Bellarmine Knights vs Utah Utes Prediction, 12/20/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Bellarmine Knights vs Utah Utes

Date: Wednesday, December 20, 2023

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: PAC12

The Bellarmine Knights (4-8) are en route to Jon M. Huntsman Center on Wednesday where they will go up against the Utah Utes (8-2).

The Bellarmine Knights took the court against Evansville and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-61 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Knights walked away with 16 while Evansville totaled 10 personal fouls. They made 4 out of their 16 attempts from beyond the arc. Evansville finished shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by burying 12 of their 15 shots. Additionally, Evansville collected 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Evansville dished out 9 assists and had 2 steals in this contest. In relation to defending, Bellarmine allowed the other team to shoot 47.4% from the field on 27 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 3 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they collected 35 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knights buried 8 of their 8 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Bellarmine walked away from the game having earned a 34.3% field goal percentage (24 of 70) and converted 5 of 31 shots from 3-point land.

Langdon Hatton is someone who played a role in the game. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 8 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 37 minutes and totaled 11 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 53.3% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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Bellarmine will enter this matchup with a mark of 4-8 so far this season. They average 70.0 pts per game (279th in college hoops) while hitting 42.4% from the field. The Knights are connecting on 32.8% from downtown (94 of 287) and 81.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Bellarmine is snagging 34.6 boards per game and has totaled 180 assists for the campaign, which is 51st in D-1 in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.4 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Knights are forcing 12.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 14.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 268th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 150 relinquished this season. The Knights defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.7% (297 of 696) and they surrender 36.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They give up 32.4% from beyond the arc while they are 115th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (68.2).

The last time they took the court, the Utah Utes went home victorious with a score of 76-62 when they faced Utah Valley. The Utes pulled down 27 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 17 times, while getting 7 steals in the game. Utah Valley committed 16 fouls for the game which got the Utes to the free throw line for 12 tries. They were able to convert 9 of the free throw tries for a clip of 75.0%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Utah converted 9 out of 20 tries (45.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Utes walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 50.0%. The Utes allowed Utah Valley to make 24 out of 64 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 37.5% for the contest. They went 25.0% from distance by hitting 4 out of 16 and finished the contest at 10 of 16 from the charity stripe (62.5%). Concerning how they rebounded, Utah allowed Utah Valley to snag 33 in all (12 on the offensive glass).

Branden Carlson pitched in for the Utes for the contest. He totaled 26 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this contest. He converted 10 of 16 in the game giving him a rate of 62.5%, and had 7 rebounds.

Utah has a record of 8-2 this season. The Utes are responsible for committing 15.4 fouls every game and they connect on 71.4% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 17.8 times per game (24th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per contest. Utah has accounted for 802 points on the campaign (80.2 per game) and they grab 39.4 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Utes are connecting on 48.4% from the field, which is ranked 45th in the nation.

The Utes on the defensive side of the court are 189th in college hoops in PPG given up with 71.0. They are forcing their opponents into 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (154th in the nation). The Utah defense allows 33.8% on shots from 3-point land (89 of 263) and their opponents are converting on 62.3% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 14.0 dimes and 33.9 total rebounds per game, ranking them 281st and 137th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Bellarmine

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