Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Florida Gators Prediction, 12/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Quinnipiac Bobcats vs Florida Gators

Date: Saturday, December 30, 2023

Location: Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville, FL

TV: ESPN+

Exactech Arena at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center is where the Florida Gators (9-3) will try to beat the Quinnipiac Bobcats (9-3) on Saturday.

The Quinnipiac Bobcats stepped onto the hardwood against Lafayette and went home with a win by a final score of 78-60 in their last contest. Quinnipiac finished the game with a 46.8% FG percentage (29 out of 62) and made 7 out of their 18 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Bobcats buried 13 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 13 assists in this game in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of defending, Quinnipiac allowed their opponent to shoot 40.7% from the field on 24 out of 59 shooting. Lafayette doled out 10 dimes and had 4 steals for this contest. On top of that, Lafayette pulled down 29 rebounds (6 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Lafayette finished 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of their 12 shots. They also converted 3 out of their 21 attempts from distance. When discussing fouls, the Bobcats ended up finishing with 15 while Lafayette had 15 fouls.

Matt Balanc is one player who played a role in this matchup. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes. He saw the court for 37 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. He ended up scoring 22 points on 7 of 14 shooting.

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Quinnipiac will enter this game with a win-loss record of 9-3 so far this season. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.2 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Quinnipiac is collecting 38.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 183 assists on the year, which has them ranked 113th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Bobcats are shooting 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (94 of 259) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They average 78.6 points per contest (99th in college hoops) while hitting 44.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Bobcats are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game while drawing 16.3 fouls. They relinquish 32.6% from 3-point land while they are 179th in the country in PPG allowed (70.7). The Bobcats defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 41.7% (318 of 763) and they concede 32.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 281st in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 172 conceded for the campaign.

For their last game, the Florida Gators got the victory with a final of 96-57 against Grambling. With respect to cleaning the glass, Florida permitted Grambling to grab 26 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 23.1% from downtown by hitting 3 out of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 6 of 13 at the charity stripe (46.2%). The Gators allowed Grambling to convert 24 of 66 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.4% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Gators finished shooting 38 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 62.3%. Pertaining to shots from beyond the perimeter, Florida converted 11 of 21 attempts (52.4%). They were able to convert 9 of those for a percentage of 90.0%. Grambling committed 12 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Gators to the free throw line for 10 shots. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Gators were able to snag 34 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 40 in the game.

Will Richard ended up being a factor for the Gators in this game. He converted 5 of 11 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 45.5%, but wasn't able to grab a rebound. He racked up 17 points in his 21 minutes of playing time, but went home with no dimes.

Florida has a win-loss mark of 9-3 this year. The Gators commit 17.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 66.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 16.3 times per game (50th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. Florida has accounted for 1,025 points on the year (85.4 per game) and they pull down 45.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Gators are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which ranks them 93rd in the country.

The Gators on defense are ranked 263rd in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.8. They are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.7% from the field (138th in the nation). The Florida defense allows 35.1% on three-point shots (87 of 248) and their opponents are knocking down 67.4% of their foul shots. They have allowed 11.9 assists and 33.5 rebounds per game, which is 128th and 111th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Quinnipiac

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