Evansville Purple Aces vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 12/5/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Evansville Purple Aces vs BYU Cougars

Date: Tuesday, December 5, 2023

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The BYU Cougars (7-0) will take on the Evansville Purple Aces (7-1) at Marriott Center on Tuesday.

The Evansville Purple Aces played UNI and notched a win by a score of 91-89 in their last game. Evansville wrapped up the contest having earned a 54.5% FG percentage (30 of 55) and buried 9 out of their 18 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Purple Aces knocked down 22 of their 28 shots for a rate of 78.6%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 34 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 17 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In terms of defense, Evansville allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 32 of 64 shooting. UNI earned 18 dimes and had 8 steals in the matchup. Additionally, UNI snagged 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UNI finished the game at 71.4% at the free throw line by making 15 of 21 tries. They also knocked down 10 of their 22 tries from distance. When discussing fouls, the Purple Aces ended up with 18 while UNI recorded 24 fouls.

Antonio Thomas is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the contest at 72.7% from the floor and totaled 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and pulled down 5 rebounds. He left the arena with 27 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Evansville enters this matchup with a record of 7-1 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 11.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Evansville is snagging 38.4 boards per game and has racked up 130 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 49th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Purple Aces are hitting 36.1% on three-point shots (56 of 155) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 85.6 points per game (20th in D-1) while going 50.2% from the floor.

Defensively, the Purple Aces are forcing 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They concede 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 130th in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.4). The Purple Aces are giving up a field goal percentage of 40.7% (194 of 477) and they surrender 32.9 boards per game as a unit. They rank 189th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 98 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the BYU Cougars got the victory with a final of 85-56 against Fresno State. When discussing rebounds, BYU allowed Fresno State to collect 22 in total (2 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 4 of 12 and ended up going 8 of 9 at the free throw line (88.9%). The Cougars permitted Fresno State to make 22 out of 47 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 46.8% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Cougars ended up shooting 34 out of 69 from the floor which had them shooting 49.3%. In reference to shooting from downtown, BYU knocked down 11 out of their 29 attempts (37.9%). They were able to knock down 6 of them for a clip of 66.7%. Fresno State committed 8 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cougars to the free throw line for a total of 9 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 13 steals for the contest. The Cougars earned 21 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this game.

Jaxson Robinson was important for the Cougars for the game. He recorded 24 points in his 25 minutes on the court and had 2 assists in this contest. He buried 9 out of 17 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and had 2 rebounds.

BYU has a record of 7-0 so far this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Cougars are hitting on 48.9% from the floor, which ranks 37th in college basketball. BYU has accounted for 639 pts for the campaign (91.3 per contest) and they collect 45.4 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.9 times per contest (3rd in Division 1) and they cough up possession 11.0 times per contest. The Cougars commit 16.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 77.2% from the free throw line.

The BYU defense allows 23.6% on 3-point attempts (29 of 123) and their opponents are knocking down 61.7% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 9.4 dimes and 29.3 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 28th and 11th in the nation. The Cougars are ranked 11th in college hoops in PPG given up with 59.6. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (62nd in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take BYU

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