UC Riverside Highlanders vs Utah Utes Prediction, 11/10/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC Riverside Highlanders vs Utah Utes

Date: Friday, November 10, 2023

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: PAC12

The Utah Utes (1-0) will play the UC Riverside Highlanders (1-0) at Jon M. Huntsman Center on Friday.

The UC Riverside Highlanders stepped onto the hardwood against UC Merced and earned the victory with a final of 76-69 in their last game. In relation to personal fouls, the Highlanders ended up finishing with 18 and UC Merced had 22 personal fouls. They also knocked down 9 out of their 15 shots from downtown. UC Merced ended up shooting 82.4% at the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 17 shots. Furthermore, UC Merced grabbed 23 rebounds (3 offensive, 20 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. UC Merced distributed 10 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. With respect to the defense, UC Riverside allowed the other team to go 47.9% from the floor on 23 of 48 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 37 with 18 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Highlanders knocked down 20 of 28 tries for a percentage of 71.4%. UC Riverside finished the game having earned a 34.8% field goal percentage (23 out of 66) and made 10 of their 34 3-point shots.

Barrington Hargress is someone who came through for the contest. He shot 85.7% from the floor and distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 22 minutes and also grabbed 2 boards. He accounted for 16 points on 6 out of 7 shooting.

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UC Riverside will play this contest with a mark of 1-0 on the season. They turn it over 6.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.0 fouls per game. As a team, UC Riverside is snagging 43.0 boards per game and is sitting with 15 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 168th in the nation in terms of passing. The Highlanders are hitting 29.4% on three-point attempts (10 of 34) and 71.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.0 pts per contest (189th in the nation) while going 34.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Highlanders are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 22.0 fouls. They are 139th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 10 surrendered this year. The Highlanders are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.9% (23 of 48) and they concede 31.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They are relinquishing 60.0% on shots from distance and they rank 199th in college basketball in points per game allowed (69.0).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Utah Utes walked away with a victory by a final of 101-66 against Eastern Washington. The Utes earned 34 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. Eastern Washington committed 28 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Utes to the charity stripe for 38 attempts. They were able to convert 26 of those for a rate of 68.4%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Utah buried 11 of their 25 attempts (44.0%). In all, the Utes ended up shooting 32 for 58 from the floor which had them shooting 55.2%. The Utes allowed Eastern Washington to convert 25 out of 66 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 37.9% in the game. They went 30.0% from three-point range by shooting 9 out of 30 and finished the contest at 7 out of 11 from the charity stripe (63.6%). In regard to team rebounding, Utah allowed Eastern Washington to pull down 23 in all (6 offensive).

Gabe Madsen ended up being a major contributor for the Utes in this contest. He earned 20 points in his 22 minutes of playing time, but wasn't able to notch an assist. He made 8 of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and totaled 5 rebounds.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 1-0 for the year. As an offense, the Utes are shooting 55.2% from the floor, which ranks 43rd in D-1. Utah has accumulated 101 pts for the year and they collect 48.0 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 18.0 times per contest (91st in Division 1) and they cough up possession 16.0 times per game. The Utes commit 13.0 fouls per game and they connect on 68.4% from the free throw line.

The Utah defense surrenders 30.0% on three-point shots (9 of 30) and their opponents are knocking down 63.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 18.0 assists and 28.0 boards per contest, which ranks them 327th and 63rd in the country. The Utes are ranked 170th in D-1 in points given up per game with 66.0. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 37.9% from the floor (146th in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UC Riverside

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