Belmont Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Belmont Bruins vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: PAC12

The Belmont Bruins (2-1) are hitting the road to McKale Center on Friday where they will take on the Arizona Wildcats (3-0).

The Belmont Bruins took the court against Berry and went home with a win by a final score of 93-59 in their last contest. Belmont ended having earned a 56.9% field goal percentage (37 of 65) and buried 9 out of their 26 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Bruins converted 10 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 47.6%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 44 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and earning 16 steals. When it comes to defense, Belmont allowed the other team to shoot 34.8% from the field on 23 of 66 shooting. Berry distributed 8 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Berry totaled 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Berry went 77.8% at the charity stripe by converting 7 of their 9 shots. They also buried 6 of their 30 attempts from distance. With respect to fouls, the Bruins ended up with 12 while Berry recorded 16 fouls.

Win Miller is a player who came through for the matchup. He finished the game shooting 80.0% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 26 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Belmont will enter this contest with a mark of 2-1 so far this year. They are averaging 86.0 pts per game (70th in D-1) while connecting on 51.0% from the field. The Bruins are hitting 29.9% on shots beyond the perimeter (20 of 67) and 63.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Belmont is snagging 38.3 boards per game and has accounted for 43 dimes so far this season, which is 136th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest and as a team are committing 13.0 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Bruins are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.0 personal fouls. They give up 32.1% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 326th in D-1 in opponents points per game (81.7). The Bruins defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 45.1% (97 of 215) and they concede 40.3 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 302nd in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 47 surrendered so far this season.

For their last game, the Arizona Wildcats walked away with a victory by a final of 97-59 when they faced Southern. When talking about cleaning the glass, Arizona permitted Southern to collect 23 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 20.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 6 of 29 and finished the game at 13 out of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). The Wildcats allowed Southern to knock down 20 of 63 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 31.7% for the matchup. Overall, the Wildcats went 31 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.4%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Arizona knocked down 7 of their 17 tries (41.2%). They were able to bury 28 of them for a rate of 77.8%. Southern was called for 27 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 36 shots. They turned the ball over 23 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Wildcats pulled down 34 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 47 in the matchup.

Keshad Johnson was important for the Wildcats for this contest. He tallied 17 points in his 19 mins of playing time, but wasn't able to tally an assist. He knocked down 6 out of 8 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 75.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

Arizona has a record of 3-0 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Wildcats are shooting 51.8% from the field, which is 46th in college basketball. Arizona has earned 297 pts on the campaign (99.0 per game) and they average 49.3 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 21.3 times per contest (13th in college basketball) and they turn it over 15.7 times per game. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 16.3 fouls every game and they go 76.7% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive side of the court are 90th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 63.7. They are forcing 18.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.0% from the field (87th in college basketball). The Arizona defense allows 28.4% on shots from beyond the arc (21 of 74) and their opposition makes 65.2% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 11.7 dimes and 28.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 175th and 18th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Arizona

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