Rhode Island Rams vs Providence Friars Prediction, 12/2/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Rhode Island Rams vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Rhode Island Rams (5-2) are traveling to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Saturday where they will try to beat the Providence Friars (6-1).

The Rhode Island Rams took the court against Yale and earned the victory with a final of 76-72 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Rams left the arena with 9 and Yale totaled 15 fouls. They also made 10 out of their 26 tries from 3-point range. Yale finished shooting 66.7% at the charity stripe by making 4 of 6 tries. Furthermore, Yale collected 25 rebounds (6 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Yale totaled 13 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. When discussing defense, Rhode Island allowed the other team to go 49.2% from the floor on 29 out of 59 shooting. They also recorded 15 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and getting 4 steals. When talking about grabbing boards, they earned a total of 33 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Rams buried 6 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Rhode Island wrapped up the game with a 50.8% field goal percentage (31 of 61) and knocked down 8 of their 20 three-point attempts.

Luis Kortright is one guy who came through for the matchup. He ended up shooting 50.0% from the floor and earned 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 15 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Rhode Island steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 5-2 on the season. They have an average of 76.3 points per game (166th in D-1) while connecting on 49.3% from the field. The Rams are hitting 35.0% on 3-pointers (42 of 120) and 60.6% from the free throw line. As a unit, Rhode Island is snagging 41.0 boards per game and has earned 101 dimes for the season, which is 139th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 14.6 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Rams are forcing 8.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They are surrendering 33.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 148th in college basketball in PPG allowed (69.1). The Rams defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 41.4% (184 of 444) and they surrender 32.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 242nd in college basketball in giving up assists with 94 conceded on the year.

For their last game, the Providence Friars walked away with a victory by a final of 86-52 when they faced Wagner. Regarding team rebounding, Providence permitted Wagner to snag 32 in total (10 offensive). They wrapped up this game 33.3% from downtown by going 7 of 21 and finished the contest at 9 of 15 at the charity stripe (60.0%). The Friars allowed Wagner to convert 18 of their 65 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 27.7% for the contest. Overall, the Friars went 29 out of 55 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.7%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, Providence converted 13 of 32 tries (40.6%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throws for a rate of 65.2%. Wagner committed 19 fouls for this contest which got the Friars to the charity stripe for 23 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. The Friars were able to pull down 36 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the game.

Davonte Gaines ended up being a major contributor for the Friars for this game. He scored 21 points in his 27 minutes of playing time and had 5 assists in this contest. He buried 7 of 10 in the game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Providence has a record of 6-1 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Friars are shooting 46.7% from the floor, which is 98th in the country. Providence has 534 points this season (76.3 per contest) and they collect 40.4 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.7 times per game (107th in Division 1) and they turn it over 14.0 times per contest. The Friars have committed 15.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 68.5% from the charity stripe.

The Friars on defense are ranked 32nd in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 62.9. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 35.3% from the floor (6th in Division 1). The Providence defense gives up 28.9% on shots from behind the 3-point line (41 of 142) and their opponents are connecting on 82.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 8.6 assists and 34.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 10th and 150th in the nation.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Providence

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