Davidson Wildcats vs VCU Rams Prediction, 1/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Davidson Wildcats vs VCU Rams

Date: Saturday, January 7, 2023

Location: Stuart C. Siegel Center in Richmond, VA

TV: Youtube TV

The Davidson Wildcats (8-6) are hitting the road to Stuart C. Siegel Center on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the VCU Rams (10-4).

The Davidson Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Loyola and went home with a win by a final score of 80-57 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Wildcats walked away with 18 and Loyola had 21 fouls. They buried 5 out of their 18 shots from 3-point land. Loyola shot 61.5% at the free throw line by burying 8 of 13 shots. Moreover, Loyola snagged 24 rebounds (8 offensive, 16 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Loyola earned 9 dimes and had 3 steals for this contest. When it comes to defending, Davidson allowed the other team to go 43.1% from the field on 22 of 51 shooting. They also distributed 12 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing 19 turnovers and having 9 steals. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they earned 27 with 6 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 19 of 22 shots for a percentage of 86.4%. Davidson finished having earned a 56.9% field goal percentage (29 of 51) and made 3 out of their 11 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Sam Mennenga is one player who played a role for the contest. He ended up scoring 22 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and totaled 7 rebounds. He ended up shooting 72.7% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Davidson enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-6 this year. They have an average of 71.6 pts per contest (190th in the nation) while hitting 44.1% from the field. The Wildcats are shooting 32.9% on shots from beyond the arc (93 of 283) and 71.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Davidson is grabbing 34.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 191 assists on the campaign, which is 196th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 11.5 times per game and as a team are committing 15.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Wildcats are able to force 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.3 fouls. They concede 28.9% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 211th in D-1 in points per game allowed (69.8). The Wildcats defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.9% (364 of 868) and they relinquish 38.2 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 102nd in college basketball in giving up assists with 163 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the VCU Rams took a loss by a final score of 79-70 against Duquesne. When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, VCU permitted Duquesne to collect 36 in all (13 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 44.0% from distance by shooting 11 out of 25 and finished the contest at 10 of 16 from the charity stripe (62.5%). The Rams allowed Duquesne to bury 29 of their 64 attempts from the field which had them at 45.3% for the contest. Overall, the Rams shot 24 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.1%. With regard to shots from downtown, VCU converted 7 out of 19 tries (36.8%). They were able to make 15 of them for a rate of 65.2%. Duquesne had 19 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Rams to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 5 steals in the matchup. The Rams were able to pull down 19 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for this game.

Brandon Johns ended up being a factor for the Rams for this contest. He recorded 22 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 12 in this game for a rate of 75.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

VCU has a win-loss mark of 10-4 so far this year. The Rams commit 16.3 fouls every game and they connect on 70.6% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.1 times per contest (277th in college basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.6 times per game. VCU has scored 972 points this season (69.4 per contest) and they average 33.0 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Rams are hitting on 44.0% from the field, which is 216th in Division 1.

The VCU defense surrenders 32.9% on shots from distance (83 of 252) and their opponents are connecting on 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 11.3 dimes and 34.2 total boards per game, which is 90th and 190th in those categories on the defensive end. The Rams on the defensive side of the court are 50th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 63.4. They are forcing their opponents into 17.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the field (94th in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Davidson

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