Utah State Aggies vs San Francisco Dons Prediction, 12/4/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah State Aggies vs San Francisco Dons

Date: Sunday, December 4, 2022

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

Chase Center is where the San Francisco Dons (7-1) will attempt to beat the Utah State Aggies (6-0) on Sunday.

The Utah State Aggies stepped onto the hardwood against Utah Tech and earned the victory with a final of 86-81 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Aggies ended up finishing with 19 while Utah Tech finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They buried 12 out of their 23 tries from downtown. Utah Tech finished the game shooting 79.2% at the free throw line by burying 19 of their 24 tries. Additionally, Utah Tech had 28 boards (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Utah Tech earned 15 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. When talking about the defense, Utah State allowed the other team to shoot 48.1% from the floor on 25 of 52 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 6 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected 27 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Aggies converted 13 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. Utah State ended the game having earned a 54.5% field goal percentage (30 out of 55) and converted 13 out of their 31 shots from downtown.

Steven Ashworth is a player who was a factor in the matchup. He recorded 27 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He played for 32 minutes played and also pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 64.3% from the field and also earned 3 assists.

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Utah State will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 6-0 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a group are committing 18.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Utah State is collecting 40.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 128 assists so far this season, which ranks 44th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Aggies are shooting 46.7% from downtown (77 of 165) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 87.8 pts per game (8th in the country) while shooting 49.9% from the field.

On defense, the Aggies are forcing 12.0 turnovers every game and they draw 19.7 personal fouls. They give up 39.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 309th in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (74.8). Aggies defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 40.4% (152 of 376) and they concede 33.0 boards per contest as a group. They currently rank 90th in college basketball in giving up assists with 80 surrendered on the year.

For their last game, the San Francisco Dons got the win with a final of 90-68 against Little Rock. The Dons were able to snag 25 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this game. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 7 steals for this game. Little Rock was called for 19 fouls in the game which took the Dons to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a percentage of 77.3%. In reference to shots from distance, San Francisco made 13 of their 32 attempts (40.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Dons went 30 for 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.9%. The Dons permitted Little Rock to convert 24 of 57 tries from the field which had them sitting at 42.1% in the game. They finished 22.2% from distance by hitting 4 of 18 and finished the contest at 16 of 20 at the charity stripe (80.0%). With respect to rebounding, San Francisco permitted Little Rock to pull down 34 in all (7 on the offensive side).

Khalil Shabazz ended up having an impact for the Dons in this contest. He knocked down 6 of 14 for the game for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 7 rebounds. He recorded 16 points in his 33 mins of playing time and accumulated 7 dimes for the contest.

San Francisco has a record of 7-1 for the season. The Dons commit 19.3 fouls per contest and they go 73.7% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.3 times per game (134th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest. San Francisco has scored 617 points for the year (77.1 per game) and they pull down 38.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Dons are hitting on 43.7% from the field, which is 224th in the nation.

The Dons defensively are ranked 166th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 68.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (184th in college basketball). The San Francisco defense allows 34.4% on shots from distance (42 of 122) and their opponents are knocking down 70.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 8.5 dimes and 33.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 9th and 151st in college basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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