Stonehill Skyhawks vs Kentucky Wildcats Prediction, 11/17/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stonehill Skyhawks vs Kentucky Wildcats

Date: Friday, November 17, 2023

Location: Rupp Arena in Lexington, KY

TV: ESPN+

Rupp Arena is the location where the Kentucky Wildcats (2-1) will attempt to defeat the Stonehill Skyhawks (1-3) on Friday.

The Stonehill Skyhawks faced Saint Joseph's and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 100-56 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Skyhawks finished with 13 while Saint Joseph's finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They knocked down 15 of their 36 shots from 3-point range. Saint Joseph's finished the contest at 77.8% from the charity stripe by making 7 of their 9 shots. On top of that, Saint Joseph's grabbed 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Saint Joseph's earned 26 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. In regard to defending, Stonehill allowed the other team to go 59.1% from the field on 39 out of 66 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in the game as well as forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 20 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Skyhawks converted 15 of their 20 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Stonehill walked away from the game with a 27.4% field goal percentage (17 out of 62) and made 7 out of their 31 3-point shots.

Shane O'Dell is one player who came through in this game. He ended up shooting 40.0% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 20 mins and pulled down 4 rebounds. He scored 16 points on 6 of 15 shooting.

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Stonehill will enter this matchup with a mark of 1-3 on the campaign. They average 56.0 pts per game (352nd in D-1) while hitting 33.5% from the floor. The Skyhawks are shooting 27.1% on shots from beyond the arc (29 of 107) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Stonehill is collecting 32.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 37 dimes so far this season, which ranks 213th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 16.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 14.5 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Skyhawks have forced 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 13.8 fouls. They are ranked 363rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 78 conceded on the season. The Skyhawks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (128 of 271) and they surrender 45.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 33.6% on 3-point attempts and they rank 342nd in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (85.0).

When they last played, the Kentucky Wildcats went home defeated by a final of 89-84 against Kansas. The Wildcats recorded 26 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. Kansas was called for 23 fouls for the matchup which took the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They were able to bury 22 of the free throws for a rate of 73.3%. When talking about 3-point attempts, Kentucky converted 12 of their 38 attempts (31.6%). In all, the Wildcats shot 25 out of 76 from the floor which gave them a rate of 32.9%. The Wildcats allowed Kansas to bury 28 out of 59 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.5% for the game. They went 33.3% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 18 and ended up shooting 27 of 36 at the free throw line (75.0%). When it comes to how they cleaned up the glass, Kentucky permitted Kansas to snag 44 overall (7 on the offensive glass).

Antonio Reeves ended up having an impact for the Wildcats for this game. He buried 7 out of 25 in this contest giving him a rate of 28.0%, and had 8 rebounds. He scored 24 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and totaled 1 assist in this matchup.

Kentucky has a win-loss mark of 2-1 so far this season. The Wildcats commit 14.3 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 14.3 times per game (158th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 5.7 times per game. Kentucky has totaled 251 pts on the campaign (83.7 per game) and they collect 40.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 42.8% from the floor, which ranks 244th in the country.

The Kentucky defense gives up 30.9% on shots from distance (21 of 68) and their opposition makes 71.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 14.7 assists and 37.0 boards per game, which has them ranked 292nd and 232nd in those categories on the defensive end. The Wildcats on defense are ranked 115th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 65.3. They are able to force 15.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 40.4% from the field (156th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Kentucky

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