out 11 dimes.

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Stetson will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-2 on the campaign. They are averaging 83.5 pts per game (27th in the country) while shooting 49.5% from the floor. The Hatters are connecting on 40.0% on shots from downtown (64 of 160) and 70.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Stetson is pulling down 36.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 97 assists on the season, which is 221st in the country in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 8.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.7 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Hatters are able to force 11.2 turnovers per game and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They rank 74th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 78 surrendered this year. The Hatters defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 42.5% (150 of 353) and they relinquish 32.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They concede 36.5% on shots from downtown and they are 181st in the nation in points per game allowed (68.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Florida Gators went home victorious with a score of 102-62 when they played Florida A&M. The Gators snagged 25 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 34 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. Florida A&M was called for 11 fouls for this contest which took the Gators to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 7 of them for a rate of 63.6%. In regard to shooting from distance, Florida buried 13 of 22 attempts (59.1%). When all was said and done, the Gators went 41 out of 66 from the floor which gave them a rate of 62.1%. The Gators permitted Florida A&M to knock down 20 of their 58 tries from the field which had them at 34.5% in the game. They finished the game shooting 44.4% from downtown by connecting on 8 out of 18 and ended up shooting 14 out of 16 at the charity stripe (87.5%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Florida allowed Florida A&M to pull down 24 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Trey Bonham pitched in for the Gators for the contest. He racked up 23 points in his 24 mins on the court and had 4 assists for this contest. He converted 7 of 8 for the contest for a field goal rate of 87.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Florida has a win-loss mark of 5-3 so far this season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Gators are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 94th in college basketball. Florida has scored 640 pts this season (80.0 per contest) and they snag 37.5 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.6 times per contest (176th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per game. The Gators commit 16.8 fouls per game and they hit 72.9% from the free throw line.

The Florida defense surrenders 37.9% on three-point shots (61 of 161) and their opposition knocks down 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.3 assists and 34.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 177th and 212th in those categories on the defensive end. The Gators on the defensive end are ranked 245th in the nation in points allowed per contest with 71.3. They are forcing 13.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the floor (177th in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida

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