Weber State Wildcats vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 12/22/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Weber State Wildcats vs BYU Cougars

Date: Thursday, December 22, 2022

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: Youtube TV

The BYU Cougars (8-5) are hosting the Weber State Wildcats (5-7) at Marriott Center on Thursday.

The Weber State Wildcats took the court against Utah State and earned the victory with a final of 75-72 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 26 and Utah State accounted for 15 fouls. They converted 8 out of their 23 shots from 3-point range. Utah State finished the game shooting 75.9% at the charity stripe by converting 22 of 29 attempts. Moreover, Utah State snagged 30 rebounds (3 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Utah State doled out 14 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. In the matter of defense, Weber State allowed their opponent to shoot 42.0% from the floor on 21 out of 50 shooting. They also dished out 17 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 5 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Wildcats made 9 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 56.3%. Weber State walked away from the contest with a 49.1% FG percentage (28 out of 57) and made 10 out of their 20 three-point shots.

Dillon Jones is one player who played a role for the game. He finished shooting 40.0% from the field and also earned 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and also totaled 9 boards. He totaled 16 points on 4 of 10 shooting.

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Weber State will take the court with a record of 5-7 so far this season. They are turning it over 14.1 times per game and as a unit are committing 17.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Weber State is snagging 30.2 rebounds per game and has 138 assists on the season, which is 283rd in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are shooting 34.9% on shots from distance (90 of 258) and 80.8% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 67.3 pts per game (302nd in the nation) while going 43.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 323rd in college hoops in allowing assists with 182 relinquished on the year. The Wildcats defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.1% (303 of 643) and they surrender 31.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 39.1% from beyond the arc and they are 195th in D-1 in points per game from their opponents (69.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the BYU Cougars went home victorious with a score of 90-61 when they faced Lindenwood. The Cougars were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the matchup. They coughed it up 15 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Lindenwood earned 10 fouls for this game which got the Cougars to the free throw line for 10 shots. They were able to bury 8 of them for a percentage of 80.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, BYU knocked down 12 of their 28 attempts (42.9%). When all was said and done, the Cougars finished shooting 35 for 63 from the field which had them shooting 55.6%. The Cougars permitted Lindenwood to make 23 of their 62 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 37.1% in this matchup. They finished 42.9% from three-point range via 12 of 28 and finished the contest at 3 of 10 at the free throw line (30.0%). When discussing rebounding, BYU allowed Lindenwood to collect 21 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Fousseyni Traore ended up being a factor for the Cougars for the game. He totaled 21 points in his 19 mins on the court, but went home with no dimes. He knocked down 8 out of 13 for this game for a rate of 61.5%, and had 6 rebounds.

BYU has a record of 8-5 so far this season. The Cougars are committing 20.5 personal fouls every game and they go 66.9% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 15.8 times per game (66th in D-1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.5 times per contest. BYU has tallied 996 points for the campaign (76.6 per game) and they pull in 40.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Cougars are connecting on 43.3% from the field, which is ranked 240th in the country.

The BYU defense allows 36.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (96 of 266) and opponents are knocking down 68.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 13.2 assists and 33.8 boards every game, which is 217th and 169th in college hoops. The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 258th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 71.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (216th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take BYU

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