South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, 12/16/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: South Carolina State Bulldogs vs Pittsburgh Panthers

Date: Saturday, December 16, 2023

Location: Petersen Events Center in Pittsburgh, PA

TV: ESPN

The Pittsburgh Panthers (7-3) will try to beat the South Carolina State Bulldogs (3-8) at Petersen Events Center on Saturday.

The South Carolina State Bulldogs faced Jacksonville and notched a win by a score of 86-85 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up finishing with 28 and Jacksonville had 26 fouls. They buried 7 of their 20 attempts from distance. Jacksonville shot 72.2% at the charity stripe by converting 26 of 36 tries. In addition, Jacksonville pulled down 28 rebounds (9 offensive, 19 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Jacksonville distributed 11 dimes and had 12 steals in the game. In terms of the defense, South Carolina State allowed the other team to shoot 49.1% from the floor on 26 of 53 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes for the game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 43 with 26 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Bulldogs buried 13 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 56.5%. South Carolina State wrapped up the game with a 44.0% FG percentage (33 out of 75) and converted 7 of 24 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Michael Teal is a player who had an impact in the game. He accounted for 17 points on 6 of 7 shooting. He was on the court for 21 minutes but concluded the game with no rebounds. He ended up going 85.7% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game.

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South Carolina State comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 3-8 for the campaign. They turn it over 15.5 times per contest and as a group they commit 21.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, South Carolina State is pulling in 39.8 boards per game and has earned 148 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 116th in the nation in terms of passing. The Bulldogs are connecting on 27.0% on shots beyond the perimeter (50 of 185) and 64.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 70.7 points per outing (272nd in the nation) while connecting on 40.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bulldogs are able to force 15.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.4% from 3-point land and they are 353rd in college basketball in points per game allowed (81.8). The Bulldogs defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.4% (294 of 620) and they surrender 35.4 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 348th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 171 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Pittsburgh Panthers walked away with a victory by a final of 82-71 against Canisius. The Panthers corralled 18 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 24 for the matchup. They also turned it over 8 times, while recording 8 steals for the contest. Canisius was called for 15 fouls in this matchup which took the Panthers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 attempts. They were able to convert 8 of those for a rate of 66.7%. In regard to three-point shots, Pittsburgh buried 12 out of 24 attempts (50.0%). When the game finished, the Panthers walked away from this one shooting 31 for 58 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.4%. The Panthers permitted Canisius to convert 26 out of their 49 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 53.1% in this matchup. They shot 37.5% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 9 out of 24 and ended up shooting 10 out of 10 at the free throw line (100.0%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Pittsburgh permitted Canisius to grab 24 in all (3 offensive).

Blake Hinson pitched in for the Panthers for this game. He converted 8 of 13 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 61.5%, and had 5 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points in his 37 mins on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Pittsburgh has a record of 7-3 for the campaign. The Panthers are committing 15.5 fouls every game and they shoot 68.0% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 15.4 times per game (84th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 9.2 times per contest. Pittsburgh has 825 points this year (82.5 per game) and they collect 41.5 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Panthers are connecting on 45.3% from the field, which ranks them 156th in D-1.

The Panthers on defense are ranked 74th in D-1 in points given up per game with 66.3. They are forcing 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 40.6% from the floor (85th in D-1). The Pittsburgh defense surrenders 27.2% on 3-pointers (65 of 239) and their opposition knocks down 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.5 dimes and 31.9 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 178th and 62nd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Pittsburgh

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