Marquette Golden Eagles vs Providence Friars Prediction, 12/19/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marquette Golden Eagles vs Providence Friars

Date: Tuesday, December 19, 2023

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Marquette Golden Eagles (9-2) are headed to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Tuesday where they will take on the Providence Friars (9-2).

The Marquette Golden Eagles faced off with St. Thomas and took home the win by a score of 84-79 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Golden Eagles ended up with 13 while St. Thomas recorded 21 fouls. They also made 13 of 34 shots from 3-point range. St. Thomas shot 80.0% from the free throw line by making 8 of 10 attempts. Additionally, St. Thomas had 25 rebounds (5 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. St. Thomas dished out 21 assists and had 4 steals for the game. With regard to defending, Marquette let their opponent shoot 52.7% from the floor on 29 out of 55 shooting. They also distributed 19 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Golden Eagles made 22 of their 28 tries for a percentage of 78.6%. Marquette ended the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (27 of 54) and converted 8 out of their 21 three-point attempts.

Oso Ighodaro is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He finished 70.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 dimes. He played 34 minutes and collected 8 rebounds. He accumulated 21 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Marquette will enter this matchup with a record of 9-2 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.1 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, Marquette is pulling in 32.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 177 dimes on the season, which is 53rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Golden Eagles are hitting 33.8% from downtown (96 of 284) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.2 points per outing (74th in D-1) while shooting 48.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Golden Eagles are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers every game and they draw 15.0 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 90th in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.2). The Golden Eagles defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 42.0% (266 of 633) and they concede 34.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 225th in college basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 142 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last played, the Providence Friars walked away with a victory by a final of 78-64 against Sacred Heart. The Friars collected 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. Sacred Heart had 17 personal fouls in the game which took the Friars to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of those for a clip of 66.7%. In terms of 3-point shots, Providence knocked down 10 of 28 tries (35.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Friars ended up going 30 out of 58 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.7%. The Friars permitted Sacred Heart to knock down 24 of 52 tries from the floor which left them shooting 46.2% in the matchup. They shot 14.3% from 3-point land by going 2 out of 14 and finished the game at 14 out of 20 from the free throw line (70.0%). In the matter of attacking the glass, Providence permitted Sacred Heart to collect 23 in all (3 on the offensive glass).

Bryce Hopkins ended up being a major contributor for the Friars in the game. He made 10 of 16 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and added 12 rebounds. He totaled 26 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and had 2 dimes for this game.

Providence has a win-loss mark of 9-2 so far this year. The Friars are committing 15.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 70.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.0 times per contest (162nd in Division 1) and they are giving up possession 14.4 times per game. Providence has scored 821 points so far this year (74.6 per contest) and they average 38.0 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Friars are hitting on 47.2% from the field, which has them ranked 83rd in D-1.

The Providence defense surrenders 30.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (62 of 205) and their opponents are knocking down 77.0% of their foul shots. They surrender 8.9 assists and 33.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 8th and 107th in college hoops. The Friars on defense are ranked 35th in Division 1 in PPG given up with 63.5. They are able to force 13.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.3% from the floor (22nd in the country).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence

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