UConn Huskies vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 12/15/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UConn Huskies vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Friday, December 15, 2023

Location: Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, WA

TV: ESPN

Climate Pledge Arena is the location where the Gonzaga Bulldogs (8-2) will take on the UConn Huskies (9-1) on Friday.

The UConn Huskies played Arkansas-Pine Bluff and took home the win by a score of 101-63 in their last contest. UConn finished the game having earned a 55.9% field goal percentage (33 out of 59) and made 13 out of their 28 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Huskies knocked down 22 of 31 attempts for a rate of 71.0%. In relation to getting rebounds, they earned 37 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 21 assists in this game while creating 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to defending, UConn allowed their opponent to shoot 35.6% from the field on 21 out of 59 shooting. Arkansas-Pine Bluff earned 12 assists and had 5 steals in the game. On top of that, Arkansas-Pine Bluff grabbed 19 rebounds (5 offensive, 14 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Arkansas-Pine Bluff finished the game shooting 60.0% at the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 15 attempts. They also converted 12 out of their 30 attempts from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Huskies walked away with 17 while Arkansas-Pine Bluff had 27 personal fouls.

Alex Karaban is a guy who played a role for the contest. He finished the contest at 75.0% from the field and recorded 3 dimes. He saw the court for 22 mins played and totaled 7 boards. He scored 26 points on 9 of 12 shooting.

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UConn comes into this contest with a record of 9-1 for the year. They are averaging 87.4 points per outing (12th in D-1) while going 50.9% from the field. The Huskies are shooting 33.6% on shots from downtown (89 of 265) and 72.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, UConn is grabbing 41.9 boards per game and has totaled 189 assists so far this season, which ranks 12th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 9.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.2 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Huskies are forcing 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.3 personal fouls. They rank 130th in college hoops in giving up assists with 114 surrendered on the campaign. The Huskies are giving up a FG percentage of 39.6% (224 of 565) and they concede 28.1 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 37.4% from 3-point land and they are 28th in D-1 in opponents points per game (63.2).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Gonzaga Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 78-40 against MVSU. The Bulldogs were able to snag 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in the game. They also turned it over 8 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. MVSU was called for 19 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 28 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a rate of 67.9%. With respect to shooting from 3-point land, Gonzaga made 5 of their 24 attempts (20.8%). Overall, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 27 out of 57 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.4%. The Bulldogs allowed MVSU to convert 16 out of 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 29.1% in the game. They shot 26.7% from distance by going 4 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 4 out of 10 from the free throw line (40.0%). In relation to team rebounding, Gonzaga allowed MVSU to grab 33 overall (13 on the offensive glass).

Braden Huff ended up being a factor for the Bulldogs in this matchup. He totaled 17 points in his 19 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for this game. He knocked down 7 out of 9 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and had 4 rebounds.

Gonzaga has a win-loss record of 8-2 for the year. As an offensive team, the Bulldogs are connecting on 49.9% from the floor, which is 24th in the nation. Gonzaga has tallied 849 pts so far this season (84.9 per contest) and they grab 43.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 16.4 times per game (46th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 12.2 times per game. The Bulldogs are committing 16.9 fouls per game and they connect on 69.7% from the free throw line.

The Gonzaga defense surrenders 27.9% from downtown (64 of 229) and their opposition knocks down 74.0% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 10.0 assists and 31.5 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 29th and 48th in college hoops. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 59th in college basketball in points allowed per contest with 65.3. They are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 37.3% from the floor (13th in D-1).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UConn

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