Grambling Tigers vs Florida Gators Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Grambling Tigers vs Florida Gators

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN+

The Grambling Tigers (2-9) are hitting the road to Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Florida Gators (8-3).

The Grambling Tigers took the court against SE Louisiana and went home with a loss by a final score of 48-47 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Tigers walked away with 12 while SE Louisiana finished the game with 10 fouls. They also buried 5 out of their 17 tries from distance. SE Louisiana finished the game at 64.3% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 14 shots. On top of that, SE Louisiana had 28 rebounds (6 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. SE Louisiana doled out 10 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. In the matter of defending, Grambling allowed 36.2% from the field on 17 out of 47 shooting. They also doled out 6 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned 21 with 3 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers buried 4 of their 5 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Grambling ended the contest with a 40.0% FG percentage (18 out of 45) and made 7 out of their 20 shots from beyond the arc.

Dozier Kintavious is someone who was a major contributor for this game. He ended up scoring 19 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He played 34 minutes but concluded the game with no rebounds. He finished the game shooting 80.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Grambling steps onto the court with a win-loss mark of 2-9 on the campaign. They average 64.3 points per contest (344th in college basketball) while going 43.2% from the field. The Tigers are hitting 26.6% on three-point shots (45 of 169) and 71.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Grambling is pulling in 29.7 boards per game and has accumulated 101 assists on the season, which is 354th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.1 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are forcing 12.5 turnovers every game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They are relinquishing 40.9% on shots from downtown while they are 303rd in Division 1 in PPG allowed (76.3). The Tigers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.7% (294 of 616) and they concede 32.8 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 326th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 179 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Florida Gators got the victory with a final of 106-101 against Michigan. When talking about attacking the glass, Florida allowed Michigan to grab 38 overall (11 offensive). They went 45.5% from beyond the arc by going 10 out of 22 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 29 from the free throw line (79.3%). The Gators allowed Michigan to make 34 out of 76 tries from the field which had them shooting 44.7% for this contest. In all, the Gators shot 40 for 86 from the field which had them sitting at 46.5%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Florida made 8 of 29 attempts (27.6%). They were able to knock down 18 of them for a rate of 62.1%. Michigan had 21 fouls for the contest which took the Gators to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Gators recorded 31 defensive boards and 19 offensive rebounds totaling 50 in this contest.

Zyon Pullin was important for the Gators for the matchup. He converted 6 out of 13 for this game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 22 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 dimes in the matchup.

Florida has a record of 8-3 this season. The Gators commit 18.0 fouls every game and they go 65.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 15.4 times per game (84th in the nation) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. Florida has 929 points on the campaign (84.5 per contest) and they average 45.5 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Gators are hitting on 45.5% from the field, which has them ranked 149th in college basketball.

The Florida defense gives up 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (84 of 235) and opponents are making 68.6% of their foul shots. They give up 12.6 assists and 34.0 rebounds every game, which is 181st and 137th in D-1. The Gators on defense are ranked 287th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 75.4. They are forcing 12.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (165th in D-1).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Grambling

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