New Hampshire Wildcats vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 11/27/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs UConn Huskies

Date: Monday, November 27, 2023

Location: Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT

TV: ESPN+

The New Hampshire Wildcats (4-2) are hitting the road to Gampel Pavilion on Monday where they will go up against the UConn Huskies (6-0).

The New Hampshire Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Fairfield and walked away with a win by a score of 83-80 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Wildcats finished with 12 and Fairfield totaled 11 personal fouls. They converted 4 of their 20 attempts from 3-point land. Fairfield walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 15 shots. In addition, Fairfield collected 30 rebounds (10 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Fairfield distributed 14 dimes and had 13 steals in the game. In the matter of the defense, New Hampshire allowed 45.7% from the field on 32 of 70 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected a total of 33 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 6 of 7 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. New Hampshire walked away from the contest with a 50.0% field goal percentage (32 out of 64) and made 13 out of their 29 3-pointers.

Naim Miller is a player who was a contributor in this game. He ended up going 46.7% from the field and also distributed 1 assist. He played for 35 minutes and also collected 1 rebound. He accounted for 20 points on 7 out of 15 shooting.

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New Hampshire will enter this contest with a win-loss mark of 4-2 so far this year. They currently have an average of 82.2 pts per game (67th in D-1) while connecting on 44.3% from the floor. The Wildcats are shooting 34.7% on shots from downtown (60 of 173) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Hampshire is pulling in 40.3 boards per game and has accumulated 89 assists on the season, which ranks 119th in the country in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.2 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats are able to force 13.0 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 185th in D-1 in allowing assists to their opponents with 73 conceded for the campaign. The Wildcats defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.1% (147 of 376) and they concede 39.3 rebounds per game as a unit. They are conceding 22.8% on shots from downtown while they are 153rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.2).

In their last game, the UConn Huskies went home victorious with a score of 90-60 when they played Manhattan. The Huskies corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 32 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 10 steals for this game. Manhattan was called for 6 personal fouls for this contest which took the Huskies to the free throw line for a total of 9 shots. They were able to convert 9 of the free throws for a rate of 100.0%. Regarding shots from downtown, UConn made 9 out of their 20 tries (45.0%). When all was said and done, the Huskies shot 36 out of 62 from the floor which had them shooting 58.1%. The Huskies allowed Manhattan to bury 25 out of their 63 tries from the field which had them at 39.7% for this contest. They shot 44.4% from distance by going 8 of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 2 of 2 at the charity stripe (100.0%). When talking about cleaning the glass, UConn allowed Manhattan to snag 23 in all (7 offensive).

Cam Spencer pitched in for the Huskies for the contest. He buried 7 out of 10 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 70.0%, and added 1 rebound. He recorded 18 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the matchup.

UConn has a win-loss record of 6-0 for the season. As an offense, the Huskies are connecting on 52.5% from the floor, which ranks them 8th in college basketball. UConn has scored 537 points this season (89.5 per contest) and they average 42.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 19.7 times per game (10th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 10.3 times per contest. The Huskies are responsible for committing 15.0 fouls per contest and they hit 76.1% from the charity stripe.

The UConn defense concedes 30.2% on three-point shots (29 of 96) and their opposition makes 69.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 10.2 assists and 26.8 rebounds per contest, which is 63rd and 3rd in college basketball. The Huskies are ranked 15th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 60.0. They have forced 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 38.6% from the field (52nd in the nation).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UConn

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