Hofstra Pride vs Duke Blue Devils Prediction, 12/12/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs Duke Blue Devils

Date: Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Location: Cameron Indoor Stadium in Durham, NC

TV: ESPN

Cameron Indoor Stadium is the location where the Duke Blue Devils (6-3) will attempt to defeat the Hofstra Pride (6-3) on Tuesday.

The Hofstra Pride faced off with Saint Louis and ended up losing by a score of 71-68 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Pride ended up finishing with 17 and Saint Louis finished the game with 13 personal fouls. They made 13 out of their 29 attempts from long range. Saint Louis finished 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 15 attempts. Moreover, Saint Louis grabbed 28 rebounds (8 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Saint Louis earned 14 assists and had 5 steals in the game. In terms of defending, Hofstra allowed the other team to shoot 45.3% from the floor on 24 out of 53 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they compiled 28 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pride converted 13 of 14 tries for a rate of 92.9%. Hofstra wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 57) and made 7 of 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Tyler Thomas is someone who was a contributor for this game. He walked away with 29 points on 10 of 25 shooting. He played 40 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished 40.0% from the floor but finished the game without a dime.

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Hofstra comes into this matchup with a mark of 6-3 so far this season. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a unit they commit 16.4 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Hofstra is collecting 37.3 boards per contest and has earned 152 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 65th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Pride are shooting 38.7% on 3-point shots (101 of 261) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They average 80.4 pts per contest (72nd in college hoops) while connecting on 47.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pride have forced 12.7 turnovers every game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 123rd in the nation in giving up assists with 108 surrendered for the year. The Pride defense is allowing a FG percentage of 38.9% (213 of 548) and they relinquish 36.1 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They relinquish 34.5% from beyond the arc while they are 124th in D-1 in points per game allowed (68.9).

For their last game, the Duke Blue Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 80-56 against Charlotte. The Blue Devils were able to corral 26 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 for this contest. They also turned it over 9 times, while recording 7 steals in this contest. Charlotte was called for 19 personal fouls for this contest which got the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They were able to knock down 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.6%. When discussing shots from downtown, Duke converted 10 out of their 18 attempts (55.6%). When this game wrapped up, the Blue Devils finished 24 out of 48 from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Blue Devils allowed Charlotte to knock down 21 out of their 52 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.4% for this contest. They finished 20.0% from 3-point land by shooting 4 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 16 at the charity stripe (62.5%). In reference to rebounding, Duke allowed Charlotte to pull down 24 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Jared McCain was important for the Blue Devils in the game. He had 21 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in this matchup. He knocked down 7 of 13 for the matchup for a rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Duke has a win-loss mark of 6-3 for the campaign. The Blue Devils commit 16.2 personal fouls every game and they go 71.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.9 times per contest (61st in the country) and they are losing possession via turnover 8.9 times per game. Duke has scored 727 points on the year (80.8 per contest) and they pull in 36.9 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Blue Devils are hitting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks them 55th in D-1.

The Duke defense concedes 31.1% on 3-point shots (60 of 193) and opponents are converting on 68.8% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 13.8 assists and 32.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 269th and 76th in the nation. The Blue Devils defensively are ranked 66th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 65.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the field (179th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Hofstra

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