Long Beach State Beach vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Long Beach State Beach vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: ESPN+

Crisler Center is the location where the Michigan Wolverines (3-0) will go up against the Long Beach State Beach (1-2) on Friday.

The Long Beach State Beach faced San Diego State and took a loss by a final of 88-76 in their last game. Long Beach State walked away from the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (27 of 54) and made 7 out of their 17 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Beach knocked down 15 of 20 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 22 with 3 of them being offensive. They also distributed 10 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 15 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Regarding defending, Long Beach State allowed the other team to shoot 48.3% from the field on 28 of 58 shooting. San Diego State distributed 20 dimes and had 11 steals in this matchup. In addition, San Diego State snagged 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. San Diego State finished shooting 76.7% when shooting free throws by converting 23 of their 30 tries. They buried 9 out of their 24 tries from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Beach ended up walking away with 25 while San Diego State had 19 fouls.

Marcus Tsohonis is someone who was a major factor in this contest. He went 41.2% from the field but didn't record an assist. He played for 33 mins and also collected 5 boards. He notched 17 points on 7 out of 17 shooting.

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Long Beach State comes into this contest with a record of 1-2 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 23.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Long Beach State is grabbing 36.0 rebounds per contest and has 35 assists on the year, which is 236th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Beach are shooting 31.7% on shots from 3-point land (19 of 60) and 68.1% from the charity stripe. They average 75.3 points per game (203rd in Division 1) while connecting on 43.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Beach are able to force 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 20.0 personal fouls. They are 318th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 49 surrendered on the campaign. The Beach defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.3% (77 of 170) and they relinquish 34.3 boards per contest as a team. They are giving up 30.7% from 3-point land and they are 313th in college basketball in PPG allowed (79.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Michigan Wolverines took home the win by a final score of 89-73 when they played St. John's. The Wolverines collected 23 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 33 for the matchup. They gave up possession 12 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. St. John's had 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Wolverines to the free throw line for 23 shots. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.9%. Regarding shots from distance, Michigan made 11 out of 26 attempts (42.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Wolverines ended up shooting 32 for 62 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.6%. The Wolverines permitted St. John's to convert 27 out of 75 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.0% in the game. They went 33.3% from distance by going 9 of 27 and ended up shooting 10 of 17 from the free throw line (58.8%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Michigan allowed St. John's to grab 37 overall (19 on the offensive glass).

Dug McDaniel was important for the Wolverines in this matchup. He buried 8 out of 16 for this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 6 rebounds. He totaled 26 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 7 dimes in this contest.

Michigan has a record of 3-0 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wolverines are hitting on 53.8% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in college hoops. Michigan has accumulated 280 pts for the year (93.3 per contest) and they collect 39.7 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 17.7 times per contest (58th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.0 times per game. The Wolverines commit 17.7 personal fouls every game and they go 70.4% from the free throw line.

The Michigan defense allows 34.7% on shots from distance (26 of 75) and their opponents are converting on 67.3% of their foul shots. They have given up 10.7 dimes and 36.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is 128th and 204th in the country. The Wolverines on the defensive side of the court are 194th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 69.7. They are able to force 14.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 36.9% from the floor (61st in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Long Beach State

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