Vermont Catamounts vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 11/10/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Vermont Catamounts vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Thursday, November 10, 2022

Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA

TV: Hulu Live TV

University Credit Union Pavilion is the site where the St. Mary's Gaels (1-0) will attempt to beat the Vermont Catamounts (1-0) on Thursday.

The Vermont Catamounts faced Brown and went home with a win by a final score of 80-65 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Catamounts ended up finishing with 15 and Brown recorded 18 fouls. They also converted 6 of their 18 tries from 3-point range. Brown shot 72.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of their 18 shots. Additionally, Brown collected 24 rebounds (4 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Brown distributed 9 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. Regarding the defense, Vermont allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the field on 23 out of 52 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the matchup while creating 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 4 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Catamounts made 14 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 93.3%. Vermont finished the game with a 53.8% FG percentage (28 out of 52) and converted 10 out of their 23 3-point shots.

Aaron Deloney is one player who was important for the contest. He ended up going 78.6% from the field and totaled 5 assists. He saw the court for 31 minutes and collected 1 board. He ended up with 32 points on 11 of 14 shooting.

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Vermont enters this game with a mark of 1-0 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 17.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 15.0 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Vermont is pulling in 30.0 boards per game and has racked up 15 assists so far this season, which ranks 119th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Catamounts are connecting on 43.5% on 3-pointers (10 of 23) and 93.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.0 points per outing (107th in D-1) while going 53.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Catamounts are able to force 16.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are 155th in college basketball in allowing assists with 9 surrendered so far this season. The Catamounts defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.2% (23 of 52) and they relinquish 25.0 boards per contest as a group. They surrender 33.3% on shots from distance while they are 193rd in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (65.0).

In their last game, the St. Mary's Gaels took home the win by a final score of 78-70 when they faced Oral Roberts. The Gaels were able to corral 31 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this contest. They also coughed it up 4 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. Oral Roberts had 22 fouls for this game which got the Gaels to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They were able to make 20 of them for a rate of 71.4%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, St. Mary's knocked down 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Gaels went 25 for 62 from the field which had them shooting 40.3%. The Gaels allowed Oral Roberts to make 23 out of 58 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.7% for the game. They finished 40.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 17 at the free throw line (70.6%). In regard to cleaning the glass, St. Mary's allowed Oral Roberts to snag 30 overall (5 offensive).

Mitchell Saxen pitched in for the Gaels for the contest. He recorded 16 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in this contest. He buried 6 out of 13 in this contest giving him a rate of 46.2%, and accounted for 8 rebounds.

St. Mary's has a record of 1-0 for the year. The Gaels are committing 15.0 fouls per contest and they go 71.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 9.0 times per contest (247th in the nation) and they cough up possession 5.0 times per game. St. Mary's has earned 78 points for the campaign and they pull down 43.0 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Gaels are hitting on 39.7% from the field, which has them ranked 206th in college hoops.

The St. Mary's defense allows 40.0% on 3-point attempts (12 of 30) and their opponents are knocking down 70.6% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.0 assists and 37.0 boards on a nightly basis, ranking them 207th and 244th in college basketball. The Gaels are ranked 224th in the country in PPG given up with 70.0. They have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 39.7% from the floor (191st in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Vermont

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