Lipscomb Bisons vs UCF Knights Prediction, 12/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Lipscomb Bisons vs UCF Knights

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, FL

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The Lipscomb Bisons (6-3) are headed to Addition Financial Arena on Saturday where they will play the UCF Knights (4-2).

The Lipscomb Bisons played Chattanooga and earned the victory with a final of 82-68 in their last game. Lipscomb wrapped up the game having earned a 49.2% FG percentage (30 out of 61) and knocked down 9 out of their 22 shots from distance. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bisons buried 13 of their 17 attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 40 with 9 of them being offensive. They also dished out 12 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In reference to defending, Lipscomb allowed the other team to go 34.9% from the floor on 22 of 63 shooting. Chattanooga recorded 13 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Additionally, Chattanooga pulled down 31 rebounds (9 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Chattanooga finished shooting 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 12 of 16 shots. They converted 12 of 35 tries from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Bisons left the arena with 13 and Chattanooga accounted for 19 personal fouls.

Will Pruitt is a player who was a factor in this contest. He finished 61.5% from the floor and also distributed 2 dimes. He played for 34 minutes and also snagged 16 boards. He racked up 22 points on 8 of 13 shooting.

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Lipscomb enters this game with a mark of 6-3 for the year. They turn it over 10.9 times per game and as a squad they are committing 14.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Lipscomb is pulling in 34.0 boards per game and has earned 135 assists on the campaign, which is 11th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bisons are shooting 38.1% on 3-pointers (90 of 236) and 73.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 84.2 pts per contest (35th in Division 1) while hitting 49.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bisons are forcing 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 fouls. They surrender 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 288th in college hoops in PPG allowed (76.0). The Bisons defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.9% (255 of 581) and they surrender 37.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 303rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 105 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the UCF Knights took a loss by a score of 85-82 when they played Stetson. The Knights were able to corral 22 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 13 times, while earning 4 steals in this contest. Stetson was called for 22 personal fouls in the game which got the Knights to the charity stripe for 28 attempts. They were able to make 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 78.6%. When talking about shots from beyond the arc, UCF buried 6 out of 18 attempts (33.3%). Overall, the Knights finished the game shooting 27 out of 62 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.5%. The Knights permitted Stetson to convert 25 out of their 53 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.2% for the game. They finished shooting 43.3% from distance by shooting 13 out of 30 and ended up shooting 22 out of 24 from the free throw line (91.7%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, UCF allowed Stetson to get 25 in total (4 offensive).

Jaylin Sellers was important for the Knights in this matchup. He had 34 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in the matchup. He converted 12 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a rate of 75.0%, and tallied 8 rebounds.

UCF has a win-loss record of 4-2 so far this year. The Knights are committing 19.7 personal fouls per game and they go 71.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.8 times per contest (270th in Division 1) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest. UCF has earned 468 pts on the campaign (78.0 per game) and they grab 38.3 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Knights are connecting on 44.4% from the floor, which ranks 196th in D-1.

The UCF defense surrenders 35.4% on 3-point attempts (46 of 130) and opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 11.8 assists and 34.5 boards every game, ranking them 138th and 153rd in D-1. The Knights on defense are ranked 195th in the nation in points allowed per game with 71.7. They are able to force 16.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 41.0% from the field (121st in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UCF

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