BYU Cougars vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 2/11/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: BYU Cougars vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 11, 2023

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN+

The BYU Cougars (16-10) are en route to McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday where they will play the Gonzaga Bulldogs (19-5).

The BYU Cougars faced Pacific and went home with a win by a final score of 81-66 in their last contest. BYU wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.0% FG percentage (29 of 63) and made 7 of their 27 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Cougars knocked down 16 of 27 tries for a percentage of 59.3%. Concerning rebounding, they collected 34 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 16 assists for the matchup while creating 18 turnovers and having 12 steals. With respect to the defense, BYU allowed the other team to go 38.5% from the field on 20 out of 52 shooting. Pacific doled out 10 assists and had 2 steals for this game. Additionally, Pacific collected 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Pacific finished the contest at 83.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 20 of 24 tries. They also made 6 out of their 21 attempts from long range. With respect to fouls, the Cougars walked away with 24 while Pacific accumulated 25 fouls.

Fousseyni Traore is a guy who was a major contributor in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 70.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He played for 23 minutes played and collected 12 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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BYU comes into this game with a mark of 16-10 for the season. They cough up possession 15.0 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.0 fouls per contest. As a unit, BYU is pulling in 38.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 395 assists so far this season, which ranks 18th in the nation in terms of passing. The Cougars are hitting 33.9% on shots from beyond the arc (218 of 643) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 75.3 points per outing (98th in D-1) while hitting 45.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Cougars are able to force 14.5 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.7 personal fouls. They concede 33.9% from beyond the arc while they are 141st in college basketball in opponents PPG (68.2). The Cougars defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.1% (613 of 1,457) and they relinquish 32.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 195th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 308 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Gonzaga Bulldogs went home defeated by a final of 78-70 against St. Mary's. The Bulldogs corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds totaling 28 in this contest. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 7 steals for the contest. St. Mary's earned 20 personal fouls in this game which took the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 69.6%. When discussing 3-pointers, Gonzaga converted 4 out of their 11 attempts (36.4%). When all was said and done, the Bulldogs shot 25 out of 51 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.0%. The Bulldogs allowed St. Mary's to convert 28 of 61 tries from the field which had them sitting at 45.9% in this game. They wrapped up this game 25.0% from distance by going 6 out of 24 and finished the contest at 16 out of 21 from the charity stripe (76.2%). In relation to rebounds, Gonzaga allowed St. Mary's to pull down 34 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Drew Timme ended up being a major contributor for the Bulldogs for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 14 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 5 rebounds. He totaled 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court and tallied 1 assist in this game.

Gonzaga has a mark of 19-5 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Bulldogs are hitting on 52.0% from the floor, which ranks 1st in college hoops. Gonzaga has earned 2,057 pts for the campaign (85.7 per game) and they pull in 36.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 16.1 times per contest (24th in D-1) and they turn it over 11.4 times per contest. The Bulldogs have committed 17.2 fouls per game and they hit 68.9% from the free throw line.

The Gonzaga defense allows 34.1% on shots from 3-point land (189 of 554) and their opponents are making 73.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.0 dimes and 32.0 boards every game, which ranks them 134th and 67th in the country. The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 284th in the nation in PPG given up with 73.4. They are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (252nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take BYU

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