Colgate Raiders vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 12/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Colgate Raiders vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: PAC12

The Colgate Raiders (4-3) are hitting the road to McKale Center on Saturday where they will play the Arizona Wildcats (6-0).

The Colgate Raiders faced Binghamton and notched a win by a score of 84-49 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Raiders finished with 13 and Binghamton racked up 13 fouls. They also knocked down 3 out of their 17 attempts from distance. Binghamton finished the contest at 46.2% at the charity stripe by making 6 of 13 tries. Furthermore, Binghamton grabbed 22 boards (1 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Binghamton doled out 13 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. Pertaining to defending, Colgate allowed 37.0% from the floor on 20 out of 54 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes for the game as well as creating 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Raiders made 8 of their 11 shots for a rate of 72.7%. Colgate finished the contest with a 51.6% field goal percentage (32 of 62) and converted 12 of their 25 3-point attempts.

Braeden Smith is a guy who was a major factor for the game. He was able to score 21 points on 7 out of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 25 mins played and totaled 4 boards. He shot 70.0% from the field and earned 9 assists.

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Colgate heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 4-3 so far this season. They are averaging 66.7 points per game (318th in college hoops) while going 42.9% from the floor. The Raiders are hitting 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc (58 of 170) and 73.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Colgate is collecting 39.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 103 assists so far this year, which ranks 121st in Division 1 in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 14.0 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the Raiders are able to force 9.4 turnovers every game while drawing 12.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 166th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 85 surrendered for the year. The Raiders defense is allowing a FG percentage of 39.9% (163 of 409) and they concede 33.1 boards per contest as a group. They are conceding 30.8% on 3-point shots while they are 54th in D-1 in PPG allowed (64.1).

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats got the victory with a final of 74-68 when they played Michigan State. Regarding rebounding, Arizona permitted Michigan State to snag 32 overall (9 offensive). They finished 29.4% from downtown by hitting 5 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 14 at the free throw line (78.6%). The Wildcats permitted Michigan State to convert 26 out of 64 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.6% for this game. In all, the Wildcats went 27 out of 59 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.8%. Concerning 3-pointers, Arizona made 5 of 19 tries (26.3%). They were able to convert 15 of those for a percentage of 75.0%. Michigan State had 17 fouls for the contest which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while getting 8 steals for the contest. The Wildcats were able to corral 22 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 31 for this contest.

Caleb Love pitched in for the Wildcats in the matchup. He made 7 out of 20 in this game for a field goal percentage of 35.0%, and had 4 rebounds. He accumulated 17 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 4 assists in this matchup.

Arizona has a win-loss record of 6-0 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 51.4% from the field, which ranks them 13th in Division 1. Arizona has scored 572 pts for the campaign (95.3 per game) and they grab 47.5 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.0 times per contest (5th in D-1) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest. The Wildcats commit 16.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.4% from the charity stripe.

The Wildcats on the defensive end are ranked 48th in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 63.8. They have forced 15.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.1% from the floor (27th in D-1). The Arizona defense concedes 31.5% on shots from distance (45 of 143) and opponents are connecting on 62.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.7 dimes and 28.5 total boards per game, which is ranked 204th and 8th in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Colgate

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