Saint Francis Red Flash vs Penn State Nittany Lions Prediction, 11/14/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Penn State Nittany Lions

Date: Tuesday, November 14, 2023

Location: Bryce Jordan Center in University Park, PA

TV: BTN

The Penn State Nittany Lions (2-0) are hosting the Saint Francis Red Flash (0-3) at Bryce Jordan Center on Tuesday.

The Saint Francis Red Flash faced off with Santa Clara and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 82-59 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Red Flash ended up with 13 while Santa Clara accumulated 15 fouls. They also buried 6 of their 19 tries from distance. Santa Clara finished shooting 46.2% when shooting free throws by making 6 of 13 shots. In addition, Santa Clara pulled down 46 rebounds (18 offensive, 28 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Santa Clara doled out 22 assists and had 5 steals for the matchup. With regard to defending, Saint Francis let their opponent shoot 52.2% from the field on 35 out of 67 shooting. They also recorded 10 assists in this matchup while forcing 13 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 20 with 6 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Red Flash made 8 of their 16 tries for a rate of 50.0%. Saint Francis finished the game with a 39.3% FG percentage (22 out of 56) and knocked down 7 of 25 3-point shots.

Cam Gregory is one guy who was a major factor in the game. He walked away with 12 points on 3 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 28 mins and snagged 1 rebound. He ended up going 33.3% from the field and also distributed 4 assists.

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Saint Francis steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 0-3 this year. They turn it over 17.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, Saint Francis is collecting 22.3 boards per game and has totaled 24 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 250th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Red Flash are shooting 24.1% on 3-pointers (14 of 58) and 64.7% from the charity stripe. They average 51.7 pts per contest (357th in the country) while hitting 37.2% from the field.

Defensively, the Red Flash are forcing their opponents into 11.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 34.0% on shots from downtown while they are 305th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (80.3). The Red Flash are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 53.1% (95 of 179) and they surrender 38.7 rebounds per game as a team. They are currently ranked 363rd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 60 surrendered this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Penn State Nittany Lions went home victorious with a score of 74-65 when they played Lehigh. The Nittany Lions were able to snag 28 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 33 in this game. They turned the ball over 15 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. Lehigh was called for 15 fouls in this game which took the Nittany Lions to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to make 9 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 75.0%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Penn State knocked down 7 of their 23 tries (30.4%). Overall, the Nittany Lions walked away from this one shooting 29 out of 64 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.3%. The Nittany Lions permitted Lehigh to convert 24 of 63 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 38.1% in this contest. They finished shooting 23.1% from distance by shooting 3 of 13 and walked away from this one shooting 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). In relation to attacking the glass, Penn State allowed Lehigh to get 35 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Kanye Clary ended up having an impact for the Nittany Lions for the matchup. He had 20 points in his 28 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 2 dimes in the game. He made 8 of 14 for the contest giving him a rate of 57.1%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Penn State has a mark of 2-0 so far this season. The Nittany Lions are committing 14.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 66.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 11.0 times per game (294th in the country) and they turn the ball over 18.0 times per game. Penn State has scored 153 pts for the season (76.5 per game) and they pull in 39.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Nittany Lions are connecting on 47.1% from the field, which is ranked 140th in the nation.

The Penn State defense allows 13.8% on shots from beyond the arc (4 of 29) and their opponents are knocking down 76.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 9.5 assists and 39.5 boards per game, which ranks 79th and 294th in college hoops. The Nittany Lions on defense are ranked 22nd in D-1 in points given up per game with 55.0. They are able to force 18.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 33.3% from the floor (28th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Penn State

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