Radford Highlanders vs Clemson Tigers Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Radford Highlanders vs Clemson Tigers

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, SC

TV: ESPN+

The Clemson Tigers (10-1) are welcoming the Radford Highlanders (10-4) at Littlejohn Coliseum on Friday.

The Radford Highlanders faced West Virginia and took home the win by a score of 66-65 in their last contest. Radford ended with a 37.3% FG percentage (25 out of 67) and converted 7 out of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Highlanders knocked down 9 of their 12 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of pulling down boards, they collected 41 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 10 dimes for this contest as well as creating 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about defending, Radford allowed their opponent to shoot 41.0% from the floor on 25 out of 61 shooting. West Virginia recorded 12 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Additionally, West Virginia collected 36 rebounds (5 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. West Virginia went 64.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 17 attempts. They also knocked down 4 of 21 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the Highlanders walked away with 17 while West Virginia recorded 12 fouls.

DaQuan Smith is one player who came through in this game. He ended up shooting 42.1% from the field and also dished out 3 assists. He played for 34 minutes and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He walked away with 18 points on 8 of 19 shooting.

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Radford heads into this one with a record of 10-4 this year. They average 74.6 points per game (190th in the nation) while hitting 46.1% from the floor. The Highlanders are hitting 38.0% from downtown (113 of 297) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Radford is pulling in 38.1 boards per contest and has racked up 173 dimes for the year, which ranks 145th in the nation in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 11.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.9 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Highlanders have forced 10.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 159th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 148 relinquished so far this season. The Highlanders are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 39.9% (329 of 825) and they relinquish 33.6 boards per contest as a team. They surrender 28.3% on three-point shots and they are 90th in college hoops in points per game allowed (66.9).

In their last game, the Clemson Tigers walked away with a victory by a final of 109-79 when they faced Queens. The Tigers snagged 29 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for this game. They also turned it over 7 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. Queens was called for 15 fouls for this game which took the Tigers to the charity stripe for 17 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Clemson buried 10 of their 19 tries (52.6%). Overall, the Tigers finished shooting 43 for 68 from the field which had them at 63.2%. The Tigers permitted Queens to knock down 28 out of 74 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.8% in this game. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 14 of 42 and ended up going 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). In the matter of team rebounding, Clemson permitted Queens to get 27 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

PJ Hall ended up having an impact for the Tigers for the contest. He made 11 of 13 in this game for a field goal rate of 84.6%, and added 4 rebounds. He tallied 27 points in his 19 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

Clemson has a record of 10-1 for the year. As an offense, the Tigers are connecting on 49.0% from the field, which is 28th in the nation. Clemson has scored 894 pts for the year (81.3 per game) and they average 38.5 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 17.9 times per game (20th in the country) and they are giving up possession 10.4 times per game. The Tigers commit 17.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.7% from the free throw line.

The Tigers on the defensive side of the court are 163rd in college hoops in points given up per game with 70.2. They are able to force 9.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 39.6% from the floor (44th in Division 1). The Clemson defense allows 31.0% on three-point shots (85 of 274) and their opponents are making 70.9% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 11.0 assists and 34.1 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 66th and 143rd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Radford

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