UC Davis Aggies vs Hawaii Warriors Prediction, 12/29/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Davis Aggies vs Hawaii Warriors

Date: Thursday, December 29, 2022

Location: Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu, HI

TV: Youtube TV

Stan Sheriff Center is the site where the Hawaii Warriors (9-3) will meet the UC Davis Aggies (7-5) on Thursday.

The UC Davis Aggies took the court against UCLA and ended up losing by a score of 81-54 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 20 and UCLA accumulated 11 personal fouls. They also converted 5 out of their 10 attempts from distance. UCLA ended up going 71.4% when shooting free throws by making 10 of 14 tries. Additionally, UCLA pulled down 36 boards (11 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UCLA recorded 15 assists and had 9 steals in the game. Concerning defense, UC Davis allowed their opponent to shoot 49.3% from the floor on 33 of 67 shooting. They also recorded 7 assists in the matchup while creating 12 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected 25 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Aggies converted 6 of 10 attempts for a rate of 60.0%. UC Davis ended having earned a 37.5% field goal percentage (21 of 56) and made 6 out of their 20 shots from 3-point land.

Elijah Pepper is one guy who was important in the matchup. He ended up with 16 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins played and also grabbed 2 rebounds. He finished 46.2% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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UC Davis enters this one with a win-loss record of 7-5 this season. They are averaging 78.1 pts per contest (75th in the country) while hitting 46.0% from the floor. The Aggies are shooting 35.1% on three-point attempts (86 of 245) and 64.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, UC Davis is pulling in 41.6 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 164 assists on the year, which is 234th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 15.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Aggies are able to force 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.3 fouls. They are giving up 39.5% on shots from distance while they are 262nd in college basketball in opponents points per game (72.1). The Aggies are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (313 of 748) and they relinquish 33.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 62nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 133 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Hawaii Warriors walked away with a victory by a final of 58-57 when they faced SMU. Regarding cleaning the glass, Hawaii permitted SMU to collect 29 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They finished 30.8% from beyond the arc by going 4 out of 13 and ended up shooting 5 out of 9 at the charity stripe (55.6%). The Warriors allowed SMU to convert 24 out of their 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6% for this game. Overall, the Warriors walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 52 from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4%. When talking about 3-pointers, Hawaii converted 4 out of their 14 attempts (28.6%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. SMU was called for 23 fouls in this contest which took the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 16 shots. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Warriors were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 27 in this game.

Bernardo Da Silva pitched in for the Warriors in the game. He scored 13 points in his 21 minutes of playing time, but wrapped up this contest with no dimes. He converted 6 of 10 for this contest for a rate of 60.0%, and earned 5 rebounds.

Hawaii has a mark of 9-3 this year. When it comes to offense, the Warriors are shooting 44.8% from the field, which is ranked 181st in college hoops. Hawaii has totaled 826 pts on the campaign (68.8 per game) and they pull in 35.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 12.5 times per contest (260th in Division 1) and they turn the ball over 11.8 times per contest. The Warriors are responsible for committing 15.7 personal fouls every game and they connect on 70.2% from the free throw line.

The Hawaii defense gives up 27.4% on shots from 3-point land (52 of 190) and their opponents are knocking down 74.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 6.9 assists and 31.5 boards per game, which ranks them 1st and 53rd in Division 1. The Warriors on defense are ranked 19th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 60.2. They are forcing 12.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (50th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UC Davis

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