Portland State Vikings vs Fresno State Bulldogs Prediction, 12/18/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland State Vikings vs Fresno State Bulldogs

Date: Monday, December 18, 2023

Location: Save Mart Center in Fresno, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Portland State Vikings (8-3) are traveling to Save Mart Center on Monday where they will try to defeat the Fresno State Bulldogs (6-4).

The Portland State Vikings stepped onto the hardwood against San Diego and ended up losing by a score of 69-65 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the Vikings finished with 19 and San Diego racked up 15 personal fouls. They buried 6 of their 13 tries from beyond the perimeter. San Diego finished 70.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 24 tries. On top of that, San Diego collected 37 boards (10 offensive, 27 defensive), but didn't notch a block. San Diego doled out 10 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. When talking about the defense, Portland State let their opponent shoot 39.7% from the field on 23 out of 58 shooting. They also doled out 14 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 32 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Vikings made 11 of 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. Portland State ended with a 35.0% field goal percentage (21 of 60) and buried 12 of their 31 shots from 3-point land.

Isaiah Johnson is a player who came through for the contest. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 28 mins played and snagged 6 rebounds. He racked up 16 points on 5 of 10 shooting.

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Portland State will take the court with a win-loss mark of 8-3 this year. They are turning it over 9.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 16.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Portland State is pulling in 38.4 boards per contest and has accumulated 158 dimes so far this year, which is 114th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Vikings are shooting 33.2% on shots from 3-point land (91 of 274) and 68.3% from the free throw line. They average 73.7 pts per game (216th in the nation) while going 42.4% from the field.

On defense, the Vikings are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers every game while drawing 15.8 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.8% from beyond the arc while they are 76th in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (66.5). The Vikings defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.6% (275 of 645) and they concede 37.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 225th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 139 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Fresno State Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 61-58 against CSU Bakersfield. The Bulldogs snagged 19 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 23 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. CSU Bakersfield had 17 fouls in the matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 15 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a rate of 53.3%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Fresno State converted 5 of 21 tries (23.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Bulldogs went 24 for 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0%. The Bulldogs permitted CSU Bakersfield to knock down 23 out of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 41.1% for this contest. They finished 22.2% from beyond the arc by connecting on 2 out of 9 and finished the game at 10 of 19 at the free throw line (52.6%). Regarding how they attacked the glass, Fresno State permitted CSU Bakersfield to snag 37 in total (15 on the offensive glass).

Isaiah Hill pitched in for the Bulldogs for the game. He totaled 13 points in his 36 minutes on the court and tallied 9 dimes in this matchup. He buried 5 of 12 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 41.7%, and had 3 rebounds.

Fresno State has a mark of 6-4 this year. As an offense, the Bulldogs are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which ranks them 31st in Division 1. Fresno State has scored 728 points on the season (72.8 per contest) and they collect 33.9 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 14.4 times per contest (128th in the country) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per contest. The Bulldogs commit 14.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 66.7% from the free throw line.

The Fresno State defense gives up 35.3% on shots from distance (72 of 204) and opponents are making 66.9% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 11.9 dimes and 32.0 boards per game, which ranks 123rd and 63rd in those categories. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 207th in college basketball in points allowed per game with 71.9. They have forced 11.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (289th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Fresno State

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