UC Riverside Highlanders vs UCLA Bruins Prediction, 11/30/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Riverside Highlanders vs UCLA Bruins

Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023

Location: Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, CA

TV: PAC12

The UCLA Bruins (4-2) are hosting the UC Riverside Highlanders (3-4) at Pauley Pavilion on Thursday.

The UC Riverside Highlanders took the court against Bethesda and walked away with a win by a score of 109-63 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Highlanders ended up finishing with 10 while Bethesda totaled 15 personal fouls. They made 6 of 22 tries from long range. Bethesda went 91.7% from the charity stripe by converting 11 of their 12 tries. Additionally, Bethesda grabbed 27 rebounds (5 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Bethesda totaled 14 assists and had 5 steals in the game. In terms of the defense, UC Riverside allowed their opponent to shoot 36.5% from the floor on 23 of 63 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists for this game in addition to forcing 20 turnovers and earning 13 steals. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 53 with 22 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Highlanders knocked down 12 of 14 shots for a rate of 85.7%. UC Riverside wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.4% field goal percentage (44 of 91) and converted 9 of their 41 shots from distance.

Benjamin Griscti is a guy who was a major contributor for this game. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the hardwood for 14 mins and also snagged 8 rebounds. He accounted for 14 points on 6 of 8 shooting.

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UC Riverside enters this contest with a record of 3-4 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 9.3 times per game and as a squad are committing 16.7 fouls per game. As a unit, UC Riverside is snagging 39.0 boards per contest and is sitting with 110 assists for the season, which is 54th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Highlanders are shooting 30.0% from downtown (64 of 213) and 69.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 71.0 points per contest (255th in Division 1) while going 38.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Highlanders have forced 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 15.0 fouls. They currently rank 322nd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 105 conceded on the campaign. The Highlanders defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.4% (179 of 394) and they concede 36.0 rebounds per game as a team. They are giving up 39.4% on three-point shots and they are ranked 202nd in D-1 in opponents points per game (72.0).

When they last stepped on the court, the UCLA Bruins took a loss by a score of 69-65 against Gonzaga. The Bruins snagged 20 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. Gonzaga was called for 25 personal fouls for the game which got the Bruins to the free throw line for 31 shots. They were able to knock down 23 of the free throws for a percentage of 74.2%. Concerning 3-point attempts, UCLA buried 4 of their 14 attempts (28.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Bruins finished 19 for 54 from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.2%. The Bruins allowed Gonzaga to bury 23 out of their 53 tries from the field which had them sitting at 43.4% for the matchup. They finished shooting 37.5% from distance by shooting 6 out of 16 and ended up going 17 of 29 from the charity stripe (58.6%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, UCLA allowed Gonzaga to grab 34 in all (11 offensive).

Sebastian Mack was important for the Bruins in the matchup. He totaled 16 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 2 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 4 out of 10 for the contest for a rate of 40.0%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

UCLA has a mark of 4-2 this season. As an offense, the Bruins are hitting on 46.8% from the field, which has them ranked 98th in college hoops. UCLA has 431 points for the campaign (71.8 per contest) and they pull down 37.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.3 times per game (183rd in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. The Bruins commit 18.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 73.4% from the charity stripe.

The Bruins defensively are ranked 6th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 56.7. They are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 36.0% from the field (10th in college hoops). The UCLA defense surrenders 27.8% on 3-pointers (42 of 151) and opponents are converting on 66.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 9.2 dimes and 27.8 rebounds per contest, which is 25th and 4th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UC Riverside

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