Davidson Wildcats vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 3/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023

Location: Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPN+

Ryan Center is the location where the Rhode Island Rams (9-20) will try to defeat the Davidson Wildcats (14-15) on Saturday.

The Davidson Wildcats played George Washington and took a loss by a final of 75-70 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 13 and George Washington racked up 10 personal fouls. They also converted 5 of their 18 attempts from 3-point land. George Washington finished shooting 88.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of their 18 shots. In addition, George Washington pulled down 33 rebounds (6 offensive, 27 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. George Washington earned 7 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Regarding the defense, Davidson allowed their opponent to shoot 47.4% from the floor on 27 out of 57 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists for this contest as well as creating 5 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In regard to hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 32 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats converted 10 of 10 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. Davidson ended the contest having earned a 40.3% FG percentage (25 out of 62) and knocked down 10 of their 31 three-point attempts.

Sam Mennenga is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He notched 23 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and collected 8 boards. He ended up going 63.6% from the floor and recorded 4 assists.

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Davidson steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 14-15 so far this year. They have an average of 70.7 pts per game (203rd in college basketball) while hitting 44.9% from the field. The Wildcats are hitting 33.3% on three-point attempts (202 of 606) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Davidson is pulling down 33.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 379 dimes for the season, which ranks 223rd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.1 times per contest and as a group are committing 15.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 11.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 127th in D-1 in allowing assists with 361 surrendered this season. The Wildcats defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (747 of 1,692) and they relinquish 34.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 32.5% on 3-point shots and they are 170th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.6).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Rhode Island Rams took home the win by a final score of 79-77 against Loyola. The Rams recorded 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. Loyola was called for 15 personal fouls in this game which got the Rams to the free throw line for 21 shots. They were able to make 18 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.7%. In relation to shooting from distance, Rhode Island converted 7 out of their 20 tries (35.0%). Overall, the Rams went 27 out of 60 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.0%. The Rams allowed Loyola to convert 27 out of 55 attempts from the floor which had them at 49.1% in the matchup. They finished 33.3% from downtown by shooting 7 out of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Rhode Island permitted Loyola to snag 26 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Ishmael Leggett ended up being a major contributor for the Rams for the game. He made 6 of 19 in this matchup giving him a rate of 31.6%, and had 7 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 4 assists in the matchup.

Rhode Island has a win-loss mark of 9-20 for the campaign. The Rams commit 17.9 personal fouls per game and they go 74.9% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 11.4 times per game (314th in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per game. Rhode Island has accounted for 1,936 pts on the year (66.8 per contest) and they pull in 37.2 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Rams are connecting on 39.7% from the field, which ranks them 355th in D-1.

The Rhode Island defense surrenders 32.4% on 3-point shots (192 of 593) and opponents are making 68.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 13.3 assists and 35.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 224th and 285th in college hoops. The Rams on the defensive end are ranked 200th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 70.7. They are able to force 12.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.5% from the floor (171st in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Davidson

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