Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 12/13/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders vs Arizona Wildcats
Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ
TV: Hulu Live TV
The Arizona Wildcats (8-1) will go up against the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders (5-4) at McKale Center on Tuesday.
The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi Islanders faced Texas Lutheran and went home with a win by a final score of 100-63 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Islanders walked away with 16 while Texas Lutheran accumulated 15 personal fouls. They converted 12 of 37 shots from 3-point land. Texas Lutheran went 81.8% when shooting free throws by knocking down 9 of their 11 tries. In addition, Texas Lutheran grabbed 26 rebounds (9 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Texas Lutheran totaled 19 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. In regard to defending, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi allowed their opponent to shoot 35.0% from the field on 21 out of 60 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing 19 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they compiled 49 with 18 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Islanders converted 14 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Texas A&M-Corpus Christi ended the game having earned a 55.4% FG percentage (41 of 74) and made 4 of 15 3-point shots.
Isaac Mushila is a player who was a major factor in this contest. He finished the game at 75.0% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 17 mins played and also snagged 11 rebounds. He notched 23 points on 9 of 12 shooting.
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Texas A&M-Corpus Christi will enter this matchup with a record of 5-4 so far this season. They turn it over 14.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Texas A&M-Corpus Christi is grabbing 37.8 boards per contest and has totaled 141 dimes for the year, which is 151st in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Islanders are connecting on 32.0% on shots from distance (63 of 197) and 76.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 79.7 points per outing (52nd in Division 1) on 45.0% from the field.
When they are on defense, the Islanders are able to force 18.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 256th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 138 surrendered so far this year. The Islanders defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 44.4% (223 of 502) and they surrender 34.3 boards per game as a group. They surrender 33.6% on shots from downtown and they are 218th in the country in PPG from their opponents (70.0).
When they last played, the Arizona Wildcats got the victory with a final of 89-75 against Indiana. The Wildcats corralled 26 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for the contest. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 6 steals in the game. Indiana had 19 personal fouls in this contest which took the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 25 tries. They were able to convert 17 of them for a rate of 68.0%. When discussing 3-point shots, Arizona knocked down 10 of 25 attempts (40.0%). Overall, the Wildcats ended up shooting 31 for 63 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.2%. The Wildcats allowed Indiana to bury 29 of 69 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 42.0% for the contest. They shot 40.0% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 9 from the free throw line (77.8%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Arizona allowed Indiana to snag 30 in total (10 on the offensive side).
Azuolas Tubelis ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats in the matchup. He recorded 21 points in his 28 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 9 of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.
Arizona has a record of 8-1 this season. The Wildcats are committing 19.0 personal fouls per contest while shooting 72.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 21.0 times per contest (1st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 14.6 times per game. Arizona has earned 821 pts for the year (91.2 per contest) and they pull down 41.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 54.5% from the field, which ranks 1st in the country.
The Arizona defense concedes 35.8% on 3-point attempts (78 of 218) and opponents are connecting on 67.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.7 dimes and 32.3 boards every game, which ranks them 196th and 84th in those defensive categories. The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 340th in D-1 in PPG given up with 77.3. They are able to force 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.4% from the floor (121st in D-1).
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona
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