Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Texas Southern Tigers Prediction, 3/15/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Fairleigh Dickinson Knights vs Texas Southern Tigers

Date: Wednesday, March 15, 2023

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Fairleigh Dickinson (+3)

The Texas Southern Tigers (14-20) will go up against the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (19-15) at UD Arena on Wednesday. Texas Southern opens as 3-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 145.5.

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights stepped onto the hardwood against Merrimack and took a loss by a final of 67-66 in their last contest. Fairleigh Dickinson finished the game with a 41.4% FG percentage (24 of 58) and converted 6 of their 15 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Knights buried 12 of 21 shots for a rate of 57.1%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 33 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 11 assists for the matchup as well as creating 7 turnovers and earning 1 steal. When talking about defense, Fairleigh Dickinson let their opponent shoot 41.4% from the field on 24 of 58 shooting. Merrimack totaled 11 assists and had 3 steals in this game. On top of that, Merrimack collected 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Merrimack finished shooting 80.0% at the free throw line by converting 16 of their 20 attempts. They also converted 3 of 14 attempts from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Knights walked away with 21 while Merrimack finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Demetre Roberts is one player who played a role in this game. He finished the game shooting 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 6 assists. He played 36 mins played and collected 3 rebounds. He accounted for 15 points on 6 of 10 shooting.

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Fairleigh Dickinson enters this matchup with a mark of 19-15 on the year. They currently have an average of 77.8 pts per contest (42nd in D-1) while shooting 45.5% from the field. The Knights are shooting 34.6% on shots from downtown (275 of 795) and 74.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Fairleigh Dickinson is snagging 34.2 boards per game and has totaled 509 assists this year, which is 35th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Knights have forced 15.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 15.8 personal fouls. They surrender 36.5% on three-point shots and they are 312th in the nation in points per game allowed (74.9). The Knights defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.9% (898 of 1,875) and they relinquish 33.4 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 347th in college basketball in giving up assists with 503 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Texas Southern Tigers went home victorious with a score of 61-58 against Grambling. In relation to how they rebounded, Texas Southern permitted Grambling to grab 31 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They finished 11.1% from 3-point land by going 2 of 18 and finished the contest at 18 out of 26 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Tigers allowed Grambling to convert 19 out of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 33.3% in this game. When all was said and done, the Tigers shot 16 for 53 from the field which had them at 30.2%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Texas Southern knocked down 5 of 12 tries (41.7%). They were able to make 24 of the free throws for a percentage of 70.6%. Grambling was called for 24 personal fouls for this game which got the Tigers to the charity stripe for a total of 34 shots. They also coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Tigers collected 26 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the matchup.

PJ Henry ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the contest. He buried 5 out of 18 in the game for a rate of 27.8%, and tallied 5 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in this contest.

Texas Southern has a win-loss record of 14-20 this season. The Tigers have committed 18.6 fouls per contest and they shoot 66.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.6 times per contest (301st in college hoops) and they turn it over 14.6 times per contest. Texas Southern has tallied 2,361 pts on the year (69.4 per contest) and they average 37.7 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Tigers are shooting 42.7% from the floor, which ranks them 288th in D-1.

The Texas Southern defense gives up 32.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (229 of 697) and opponents are knocking down 70.7% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 11.6 assists and 35.6 total rebounds per game, which is 104th and 278th in college basketball. The Tigers are ranked 228th in D-1 in PPG given up with 71.6. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the floor (114th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Fairleigh Dickinson (+3)

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