MVSU Delta Devils vs Baylor Bears Prediction, 12/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: MVSU Delta Devils vs Baylor Bears

Date: Friday, December 22, 2023

Location: Ferrell Center in Waco, TX

TV: BIG12|ESPN+

The MVSU Delta Devils (0-11) are on their way to Ferrell Center on Friday where they will take on the Baylor Bears (9-2).

The MVSU Delta Devils faced Tulsa and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-50 in their last contest. MVSU walked away from the game with a 43.4% field goal percentage (23 out of 53) and knocked down 2 out of their 14 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Delta Devils converted 2 of their 11 tries for a percentage of 18.2%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 23 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 10 assists for this contest as well as forcing 13 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding defending, MVSU allowed their opponent to shoot 60.9% from the field on 28 of 46 shooting. Tulsa distributed 17 assists and had 13 steals for the matchup. In addition, Tulsa pulled down 23 rebounds (6 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Tulsa walked away from this one shooting 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 16 of 24 tries. They also buried 7 out of their 13 attempts from long range. In relation to personal fouls, the Delta Devils ended up with 18 while Tulsa had 14 personal fouls.

Arecko Gipson is one player who had an impact for the game. He finished with 19 points on 9 of 13 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and grabbed 8 boards. He ended up going 69.2% from the field but didn't record a dime.

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MVSU heads into this contest with a mark of 0-11 this season. They are averaging 48.8 points per game (362nd in the country) while shooting 35.6% from the field. The Delta Devils are shooting 26.1% from downtown (36 of 138) and 56.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, MVSU is pulling in 28.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 81 assists this season, which is 362nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 17.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.3 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Delta Devils are forcing 10.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.5 fouls. They are 348th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 195 surrendered this year. The Delta Devils defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 50.2% (314 of 626) and they surrender 38.4 boards per game as a squad. They give up 33.2% on shots from distance and they are 355th in college hoops in PPG allowed (82.2).

In their last game, the Baylor Bears took a loss by a final score of 78-70 when they faced Duke. The Bears were able to corral 19 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 30 for this game. They coughed it up 13 times, while earning 3 steals in the matchup. Duke was called for 13 fouls for the game which took the Bears to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to convert 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.0%. When it comes to three-point shots, Baylor buried 8 out of 18 attempts (44.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Bears shot 25 out of 57 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.9%. The Bears allowed Duke to convert 25 of their 51 tries from the field which had them shooting 49.0% in the matchup. They shot 33.3% from distance by shooting 4 out of 12 and finished the contest at 24 of 29 from the free throw line (82.8%). Concerning how they attacked the glass, Baylor allowed Duke to collect 25 in total (6 on the offensive side).

Rayj Dennis ended up being important for the Bears for the contest. He buried 7 out of 15 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 46.7%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. He earned 17 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for this contest.

Baylor has a win-loss record of 9-2 this year. On the offensive side of the court, the Bears are shooting 51.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 9th in the nation. Baylor has scored 954 points on the campaign (86.7 per game) and they collect 37.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 15.7 times per contest (72nd in college basketball) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per contest. The Bears have committed 16.6 fouls every game and they shoot 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Bears are ranked 170th in Division 1 in points allowed per contest with 70.4. They have forced 12.9 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.3% from the field (214th in D-1). The Baylor defense gives up 31.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (66 of 212) and their opposition makes 74.9% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 13.1 assists and 29.3 rebounds every game, which is 222nd and 7th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Baylor

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