Hawaii Warriors vs Utah Utes Prediction, 11/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hawaii Warriors vs Utah Utes

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: PAC12

Delta Center is the site where the Utah Utes (4-2) will try to defeat the Hawaii Warriors (5-0) on Thursday.

The Hawaii Warriors faced San Diego and took home the win by a score of 77-66 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Warriors finished with 12 while San Diego totaled 21 fouls. They also made 4 of their 15 shots from distance. San Diego ended up going 88.9% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 18 shots. Furthermore, San Diego collected 33 rebounds (7 offensive, 26 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. San Diego distributed 6 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. When it comes to the defense, Hawaii allowed the other team to shoot 38.3% from the field on 23 of 60 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists for this game while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 32 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 16 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. Hawaii finished with a 48.2% field goal percentage (27 out of 56) and buried 7 out of their 17 3-point shots.

Noel Coleman is someone who played a role in the matchup. He finished the game at 61.1% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He saw the court for 37 mins and totaled 4 rebounds. He ended up with 26 points on 11 of 18 shooting.

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Hawaii enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 5-0 this season. They average 79.4 pts per game (95th in the country) while hitting 48.6% from the field. The Warriors are shooting 38.0% on shots from 3-point land (41 of 108) and 72.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Hawaii is grabbing 38.0 boards per game and has accounted for 64 dimes for the year, which is 329th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.2 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Warriors have forced 13.4 turnovers every game while drawing 19.8 fouls. They give up 27.6% on shots from distance while they are 70th in college hoops in points per game allowed (64.6). The Warriors defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.5% (118 of 291) and they surrender 32.2 boards per game as a group. They are 2nd in Division 1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 34 surrendered for the campaign.

For their last game, the Utah Utes walked away with a victory by a final of 78-71 against St. Mary's. In reference to team rebounding, Utah permitted St. Mary's to grab 33 in all (10 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from downtown by going 9 of 27 and ended up shooting 12 of 18 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Utes allowed St. Mary's to knock down 25 of 60 tries from the field which had them at 41.7% for the matchup. Overall, the Utes finished 24 out of 55 from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.6%. With respect to three-point shots, Utah knocked down 7 out of their 17 tries (41.2%). They were able to make 23 of them for a rate of 74.2%. St. Mary's was called for 20 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Utes to the charity stripe for 31 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The Utes were able to pull down 21 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 29 for the matchup.

Gabe Madsen was important for the Utes for the game. He recorded 17 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist for this game. He buried 6 of 11 in this game for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and had 3 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss record of 4-2 this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Utes are connecting on 46.4% from the floor, which is 124th in the nation. Utah has totaled 486 points so far this season (81.0 per game) and they collect 40.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 17.2 times per contest (40th in college hoops) and they turn it over 12.2 times per contest. The Utes commit 13.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 70.0% from the charity stripe.

The Utes on the defensive side of the court are 187th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 71.2. They are able to force 10.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 42.5% from the field (183rd in college hoops). The Utah defense concedes 35.4% on three-point shots (57 of 161) and opponents are converting on 61.5% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 14.3 assists and 33.5 rebounds every game, which is ranked 297th and 121st in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah

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