New Orleans Privateers vs San Jose State Spartans Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Privateers vs San Jose State Spartans

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, CA

TV: ESPN+

The New Orleans Privateers (4-4) are on their way to Provident Credit Union Event Center on Saturday where they will compete against the San Jose State Spartans (5-5).

The New Orleans Privateers played Belhaven and notched a win by a score of 79-65 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Privateers left the arena with 11 while Belhaven racked up 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 6 out of their 19 tries from three-point range. Belhaven finished the game shooting 64.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 11 of 17 tries. Furthermore, Belhaven snagged 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Belhaven earned 8 dimes and had 4 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 37.5% from the floor on 24 out of 64 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes for the game as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 33 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Privateers converted 16 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. New Orleans ended the contest having earned a 39.1% FG percentage (27 out of 69) and buried 9 out of their 26 3-pointers.

Jordan Johnson is one guy who had an impact in the matchup. He scored 29 points on 9 out of 23 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes played and grabbed 3 boards. He shot 39.1% from the field and earned 7 assists.

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New Orleans steps onto the court with a record of 4-4 for the season. They average 79.4 points per game (89th in the country) while hitting 41.9% from the field. The Privateers are hitting 29.0% on three-point shots (45 of 155) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 37.0 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 102 dimes this year, which ranks 266th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 18.5 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Privateers are forcing their opponents into 18.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 21.1 personal fouls. They give up 31.5% on 3-point shots and they rank 307th in D-1 in opponents PPG (76.9). The Privateers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.7% (225 of 503) and they concede 43.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are 292nd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 127 relinquished on the year.

The last time they took the court, the San Jose State Spartans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 83-78 against North Dakota State. Concerning how they attacked the glass, San Jose State permitted North Dakota State to get 36 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 12 out of 24 and finished the game at 17 of 32 at the charity stripe (53.1%). The Spartans permitted North Dakota State to make 27 out of 57 attempts from the field which had them shooting 47.4% in this contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Spartans went 31 out of 69 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.9%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, San Jose State converted 5 out of 23 tries (21.7%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a clip of 73.3%. North Dakota State had 17 fouls for this contest which took the Spartans to the free throw line for a total of 15 tries. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while recording 5 steals in this contest. The Spartans were able to corral 27 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 31 in the game.

Alvaro Cardenas ended up being a major contributor for the Spartans for this contest. He earned 22 points in his 41 minutes on the court and accumulated 4 assists for the contest. He knocked down 9 out of 18 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 10 rebounds.

San Jose State has a win-loss mark of 5-5 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Spartans are shooting 46.6% from the field, which ranks them 101st in college basketball. San Jose State has totaled 741 points for the season (74.1 per game) and they average 34.9 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.1 times per contest (201st in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. The Spartans have committed 17.2 fouls every game and they shoot 68.6% from the charity stripe.

The San Jose State defense allows 32.1% on 3-pointers (59 of 184) and their opponents are converting on 67.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 11.1 dimes and 34.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 84th and 137th in college hoops. The Spartans defensively are ranked 110th in college hoops in PPG allowed with 67.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 42.5% from the floor (183rd in college hoops).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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