Saint Francis Red Flash vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 11/6/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: PAC12

Pauley Pavilion is the site where the UCLA Bruins (31-6 last year) will take on the Saint Francis Red Flash (13-18 last season) on Monday.

The Saint Francis Red Flash faced off with Fairleigh Dickinson and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 70-50 in their last game. Saint Francis finished the game having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (20 out of 50) and buried 5 of their 22 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Red Flash converted 5 of 12 shots for a rate of 41.7%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 23 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 9 assists in the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 1 steal. With regard to defense, Saint Francis allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the field on 28 of 57 shooting. Fairleigh Dickinson recorded 17 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. Furthermore, Fairleigh Dickinson totaled 34 rebounds (9 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Fairleigh Dickinson ended up going 90.0% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of 10 shots. They also buried 5 of their 18 attempts from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Red Flash finished with 13 while Fairleigh Dickinson recorded 19 personal fouls.

Maxwell Land is a player who was a factor in the game. He finished the contest at 33.3% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He played 38 minutes played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 13 points on 5 of 15 shooting.

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Saint Francis will take the court after finishing with a mark of 13-18 last year. They averaged 73.0 points per game (145th in college basketball) while connecting on 46.2% from the floor. The Red Flash shot 37.9% on 3-pointers (240 of 633) and 70.4% from the charity stripe. As a squad, Saint Francis pulled in 33.5 rebounds per game and sat with 430 assists last year, which was 173rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.6 times per contest and as a team committed 16.5 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Red Flash were able to force 10.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 fouls. They gave up 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc and they were 284th in college hoops in points per game allowed (73.7). The Red Flash gave up a shooting percentage of 45.1% (843 of 1,868) and they relinquished 34.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They were ranked 195th in D-1 in giving up assists with 422 relinquished last year.

For their last game, the UCLA Bruins went home defeated by a final of 79-76 when they faced Gonzaga. In reference to rebounds, UCLA allowed Gonzaga to get 48 in all (16 on the offensive glass). They went 37.5% from beyond the arc by going 6 of 16 and finished the game at 9 of 17 at the charity stripe (52.9%). The Bruins permitted Gonzaga to make 32 of their 64 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 50.0% for this contest. Overall, the Bruins ended up going 28 for 67 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.8%. When it comes to 3-point shots, UCLA converted 7 of 18 attempts (38.9%). They were able to bury 13 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 81.3%. Gonzaga committed 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Bruins to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Bruins recorded 19 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 24 in this game.

Jaime Jaquez ended up being important for the Bruins for the matchup. He made 12 out of 25 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 48.0%, and had 11 rebounds. He tallied 29 points in his 39 mins on the court and tallied 3 assists for the game.

UCLA had a mark of 31-6 last season. As an offensive unit, the Bruins hit 46.0% from the floor, which was ranked 84th in college basketball. UCLA totaled 2,743 points over the course of last season (74.1 per contest) and they averaged 35.3 boards per contest. They earned an assist 14.5 times per game (76th in the nation) and they turned it over 10.0 times per contest. The Bruins were responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls every game and they hit 73.1% from the free throw line.

The UCLA defense gave up 31.1% on shots from 3-point land (240 of 772) and opponents knocked down 69.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrendered 11.2 assists and 32.4 boards per game, which had them ranked 68th and 75th in those categories on the defensive end. The Bruins on the defensive end were ranked 7th in the country in points per game surrendered with 60.7. They forced their opponents into 15.7 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 40.8% from the floor (37th in college basketball).

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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UCLA

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