Brown Bears vs Providence Friars Prediction, 12/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brown Bears vs Providence Friars

Date: Sunday, December 10, 2023

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Brown Bears (3-8) are en route to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Sunday where they will try to beat the Providence Friars (7-2).

The Brown Bears took the court against Rhode Island and went home with a win by a final score of 67-64 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Bears ended up finishing with 21 and Rhode Island accounted for 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 3 of their 13 tries from 3-point land. Rhode Island finished shooting 48.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of their 31 shots. In addition, Rhode Island grabbed 37 rebounds (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Rhode Island doled out 13 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In the matter of the defense, Brown allowed 46.9% from the field on 23 of 49 shooting. They also recorded 12 dimes in this contest while creating 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 29 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Bears made 15 of their 25 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Brown ended with a 38.2% field goal percentage (21 out of 55) and made 10 of their 27 three-point attempts.

Kino Lilly is a player who was a factor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 40.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He was on the court for 39 minutes played and totaled 3 boards. He ended up scoring 22 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Brown steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 3-8 this season. They are averaging 71.1 pts per game (259th in D-1) on 41.2% from the field. The Bears are shooting 30.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (82 of 267) and 62.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Brown is pulling down 39.6 boards per game and is sitting with 138 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 76th in the country in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game and as a group they commit 17.5 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Bears are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are 328th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 137 conceded so far this season. The Bears defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 43.9% (280 of 638) and they concede 35.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 35.1% from 3-point land and they are 203rd in the country in points per game from their opponents (71.6).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Providence Friars took a defeat with a final score of 72-51 when they faced Oklahoma. In regard to rebounding, Providence permitted Oklahoma to snag 33 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished 31.6% from downtown by shooting 6 out of 19 and ended up shooting 10 of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). The Friars permitted Oklahoma to bury 28 of their 60 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 46.7% for the contest. Overall, the Friars ended up going 21 out of 52 from the floor which had them sitting at 40.4%. With regard to shots from downtown, Providence knocked down 5 out of their 23 attempts (21.7%). They were able to make 4 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 66.7%. Oklahoma committed 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 6 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Friars earned 22 defensive rebounds and 1 offensive boards for a total of 23 for the matchup.

Devin Carter ended up being important for the Friars in this contest. He scored 17 points in his 35 mins on the court and had 1 assist in the game. He converted 5 of 11 in this contest giving him a rate of 45.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Providence has a mark of 7-2 so far this year. The Friars commit 14.9 fouls per contest and they connect on 69.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.9 times per contest (153rd in the country) and they turn it over 13.6 times per contest. Providence has 669 pts for the campaign (74.3 per game) and they pull in 38.6 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Friars are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 109th in the nation.

The Providence defense allows 30.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (53 of 173) and their opposition knocks down 79.1% of their foul shots. They relinquish 8.6 assists and 35.1 rebounds every game, which is 6th and 185th in those categories on the defensive end. The Friars defensively are ranked 52nd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 64.6. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 37.6% from the field (21st in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brown

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