UT Martin Skyhawks vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 11/7/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UT Martin Skyhawks vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Monday, November 7, 2022

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ACCNX

The Pittsburgh Panthers (11-21 last year) host the UT Martin Skyhawks (8-22 last season) at Petersen Events Center on Monday.

The UT Martin Skyhawks faced Tennessee Tech and took a loss by a score of 88-75 in their last game of last season. In the matter of personal fouls, the Skyhawks walked away with 20 and Tennessee Tech finished the game with 10 personal fouls. They also buried 9 of their 25 shots from 3-point range. Tennessee Tech finished the contest at 74.2% when shooting free throws by making 23 of their 31 attempts. Furthermore, Tennessee Tech pulled down 40 boards (9 offensive, 31 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Tennessee Tech recorded 18 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. In terms of the defense, UT Martin allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 28 of 65 shooting. They also doled out 15 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and getting 3 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 37 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Skyhawks made 8 of 11 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. UT Martin wrapped up the game having earned a 41.1% field goal percentage (30 of 73) and knocked down 7 out of their 25 shots from 3-point land.

Bernie Andre is a player who was a contributor in this game. He shot 61.1% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He played for 32 minutes and also pulled down 11 boards. He notched 25 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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UT Martin comes into this matchup after finishing with a record of 8-22 last year. They averaged 68.9 points per contest (234th in college hoops) while shooting 41.5% from the floor. The Skyhawks hit on 29.9% on three-point attempts (205 of 685) and 70.0% from the free throw line. As a group, UT Martin snagged 36.9 rebounds per game and tallied 353 dimes last year, which had them ranked 294th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 13.3 times per contest and as a squad committed 18.1 fouls every game.

Defensively, the Skyhawks were able to force 12.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.1 fouls. They were 227th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 423 relinquished throughout last season. The Skyhawks gave up a field goal percentage of 43.3% (762 of 1,759) and they surrendered 37.6 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquished 32.7% on shots from downtown and they were ranked 293rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (73.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood last year, the Pittsburgh Panthers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 66-46 when they faced Boston College. The Panthers collected 18 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 23 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. Boston College had 11 fouls in the game which took the Panthers to the free throw line for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to bury 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 58.3%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Pittsburgh made 3 out of their 11 tries (27.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Panthers finished the game shooting 18 for 45 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0%. The Panthers allowed Boston College to bury 23 of 43 tries from the floor which had them shooting 53.5% for this game. They shot 46.7% from distance by connecting on 7 of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 18 from the free throw line (72.2%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Pittsburgh permitted Boston College to get 23 in total (1 on the offensive glass).

Mouhamadou Gueye ended up having an impact for the Panthers for the matchup. He scored 12 points in his 40 mins of playing time and totaled 3 dimes in this contest. He made 4 out of 10 for this contest for a field goal rate of 40.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Pittsburgh had a win-loss mark of 11-21 last season. The Panthers were responsible for committing 15.3 fouls per game and they went 69.6% from the charity stripe. They dished out assists 11.0 times per game (317th in the country) and they turned it over 13.6 times per game. Pittsburgh had 1,969 pts last season (61.5 per contest) and they averaged 33.8 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Panthers shot 41.4% from the floor, which had them ranked 308th in college hoops.

The Pittsburgh defense gave up 36.8% on shots from distance (276 of 749) and their opponents made 71.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquished 14.5 dimes and 31.1 total boards per game, which was ranked 306th and 29th in those categories. The Panthers were ranked 142nd in college basketball in points allowed per game with 68.1. They were able to force 10.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and let teams shoot 44.1% from the floor (233rd in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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