UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs Michigan Wolverines Prediction, 11/7/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNC Asheville Bulldogs vs Michigan Wolverines

Date: Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Location: Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, MI

TV: BTN

Odds/Point Spread: UNC Asheville (+11)

Crisler Center is the site where the Michigan Wolverines (18-16 last year) will go up against the UNC Asheville Bulldogs (27-8 last season) on Tuesday. Michigan opens this contest as 11-point favorites. The betting total is set at 137.5.

The UNC Asheville Bulldogs stepped onto the hardwood against UCLA and went home with a loss by a final score of 86-53 in their last contest. UNC Asheville finished the contest having earned a 37.3% field goal percentage (19 out of 51) and buried 6 of their 20 shots from beyond the perimeter. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Bulldogs knocked down 9 of 13 shots for a rate of 69.2%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they collected 19 with 5 of them being offensive. They also doled out 9 assists for this game while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 5 steals. When talking about defending, UNC Asheville allowed their opponent to shoot 54.0% from the field on 34 out of 63 shooting. UCLA dished out 24 assists and had 11 steals in the game. Additionally, UCLA collected 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. UCLA finished the contest at 76.5% at the charity stripe by knocking down 13 of 17 shots. They also converted 5 of 16 attempts from distance. In relation to fouls, the Bulldogs ended up with 15 while UCLA totaled 11 fouls.

Tajion Jones is a player who was a contributor in this contest. He left the arena with 11 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and also pulled down 3 boards. He went 41.7% from the floor and recorded 2 assists.

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UNC Asheville will play this game after finishing with a win-loss mark of 27-8 last year. They had an average of 74.4 points per contest (114th in college hoops) while hitting 47.5% from the field. The Bulldogs connected on 38.8% on shots from 3-point land (274 of 707) and 69.4% from the charity stripe. As a basketball team, UNC Asheville grabbed 34.8 rebounds per contest and totaled 446 dimes last year, which was 137th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They turned the ball over 14.2 times per game and as a team committed 15.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Bulldogs forced 12.7 turnovers per game and they drew 20.0 personal fouls. They were ranked 183rd in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 418 relinquished last season. The Bulldogs gave up an opponent FG percentage of 42.4% (901 of 2,125) and they relinquished 34.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquished 29.7% from beyond the arc and they were 148th in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.1).

The last time they took the court, the Michigan Wolverines took a loss by a final score of 66-65 against Vanderbilt. The Wolverines recorded 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 36 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while earning 3 steals in this game. Vanderbilt had 20 personal fouls in the game which got the Wolverines to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to bury 16 of them for a percentage of 84.2%. In regard to three-point attempts, Michigan buried 3 of 12 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Wolverines went 23 out of 53 from the field which had them shooting 43.4%. The Wolverines permitted Vanderbilt to bury 25 of 58 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 43.1% for this contest. They finished shooting 26.1% from distance by going 6 out of 23 and finished the contest at 10 of 12 from the free throw line (83.3%). When talking about team rebounding, Michigan allowed Vanderbilt to pull down 22 in all (3 offensive).

Hunter Dickinson was important for the Wolverines for this contest. He made 9 out of 16 for the matchup for a rate of 56.3%, and had 11 rebounds. He racked up 21 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest.

Michigan had a win-loss mark of 18-16 last year. On the offensive side of the court, the Wolverines connected on 45.0% from the field, which had them ranked 159th in Division 1. Michigan accumulated 2,494 pts last season (73.4 per game) and they snagged 36.7 rebounds per contest. They dished out assists 12.2 times per contest (263rd in college hoops) and they lost possession via turnover 10.5 times per game. The Wolverines were responsible for committing 15.5 personal fouls per game and they hit 71.1% from the charity stripe.

The Wolverines on the defensive end were ranked 160th in the country in PPG given up with 69.6. They forced their opponents into 9.9 TO's per game and let teams shoot 42.5% from the floor (107th in college hoops). The Michigan defense gave up 31.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (223 of 703) and opponents made 69.8% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 11.8 assists and 35.3 boards every game, which ranked them 108th and 263rd in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UNC Asheville (+11)

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