Green Bay Phoenix vs Oklahoma Sooners Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Green Bay Phoenix vs Oklahoma Sooners
Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023
Location: Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, OK
TV: ESPN+
The Oklahoma Sooners (9-0) will compete against the Green Bay Phoenix (5-6) at Lloyd Noble Center on Saturday.
The Green Bay Phoenix stepped onto the hardwood against UIC and went home with a win by a final score of 70-68 in their last contest. Green Bay walked away from the contest having earned a 48.0% FG percentage (24 of 50) and converted 5 of their 11 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Phoenix made 17 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 89.5%. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 23 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 9 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Regarding defending, Green Bay allowed their opponent to shoot 37.3% from the field on 22 of 59 shooting. UIC totaled 15 assists and had 6 steals in the game. On top of that, UIC collected 30 rebounds (13 offensive, 17 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. UIC finished the game shooting 70.6% when shooting free throws by burying 12 of 17 tries. They buried 12 of their 19 attempts from 3-point land. In reference to personal fouls, the Phoenix finished with 14 while UIC recorded 16 personal fouls.
Noah Reynolds is one player who came through in the game. He walked away from this one shooting 55.0% from the floor and also dished out 3 assists. He played 34 minutes played but didn't pull down any boards. He recorded 31 points on 11 of 20 shooting.
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Green Bay heads into this contest with a win-loss record of 5-6 on the campaign. They are averaging 63.6 pts per game (348th in Division 1) while going 44.7% from the field. The Phoenix are hitting 32.3% on shots from distance (80 of 248) and 68.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Green Bay is pulling down 33.7 rebounds per contest and has 127 assists this year, which ranks 226th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 13.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 17.0 fouls on a nightly basis.
On the defensive end, the Phoenix are forcing 8.7 turnovers per game while drawing 15.5 personal fouls. They give up 33.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 76th in college hoops in opponents points per game (66.4). The Phoenix are allowing a FG percentage of 41.1% (254 of 618) and they relinquish 32.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 243rd in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 135 relinquished on the season.
In their last game, the Oklahoma Sooners took home the win by a final score of 79-70 when they faced Arkansas. When discussing team rebounding, Oklahoma allowed Arkansas to grab 24 in total (6 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 22.2% from 3-point land via 4 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 31 from the free throw line (83.9%). The Sooners allowed Arkansas to make 20 out of their 50 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.0% in the matchup. Overall, the Sooners ended up going 25 for 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.0%. In regard to shots from 3-point land, Oklahoma converted 7 of 18 tries (38.9%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 78.6%. Arkansas was called for 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Sooners to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Sooners snagged 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for the matchup.
Javian McCollum pitched in for the Sooners in this matchup. He accumulated 20 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 dimes for the game. He made 5 out of 13 for the contest giving him a rate of 38.5%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.
Oklahoma has a win-loss mark of 9-0 this season. The Sooners are responsible for committing 15.7 fouls per game and they go 79.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.7 times per game (112th in college basketball) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. Oklahoma has scored 763 pts so far this season (84.8 per contest) and they pull in 39.4 rebounds per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Sooners are shooting 50.9% from the field, which ranks 13th in the country.
The Sooners defensively are ranked 25th in college basketball in PPG allowed with 62.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.3% from the floor (21st in the nation). The Oklahoma defense gives up 25.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (45 of 175) and their opponents are connecting on 74.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 8.9 assists and 30.1 boards per game, ranking them 8th and 20th in those categories.
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Green Bay
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