UConn Huskies vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 3/25/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UConn Huskies vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, March 25, 2023

Location: T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV

TV: TBS

Odds/Point Spread: UConn (-2)

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (31-5) host the UConn Huskies (28-8) at T-Mobile Arena on Saturday. Gonzaga opens as 2-point dogs. The over/under has been set at 153.

The UConn Huskies faced Arkansas and walked away with a win by a score of 88-65 in their last contest. UConn walked away from the game with a 57.4% field goal percentage (31 out of 54) and converted 9 of their 20 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Huskies made 17 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 81.0%. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned 39 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 22 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In terms of defense, UConn allowed their opponent to shoot 31.7% from the field on 20 of 63 shooting. Arkansas earned 7 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Arkansas totaled 25 rebounds (12 offensive, 13 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Arkansas finished the contest at 74.1% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of 27 attempts. They also converted 5 out of their 16 attempts from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 19 while Arkansas racked up 19 personal fouls.

Jordan Hawkins is a player who was a factor for this contest. He left the arena with 24 points on 6 out of 13 shooting. He played 28 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He finished the contest at 46.2% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes.

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UConn enters this one with a mark of 28-8 on the campaign. They are averaging 78.7 points per game (28th in D-1) while shooting 46.5% from the floor. The Huskies are connecting on 36.4% from downtown (327 of 899) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. As a team, UConn is pulling in 39.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 631 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 4th in college basketball in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a group are committing 18.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Huskies are able to force 12.9 turnovers every game while drawing 17.2 fouls. They concede 30.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 39th in college basketball in opponents PPG (64.7). The Huskies are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 40.6% (797 of 1,964) and they surrender 29.6 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 19th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 327 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Gonzaga Bulldogs got the victory with a final of 79-76 when they played UCLA. The Bulldogs were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while getting 2 steals in the game. UCLA committed 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Bulldogs to the free throw line for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 52.9%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, Gonzaga made 6 of 16 tries (37.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs walked away from this one shooting 32 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.0%. The Bulldogs permitted UCLA to bury 28 out of 67 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.8% for this game. They finished 38.9% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 18 and ended up going 13 out of 16 from the charity stripe (81.3%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Gonzaga allowed UCLA to collect 24 overall (5 on the offensive glass).

Drew Timme pitched in for the Bulldogs for this contest. He scored 36 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this game. He buried 16 of 24 in this matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 13 rebounds.

Gonzaga has a win-loss mark of 31-5 for the season. As an offense, the Bulldogs are connecting on 52.6% from the floor, which is 1st in the country. Gonzaga has accounted for 3,133 points so far this year (87.0 per game) and they pull in 37.1 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 16.3 times per contest (16th in Division 1) and they are turning it over 10.8 times per contest. The Bulldogs are committing 16.7 fouls every game while shooting 69.7% from the free throw line.

The Gonzaga defense surrenders 34.9% on 3-point attempts (295 of 846) and opponents are making 73.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 12.1 assists and 31.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 133rd and 30th in Division 1. The Bulldogs on the defensive side of the court are 272nd in college hoops in PPG given up with 73.1. They have forced 13.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 44.3% from the field (217th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Gonzaga (+2)

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