Stony Brook Seawolves vs Florida Gators Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Stony Brook Seawolves vs Florida Gators
Date: Monday, November 7, 2022
Location: Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL
TV: ESPN+
The Florida Gators (20-14 last year) are welcoming the Stony Brook Seawolves (18-13 last season) at Exactech Arena at Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Monday.
The Stony Brook Seawolves played NJIT and went home with a win by a final score of 87-68 in their last contest of last season. Stony Brook ended the contest having earned a 51.5% FG percentage (34 out of 66) and knocked down 8 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Seawolves knocked down 11 of their 15 tries for a percentage of 73.3%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 16 assists in this game in addition to forcing 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When it comes to the defense, Stony Brook allowed 43.1% from the field on 25 of 58 shooting. NJIT dished out 13 dimes and had 4 steals in this contest. Moreover, NJIT grabbed 29 rebounds (10 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. NJIT finished the contest at 58.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 17 attempts. They converted 8 of their 24 attempts from downtown. Concerning fouls, the Seawolves walked away with 14 while NJIT racked up 13 fouls.
Tykei Greene is one guy who was a major factor in this contest. He finished the game shooting 66.7% from the field but had no assists when the game ended. He saw the court for 38 mins and totaled 12 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.
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Stony Brook steps onto the hardwood after finishing with a mark of 18-13 last season. They had an average of 72.9 pts per game (122nd in Division 1) on 43.8% from the field. The Seawolves connected on 33.9% on 3-point shots (254 of 749) and 75.2% from the free throw line. As a squad, Stony Brook pulled in 34.8 boards per game and accumulated 346 dimes over the course of last season, which ranked 305th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession by turning the ball over 10.6 times per game and as a squad committed 14.3 fouls per contest.
Defensively, the Seawolves were able to force their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They surrendered 33.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they were 281st in the country in PPG allowed (73.1). The Seawolves defense allowed an opponent FG percentage of 45.5% (855 of 1,878) and they surrendered 36.4 boards per contest as a squad. They were ranked 259th in D-1 in giving up assists with 436 relinquished last season.
The last time they took the court last year, the Florida Gators took a loss by a final score of 72-56 against Xavier. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Florida allowed Xavier to grab 39 in total (5 on the offensive side). They went 20.0% from beyond the perimeter via 4 of 20 and ended up going 16 of 22 at the free throw line (72.7%). The Gators allowed Xavier to knock down 26 of their 53 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 49.1% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Gators ended up going 21 for 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 32.8%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Florida buried 6 of 30 tries (20.0%). They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 72.7%. Xavier earned 13 fouls for this game which took the Gators to the free throw line for a total of 11 attempts. They also gave up possession 15 times, while recording 14 steals in this game. The Gators snagged 21 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 28 in this game.
Kowacie Reeves pitched in for the Gators for this contest. He had 14 points in his 25 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the contest. He made 5 of 11 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and added 1 rebound.
Florida had a mark of 20-14 last year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gators hit 42.6% from the field, which was ranked 259th in college basketball. Florida accumulated 2,400 pts last season (70.6 per contest) and they pulled in 33.6 boards per contest. They earned an assist 12.8 times per contest (184th in Division 1) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 12.4 times per game. The Gators committed 16.0 fouls every game and they hit 73.5% from the charity stripe.
The Gators were ranked 98th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.5. They forced 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allowed teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (233rd in D-1). The Florida defense conceded 32.3% on 3-pointers (200 of 620) and opponents connected on 69.8% of their free throw shots. They surrendered 12.0 assists and 35.0 rebounds every game, which was ranked 129th and 198th in the country.
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Florida
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