Southern Jaguars vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 11/13/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Southern Jaguars vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Monday, November 13, 2023

Location: McKale Center in Tucson, AZ

TV: PAC12

The Southern Jaguars (1-1) are headed to McKale Center on Monday where they will go up against the Arizona Wildcats (2-0).

The Southern Jaguars faced off with UNLV and took home the win by a score of 85-71 in their last game. Southern walked away from the contest with a 56.7% FG percentage (34 of 60) and made 11 of their 18 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Jaguars made 6 of their 10 tries for a rate of 60.0%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they compiled 31 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 19 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 6 steals. When talking about defense, Southern allowed the other team to shoot 42.6% from the floor on 23 of 54 shooting. UNLV doled out 13 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. Moreover, UNLV pulled down 30 rebounds (11 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. UNLV finished 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 24 attempts. They knocked down 9 of 29 attempts from 3-point range. In relation to fouls, the Jaguars walked away with 22 while UNLV recorded 13 fouls.

Tai'Reon Joseph is one player who came through for the matchup. He finished shooting 42.9% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and also collected 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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Southern will enter this game with a record of 1-1 this year. They are turning it over 12.5 times per contest and as a group are committing 20.0 fouls every game. As a team, Southern is pulling in 29.5 rebounds per contest and has earned 33 assists on the year, which is 106th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Jaguars are connecting on 50.0% on 3-point shots (21 of 42) and 56.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 80.0 points per game (154th in the country) while going 50.4% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Jaguars are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.0 fouls. They are ranked 345th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 41 conceded for the year. The Jaguars defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 53.2% (66 of 124) and they concede 36.5 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 36.5% on 3-point shots while they are 348th in the country in points per game allowed (89.5).

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats got the victory with a final of 78-73 when they played Duke. In relation to attacking the glass, Arizona permitted Duke to pull down 27 in all (5 offensive). They shot 34.8% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 8 of 23 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 12 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Wildcats allowed Duke to make 28 of their 65 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 43.1% in the game. Overall, the Wildcats ended up shooting 30 for 65 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.2%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Arizona knocked down 6 of their 17 tries (35.3%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 66.7%. Duke committed 17 fouls in the matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 18 tries. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while earning 8 steals in the game. The Wildcats were able to collect 29 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the matchup.

Keshad Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Wildcats for the matchup. He earned 14 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 6 out of 14 in this game for a rate of 42.9%, and had 8 rebounds.

Arizona has a win-loss record of 2-0 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Wildcats are shooting 51.1% from the field, which is 67th in the nation. Arizona has 200 pts for the season (100.0 per game) and they pull in 47.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 21.5 times per game (15th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest. The Wildcats are committing 16.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 76.0% from the free throw line.

The Wildcats are ranked 140th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 66.0. They are forcing their opponents into 19.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.3% from the floor (174th in D-1). The Arizona defense gives up 33.3% on shots from distance (15 of 45) and their opponents are knocking down 63.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 12.0 assists and 30.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 191st and 66th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Arizona

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