Delaware Blue Hens vs Xavier Musketeers Prediction, 12/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware Blue Hens vs Xavier Musketeers

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Location: Cintas Center in Cincinnati, OH

TV: ESPN+

The Delaware Blue Hens (5-3) are headed to Cintas Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Xavier Musketeers (4-4).

The Delaware Blue Hens faced Ohio and ended up losing by a score of 74-73 in their last contest. Delaware walked away from the contest with a 40.6% FG percentage (28 of 69) and knocked down 6 out of their 19 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Blue Hens knocked down 11 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 57.9%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 39 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 11 dimes as well as forcing 3 turnovers, but didn't have a steal. In relation to defense, Delaware allowed 42.9% from the floor on 30 out of 70 shooting. Ohio doled out 8 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. On top of that, Ohio grabbed 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't have a block. Ohio shot 47.6% at the free throw line by making 10 of 21 attempts. They converted 4 of 15 attempts from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Blue Hens ended up with 19 and Ohio finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Jyare Davis is someone who came through in the matchup. He went 31.8% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes. He played for 35 minutes played and snagged 9 rebounds. He racked up 17 points on 7 out of 22 shooting.

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Delaware enters this matchup with a record of 5-3 for the season. They average 76.3 points per outing (155th in college basketball) while going 46.8% from the field. The Blue Hens are hitting 35.5% on shots from distance (59 of 166) and 64.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Delaware is pulling down 38.0 boards per game and is sitting with 117 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 105th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 10.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 15.6 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Blue Hens are able to force 10.4 turnovers every game while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They give up 29.7% on shots from distance and they are ranked 141st in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (68.9). The Blue Hens defense is giving up a FG percentage of 41.4% (203 of 490) and they relinquish 34.9 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 76th in college basketball in giving up assists with 80 conceded this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Xavier Musketeers took a loss by a score of 66-60 when they played Houston. With respect to cleaning up the glass, Xavier allowed Houston to get 36 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They finished 31.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 7 of 22 and finished the contest at 17 out of 25 from the charity stripe (68.0%). The Musketeers permitted Houston to make 21 of their 61 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 34.4% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Musketeers shot 18 out of 55 from the floor which had them sitting at 32.7%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Xavier made 4 out of 16 tries (25.0%). They were able to convert 20 of the free throw tries for a clip of 66.7%. Houston earned 26 fouls for the matchup which got the Musketeers to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. The Musketeers snagged 23 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the game.

Quincy Olivari ended up being a factor for the Musketeers for this contest. He totaled 17 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes in this contest. He converted 5 of 10 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Xavier has a win-loss mark of 4-4 this season. As an offense, the Musketeers are shooting 45.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 171st in the nation. Xavier has 600 points on the year (75.0 per contest) and they grab 39.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 17.9 times per game (22nd in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per game. The Musketeers are committing 18.0 personal fouls every game and they hit 67.0% from the charity stripe.

The Musketeers on the defensive side of the court are 123rd in the country in points per game surrendered with 68.0. They are forcing their opponents into 12.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 38.3% from the floor (31st in college basketball). The Xavier defense surrenders 27.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (46 of 165) and their opposition knocks down 70.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 14.1 assists and 37.8 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 288th and 283rd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Xavier

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