Brown Bears vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 12/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Brown Bears vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPN+

Ryan Center is where the Rhode Island Rams (5-3) will try to defeat the Brown Bears (2-7) on Wednesday.

The Brown Bears stepped onto the hardwood against Maine and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 60-49 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Bears ended up walking away with 15 while Maine accounted for 19 personal fouls. They converted 5 out of their 14 tries from three-point range. Maine finished the game at 62.5% when shooting free throws by converting 5 of their 8 attempts. Additionally, Maine grabbed 24 rebounds (3 offensive, 21 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Maine recorded 15 assists and had 8 steals for the game. When discussing defense, Brown allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the field on 25 of 52 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and having 3 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they compiled 32 with 12 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Bears converted 12 of their 17 shots for a percentage of 70.6%. Brown wrapped up the contest having earned a 33.3% FG percentage (17 out of 51) and buried 3 out of their 16 3-pointers.

Kalu Anya is a player who played a role for the game. He finished the game at 25.0% from the floor and also recorded 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 19 minutes played and also grabbed 4 boards. He scored 4 points on 2 out of 8 shooting.

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Brown will play this contest with a mark of 2-7 on the season. They are averaging 74.0 pts per contest (208th in Division 1) while hitting 42.2% from the field. The Bears are hitting 30.8% on 3-pointers (69 of 224) and 62.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Brown is snagging 40.4 rebounds per contest and has earned 118 assists for the season, which ranks 93rd in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.4 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Bears have forced 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.9% on 3-point attempts and they rank 243rd in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.8). The Bears defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 43.2% (232 of 537) and they concede 36.4 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 266th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 109 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Rhode Island Rams took a loss by a score of 84-69 when they faced Providence. When it comes to rebounds, Rhode Island allowed Providence to snag 40 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 40.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 20 and finished the contest at 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Rams permitted Providence to convert 32 out of 65 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Rams went 28 for 62 from the field which had them sitting at 45.2%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Rhode Island made 6 of 12 attempts (50.0%). They were able to make 7 of them for a rate of 46.7%. Providence committed 14 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Rams to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Rams were able to collect 24 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this game.

Jaden House pitched in for the Rams in this contest. He buried 6 of 13 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.2%, and had 1 rebound. He tallied 18 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

Rhode Island has a win-loss record of 5-3 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Rams are shooting 48.7% from the floor, which has them ranked 42nd in the nation. Rhode Island has scored 603 points for the campaign (75.4 per contest) and they grab 40.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.6 times per game (165th in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 12.0 times per contest. The Rams commit 15.1 personal fouls per game and they go 59.4% from the free throw line.

The Rhode Island defense gives up 34.4% on shots from distance (66 of 192) and opponents are converting on 66.7% of their foul shots. They have conceded 13.3 dimes and 33.1 rebounds per contest, which is 242nd and 107th in the nation. The Rams defensively are ranked 182nd in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 71.0. They are able to force 8.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.4% from the floor (175th in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Brown

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