Pacific Tigers vs BYU Cougars Prediction, 2/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pacific Tigers vs BYU Cougars

Date: Saturday, February 4, 2023

Location: Marriott Center in Provo, UT

TV: fuboTV

The Pacific Tigers (11-12) are en route to Marriott Center on Saturday where they will take on the BYU Cougars (14-10).

The Pacific Tigers took the court against Santa Clara and walked away with a win by a score of 95-89 in their last contest. Pacific walked away from the contest with a 53.2% field goal percentage (33 of 62) and knocked down 17 of 31 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Tigers made 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected 25 with 4 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 24 dimes for this game while creating 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When discussing defense, Pacific allowed the other team to shoot 51.6% from the field on 33 of 64 shooting. Santa Clara totaled 16 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Santa Clara snagged 32 boards (5 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Santa Clara finished 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 25 tries. They also knocked down 8 out of their 27 shots from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Tigers ended up walking away with 19 and Santa Clara recorded 18 fouls.

Keylan Boone is one guy who played a role in the matchup. He went 71.4% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 26 minutes and collected 3 boards. He walked away with 27 points on 10 of 14 shooting.

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Pacific will enter this matchup with a record of 11-12 on the campaign. They have an average of 76.0 points per game (80th in Division 1) while shooting 45.0% from the floor. The Tigers are connecting on 39.4% on 3-point shots (208 of 528) and 70.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Pacific is pulling down 31.9 boards per contest and has tallied 283 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 236th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 18.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Tigers are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.0 fouls. They relinquish 35.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 339th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (76.5). The Tigers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.7% (626 of 1,340) and they relinquish 37.1 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 273rd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 313 relinquished on the campaign.

In their last game, the BYU Cougars went home defeated by a final of 57-56 against St. Mary's. The Cougars were able to snag 17 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 24 in this game. They also coughed it up 12 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. St. Mary's committed 14 personal fouls for the contest which got the Cougars to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They were able to bury 6 of the free throw tries for a rate of 60.0%. With respect to three-point shots, BYU made 6 of their 18 attempts (33.3%). In all, the Cougars walked away from this one shooting 22 for 52 from the floor which had them shooting 42.3%. The Cougars permitted St. Mary's to bury 22 out of their 51 tries from the field which left them shooting 43.1% in the game. They finished 42.9% from three-point range by going 6 out of 14 and ended up going 7 out of 8 at the charity stripe (87.5%). With respect to cleaning the glass, BYU permitted St. Mary's to collect 21 overall (5 offensive).

Dallin Hall ended up having an impact for the Cougars in this matchup. He earned 23 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 9 out of 14 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 64.3%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

BYU has a win-loss record of 14-10 this year. The Cougars are committing 19.0 fouls per contest and they go 71.1% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 15.0 times per game (63rd in college hoops) and they are giving up possession 15.6 times per contest. BYU has totaled 1,787 pts so far this year (74.5 per contest) and they grab 38.5 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cougars are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which is 179th in the country.

The Cougars on the defensive side of the court are 162nd in college hoops in points given up per game with 68.6. They are able to force 14.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.4% from the floor (125th in Division 1). The BYU defense allows 34.0% from downtown (172 of 506) and their opponents are knocking down 68.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 12.0 dimes and 31.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 133rd and 66th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pacific

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