San Francisco Dons vs Utah State Aggies Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Dons vs Utah State Aggies

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Delta Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

The Utah State Aggies (10-1) will compete against the San Francisco Dons (8-3) at Delta Center on Saturday.

The San Francisco Dons faced Seattle and took home the win by a score of 62-59 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Dons ended up walking away with 18 while Seattle finished the game with 18 fouls. They knocked down 8 of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter. Seattle finished the contest at 92.9% when shooting free throws by making 13 of their 14 tries. Moreover, Seattle collected 27 rebounds (7 offensive, 20 defensive), but didn't have a block. Seattle dished out 11 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. When it comes to defense, San Francisco allowed the other team to go 35.8% from the field on 19 of 53 shooting. They also recorded 7 dimes in this contest while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 28 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Dons converted 17 of 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. San Francisco walked away from the contest having earned a 42.6% FG percentage (20 out of 47) and buried 5 of their 16 shots from 3-point land.

Mike Sharavjamts is a player who was a contributor for the contest. He ended up going 50.0% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and totaled 3 boards. He accounted for 18 points on 6 of 12 shooting.

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San Francisco will play this game with a win-loss mark of 8-3 on the year. They are averaging 76.8 points per contest (139th in college basketball) while shooting 48.6% from the floor. The Dons are hitting 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (85 of 255) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, San Francisco is grabbing 35.5 rebounds per game and has accumulated 175 dimes so far this year, which ranks 23rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 17.2 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Dons are forcing 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 15.6 personal fouls. They rank 69th in the nation in giving up assists with 103 surrendered so far this year. The Dons are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 40.7% (237 of 582) and they concede 28.0 boards per contest as a team. They give up 30.6% on 3-pointers and they are 23rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (62.3).

In their last game, the Utah State Aggies walked away with a victory by a final of 84-82 against Santa Clara. The Aggies were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 34 in this contest. They turned it over 8 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. Santa Clara committed 16 fouls for the game which took the Aggies to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a rate of 68.0%. In regard to shots from downtown, Utah State converted 11 of 28 attempts (39.3%). In all, the Aggies finished shooting 28 out of 75 from the field which gave them a rate of 37.3%. The Aggies allowed Santa Clara to make 32 of 56 attempts from the field which left them shooting 57.1% in this game. They shot 42.1% from beyond the arc by connecting on 8 of 19 and ended up shooting 10 of 13 at the free throw line (76.9%). In reference to rebounds, Utah State permitted Santa Clara to grab 29 overall (4 on the offensive glass).

Ian Martinez ended up being a factor for the Aggies in the game. He made 8 of 12 in this matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds. He earned 28 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest.

Utah State has a win-loss mark of 10-1 on the year. The Aggies commit 17.0 fouls per contest and they go 68.6% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 18.8 times per contest (14th in D-1) and they cough up possession 11.8 times per contest. Utah State has totaled 923 pts for the season (83.9 per game) and they pull in 38.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies are connecting on 51.5% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the country.

The Aggies defensively are ranked 91st in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.9. They are able to force 14.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.5% from the field (181st in college hoops). The Utah State defense concedes 29.1% on 3-pointers (66 of 227) and their opposition knocks down 74.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 11.0 assists and 29.8 rebounds per game, which is 75th and 16th in the nation.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah State

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