Hofstra Pride vs Saint Louis Billikens Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Hofstra Pride vs Saint Louis Billikens

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Chaifetz Arena in St. Louis, MO

TV: ESPN+

Chaifetz Arena is the site where the Saint Louis Billikens (5-5) will try to beat the Hofstra Pride (6-2) on Saturday.

The Hofstra Pride faced Iona and earned the victory with a final of 62-57 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Pride ended up with 10 and Iona finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They also converted 10 out of their 28 tries from 3-point land. Iona finished the game shooting 70.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 7 of their 10 shots. Moreover, Iona grabbed 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Iona doled out 15 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. With regard to the defense, Hofstra allowed their opponent to shoot 35.1% from the field on 20 out of 57 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In reference to rebounding, they earned 33 with 9 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pride knocked down 7 of their 11 attempts for a rate of 63.6%. Hofstra walked away from the contest having earned a 40.7% FG percentage (22 of 54) and converted 11 of their 29 shots from distance.

Darlinstone Dubar is a guy who was a major factor in this contest. He finished the contest at 30.8% from the floor and recorded 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins played and also pulled down 10 rebounds. He accounted for 12 points on 4 out of 13 shooting.

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Hofstra comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 6-2 for the year. They are turning it over 11.6 times per contest and as a group they commit 16.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Hofstra is grabbing 37.6 boards per contest and has accounted for 143 dimes for the year, which is 57th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pride are connecting on 39.8% on shots from beyond the arc (94 of 236) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They average 82.0 pts per contest (56th in D-1) while hitting 48.5% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Pride are forcing 12.6 turnovers every game and they draw 15.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 100th in D-1 in giving up assists with 94 surrendered for the campaign. The Pride defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 38.2% (189 of 495) and they relinquish 36.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 33.0% on 3-point shots and they rank 126th in college basketball in points per game allowed (68.6).

The last time they took the court, the Saint Louis Billikens took a loss by a final score of 75-69 when they played Drake. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Saint Louis permitted Drake to snag 29 in all (8 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from 3-point land by going 8 out of 24 and ended up going 23 of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). The Billikens permitted Drake to bury 22 of 54 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 40.7% for this contest. Overall, the Billikens finished 23 out of 52 from the floor which had them shooting 44.2%. When talking about 3-pointers, Saint Louis converted 5 of their 14 tries (35.7%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.8%. Drake committed 16 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Billikens to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They gave up possession 14 times, while getting 8 steals in this contest. The Billikens pulled down 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for the matchup.

Gibson Jimerson ended up being a factor for the Billikens for the contest. He converted 6 out of 17 in the game for a field goal percentage of 35.3%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 40 minutes on the hardwood and earned 1 assist for the contest.

Saint Louis has a mark of 5-5 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Billikens are connecting on 43.5% from the field, which ranks them 234th in D-1. Saint Louis has totaled 746 pts this year (74.6 per contest) and they pull down 33.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.3 times per contest (303rd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.1 times per game. The Billikens commit 16.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 72.8% from the free throw line.

The Saint Louis defense surrenders 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (80 of 241) and their opponents are knocking down 70.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 13.8 dimes and 38.1 boards per game, which is 277th and 291st in Division 1. The Billikens on the defensive end are ranked 287th in D-1 in points given up per game with 75.7. They have forced 13.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (294th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Hofstra

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