Charlotte 49ers vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Charlotte 49ers vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN+

The Duke Blue Devils (5-3) will try to defeat the Charlotte 49ers (5-3) at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Saturday.

The Charlotte 49ers faced Stetson and took home the win by a score of 85-62 in their last contest. Charlotte walked away from the game with a 54.2% FG percentage (32 of 59) and buried 11 out of their 25 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the 49ers buried 10 of their 11 tries for a rate of 90.9%. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 25 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defending, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 39.2% from the field on 20 of 51 shooting. Stetson recorded 8 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. Additionally, Stetson grabbed 20 rebounds (4 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Stetson finished the contest at 94.1% at the charity stripe by converting 16 of their 17 attempts. They also made 6 of 19 tries from 3-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the 49ers walked away with 19 while Stetson racked up 13 personal fouls.

Dishon Jackson is someone who played a role in this matchup. He ended up going 66.7% from the field and dished out 2 assists. He saw the court for 21 mins and also snagged 7 boards. He finished with 19 points on 8 out of 12 shooting.

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Charlotte will enter this contest with a record of 5-3 so far this year. They turn it over 9.8 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.0 personal fouls every game. As a team, Charlotte is snagging 31.8 boards per game and has accounted for 112 dimes so far this season, which is 212th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The 49ers are hitting 32.6% on shots from distance (46 of 141) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 68.3 points per contest (304th in the nation) while hitting 47.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the 49ers are able to force 11.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.1 personal fouls. They are giving up 31.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 20th in D-1 in PPG allowed (61.9). The 49ers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 40.2% (177 of 440) and they relinquish 31.1 boards per contest as a unit. They rank 44th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 83 relinquished on the season.

When they last played, the Duke Blue Devils took a loss by a final score of 72-68 when they faced Georgia Tech. The Blue Devils were able to corral 19 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. Georgia Tech was called for 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Blue Devils to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a rate of 60.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, Duke made 4 of 16 tries (25.0%). When the game finished, the Blue Devils shot 26 out of 62 from the field which had them at 41.9%. The Blue Devils permitted Georgia Tech to convert 27 out of 53 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.9% in this contest. They went 30.4% from distance by going 7 of 23 and finished the contest at 11 out of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). When discussing rebounds, Duke permitted Georgia Tech to grab 31 in all (4 offensive).

Jeremy Roach ended up being important for the Blue Devils for the game. He tallied 20 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this contest. He made 6 of 12 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 5-3 this year. The Blue Devils are committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 70.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 16.0 times per contest (56th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 8.6 times per contest. Duke has 647 pts so far this year (80.9 per game) and they average 37.0 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Blue Devils are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which ranks 61st in college basketball.

The Blue Devils on defense are ranked 94th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 67.1. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (190th in college basketball). The Duke defense allows 32.4% on shots from 3-point land (56 of 173) and opponents are making 69.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 14.4 dimes and 33.4 total rebounds per game, which is 295th and 109th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Duke

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