Davidson Wildcats vs Ohio Bobcats Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Ohio Bobcats

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Ohio Bobcats (6-5) will try to defeat the Davidson Wildcats (9-3) at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Saturday.

The Davidson Wildcats faced off with USC Upstate and notched a win by a score of 62-59 in their last game. Davidson wrapped up the game having earned a 41.2% field goal percentage (21 of 51) and buried 6 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats knocked down 14 of 20 tries for a rate of 70.0%. When it comes to pulling down boards, they earned 31 with 7 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 assists in the game while forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In regard to defending, Davidson let their opponent shoot 40.7% from the floor on 22 out of 54 shooting. USC Upstate distributed 13 dimes and had 4 steals for this game. Furthermore, USC Upstate collected 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. USC Upstate finished shooting 50.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 6 of 12 shots. They made 9 of their 28 attempts from distance. In reference to personal fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 8 while USC Upstate totaled 13 personal fouls.

Grant Huffman is a guy who had an impact for this game. He accounted for 14 points on 5 out of 9 shooting. He played for 38 mins played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up going 55.6% from the floor and also recorded 5 assists.

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Davidson will play this game with a mark of 9-3 for the campaign. They average 72.9 pts per game (232nd in D-1) while going 45.2% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 33.4% on shots from 3-point land (102 of 305) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Davidson is collecting 34.4 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 160 assists for the season, which has them ranked 213th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 9.8 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 13.0 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Wildcats are forcing 11.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 218th in college basketball in allowing assists with 159 conceded on the year. The Wildcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 42.6% (289 of 678) and they concede 32.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 33.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 58th in D-1 in PPG allowed (65.3).

For their last game, the Ohio Bobcats took a loss by a score of 71-67 against Austin Peay. In the matter of rebounding, Ohio allowed Austin Peay to grab 32 in total (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 out of 18 and ended up shooting 15 of 24 from the charity stripe (62.5%). The Bobcats permitted Austin Peay to convert 25 of their 52 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Bobcats went 21 out of 56 from the field which had them shooting 37.5%. When talking about shots from distance, Ohio converted 8 of their 26 tries (30.8%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.0%. Austin Peay had 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Bobcats to the free throw line for a total of 21 attempts. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 4 steals in the matchup. The Bobcats corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 35 for this game.

Shereef Mitchell ended up being a major contributor for the Bobcats for the game. He had 14 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 1 assist for this game. He converted 4 out of 8 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Ohio has a mark of 6-5 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Bobcats are shooting 45.4% from the floor, which ranks 158th in college basketball. Ohio has totaled 883 points for the campaign (80.3 per game) and they collect 37.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.6 times per contest (174th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 9.7 times per game. The Bobcats commit 18.1 fouls per game while shooting 72.0% from the charity stripe.

The Ohio defense concedes 30.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (74 of 245) and their opponents are connecting on 70.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 9.6 assists and 35.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 15th and 228th in college hoops. The Bobcats are ranked 163rd in college basketball in points given up per game with 70.2. They are able to force 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the field (153rd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Davidson

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