New Hampshire Wildcats vs Rhode Island Rams Prediction, 12/21/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs Rhode Island Rams

Date: Thursday, December 21, 2023

Location: Ryan Center in Kingston, RI

TV: ESPN+

The New Hampshire Wildcats (7-4) are traveling to Ryan Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Rhode Island Rams (5-6).

The New Hampshire Wildcats played Stonehill and walked away with a win by a score of 75-62 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up with 12 and Stonehill totaled 15 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of 33 attempts from distance. Stonehill ended up shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by burying 8 of 11 attempts. In addition, Stonehill pulled down 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Stonehill distributed 11 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Regarding defending, New Hampshire allowed 34.4% from the field on 22 out of 64 shooting. They also distributed 17 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about getting rebounds, they collected 39 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Wildcats knocked down 14 of 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. New Hampshire ended the contest having earned a 39.7% FG percentage (25 of 63) and made 11 of 29 three-point attempts.

Clarence Daniels is someone who had an impact in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 36.8% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He saw the court for 38 mins played and collected 12 boards. He ended up finishing with 20 points on 7 of 19 shooting.

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New Hampshire steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 7-4 this year. They are losing possession via turnover 10.6 times per game and as a group they commit 16.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Hampshire is pulling in 40.0 boards per game and is sitting with 158 assists on the campaign, which is 141st in the country in terms of passing. The Wildcats are connecting on 34.7% on shots from distance (109 of 314) and 72.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 78.7 pts per contest (99th in the nation) while going 41.7% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They rank 183rd in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 137 surrendered this year. The Wildcats are giving up a FG percentage of 40.4% (283 of 701) and they concede 40.8 rebounds per contest as a team. They concede 26.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 211th in college basketball in PPG allowed (72.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Rhode Island Rams went home defeated by a final of 67-56 against Delaware. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Rhode Island allowed Delaware to get 25 in total (10 offensive). They shot 23.8% from three-point range by connecting on 5 out of 21 and ended up going 16 of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). The Rams allowed Delaware to knock down 23 out of their 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.7% in this matchup. When the final whistle was blown, the Rams ended up shooting 21 for 50 from the field which had them sitting at 42.0%. When discussing shots from downtown, Rhode Island made 5 out of 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to knock down 9 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.0%. Delaware committed 11 fouls in this matchup which got the Rams to the charity stripe for a total of 10 attempts. They turned it over 19 times, while getting 7 steals for the matchup. The Rams were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 32 for the contest.

Cam Estevez was important for the Rams for this game. He made 4 of 8 in this contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and added 2 rebounds. He scored 17 points in his 25 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the game.

Rhode Island has a win-loss record of 5-6 for the year. The Rams are responsible for committing 15.1 fouls every game and they hit 59.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 13.4 times per game (205th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per game. Rhode Island has 793 pts so far this season (72.1 per game) and they pull in 38.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rams are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which is 60th in college basketball.

The Rams on defense are ranked 200th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 71.5. They are able to force 9.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (191st in college hoops). The Rhode Island defense surrenders 34.6% on 3-point shots (91 of 263) and their opponents are connecting on 67.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 13.5 dimes and 33.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 244th and 113th in D-1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Hampshire

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