San Francisco Dons vs Arizona State Sun Devils Prediction, 12/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Arizona State Sun Devils

Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023

Location: Desert Financial Arena in Tempe, AZ

TV: PAC12

Desert Financial Arena is the location where the Arizona State Sun Devils (4-2) will meet the San Francisco Dons (5-2) on Sunday.

The San Francisco Dons faced Minnesota and walked away with a win by a score of 76-58 in their last contest. San Francisco wrapped up the game with a 52.4% field goal percentage (33 out of 63) and converted 4 of 14 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Dons made 6 of their 8 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In the matter of pulling down rebounds, they earned 28 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 13 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and earning 14 steals. In terms of the defense, San Francisco let their opponent shoot 44.0% from the field on 22 of 50 shooting. Minnesota dished out 11 assists and had 3 steals for this game. Additionally, Minnesota totaled 29 rebounds (9 offensive, 20 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Minnesota shot 66.7% when shooting free throws by burying 10 of their 15 tries. They converted 4 of 15 shots from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Dons ended up with 14 while Minnesota totaled 10 personal fouls.

Jonathan Mogbo is one player who was a contributor for the matchup. He racked up 21 points on 9 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 32 minutes played and snagged 10 rebounds. He finished the game at 60.0% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes.

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San Francisco enters this matchup with a record of 5-2 for the season. They turn it over 13.1 times per game and as a group they commit 17.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, San Francisco is pulling down 36.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 121 dimes on the year, which ranks 42nd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Dons are shooting 35.3% on 3-pointers (55 of 156) and 74.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 80.6 points per outing (80th in the country) while connecting on 50.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Dons are forcing 16.7 turnovers every game and they draw 15.9 fouls. They relinquish 29.0% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 16th in college basketball in opponents points per game (60.3). The Dons defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 39.3% (143 of 364) and they relinquish 27.3 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 41st in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 63 conceded this season.

The last time they took the court, the Arizona State Sun Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 78-61 when they faced Sam Houston State. When discussing cleaning up the glass, Arizona State permitted Sam Houston State to grab 40 in total (12 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 22.7% from three-point range by going 5 out of 22 and finished the contest at 8 of 11 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Sun Devils allowed Sam Houston State to convert 24 out of 68 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 35.3% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Sun Devils finished shooting 33 out of 64 from the floor which had them shooting 51.6%. In the matter of shots from 3-point land, Arizona State converted 4 of 18 attempts (22.2%). They were able to make 8 of those for a rate of 42.1%. Sam Houston State was called for 17 fouls in this contest which took the Sun Devils to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They also turned it over 10 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Sun Devils snagged 32 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the matchup.

Jose Perez was important for the Sun Devils for the game. He accumulated 24 points in his 32 minutes on the court and earned 3 assists in this game. He buried 9 out of 13 in this game for a field goal rate of 69.2%, and earned 8 rebounds.

Arizona State has a win-loss mark of 4-2 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Sun Devils are connecting on 41.4% from the floor, which is ranked 297th in college hoops. Arizona State has totaled 399 pts for the campaign (66.5 per contest) and they pull in 36.3 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 12.5 times per contest (232nd in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 10.5 times per game. The Sun Devils are committing 15.8 fouls per game and they hit 58.1% from the charity stripe.

The Sun Devils on the defensive side of the court are 96th in college basketball in PPG given up with 66.2. They have forced 14.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.7% from the field (40th in college hoops). The Arizona State defense allows 29.0% on shots from beyond the arc (45 of 155) and opponents are converting on 72.1% of their foul shots. They allow 13.2 assists and 43.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 240th and 358th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Francisco

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