UConn Huskies vs Providence Friars Prediction, 1/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UConn Huskies vs Providence Friars

Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: Youtube TV

The Providence Friars (12-3) will try to beat the UConn Huskies (14-1) at Amica Mutual Pavilion on Wednesday.

The UConn Huskies faced Xavier and went home with a loss by a final score of 83-73 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Huskies walked away with 21 and Xavier accounted for 9 fouls. They also buried 4 of their 13 shots from beyond the perimeter. Xavier walked away from this one shooting 82.1% at the charity stripe by converting 23 of their 28 shots. On top of that, Xavier collected 30 rebounds (4 offensive, 26 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Xavier distributed 20 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. Pertaining to defending, UConn allowed the other team to go 53.8% from the field on 28 out of 52 shooting. They also doled out 23 assists in this game as well as creating 12 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 36 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Huskies made 4 of 9 tries for a rate of 44.4%. UConn walked away from the game having earned a 41.8% FG percentage (28 out of 67) and knocked down 13 out of their 37 three-point shots.

Adama Sanogo is a player who was a factor for the contest. He ended up going 52.9% from the floor and also earned 1 assist. He played for 33 mins played and also grabbed 6 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 9 of 17 shooting.

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UConn comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 14-1 on the campaign. They average 82.3 points per game (20th in the nation) while connecting on 47.6% from the field. The Huskies are shooting 36.5% on shots from 3-point land (148 of 405) and 74.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, UConn is pulling in 39.0 boards per contest and has 286 dimes for the season, which is 4th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.3 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Huskies are able to force 16.0 turnovers every game and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They are ranked 10th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 121 conceded this year. The Huskies defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 39.4% (312 of 791) and they concede 29.9 boards per contest as a unit. They give up 26.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 22nd in D-1 in PPG allowed (60.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Providence Friars took home the win by a final score of 74-59 against DePaul. The Friars corralled 27 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the matchup. They coughed up the ball 19 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. DePaul committed 24 personal fouls in the game which took the Friars to the charity stripe for 29 tries. They were able to knock down 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 65.5%. When discussing three-point shots, Providence buried 7 out of their 14 tries (50.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Friars finished the game shooting 24 for 50 from the field which had them shooting 48.0%. The Friars allowed DePaul to convert 20 of 57 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.1% in this contest. They finished shooting 21.1% from three-point range by going 4 out of 19 and ended up shooting 15 of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). When it comes to rebounds, Providence allowed DePaul to pull down 31 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Devin Carter ended up being a major contributor for the Friars in this matchup. He recorded 22 points in his 28 mins on the court and added 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 8 out of 13 in this contest giving him a rate of 61.5%, and had 4 rebounds.

Providence has a mark of 12-3 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Friars are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which is ranked 57th in the country. Providence has earned 1,203 points this season (80.2 per game) and they snag 40.1 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 15.1 times per game (85th in the nation) and they are turning it over 13.3 times per contest. The Friars are committing 14.8 personal fouls per contest and they go 72.8% from the charity stripe.

The Providence defense concedes 33.0% on 3-pointers (95 of 288) and their opponents are knocking down 76.2% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 10.9 assists and 30.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 62nd and 15th in those categories. The Friars defensively are ranked 145th in D-1 in PPG given up with 67.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.8% from the field (133rd in the nation).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take UConn

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