UNI Panthers vs Toledo Rockets Prediction, 12/9/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UNI Panthers vs Toledo Rockets

Date: Saturday, December 9, 2023

Location: Savage Arena in Toledo, OH

TV: ESPN+

Savage Arena is the location where the Toledo Rockets (4-4) will take on the UNI Panthers (3-6) on Saturday.

The UNI Panthers took the court against Richmond and went home with a win by a final score of 78-73 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Panthers ended up with 20 and Richmond totaled 15 fouls. They knocked down 6 out of their 18 shots from distance. Richmond finished the contest at 85.0% from the free throw line by converting 17 of 20 attempts. Moreover, Richmond snagged 29 boards (5 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Richmond distributed 9 dimes and had 6 steals in this matchup. When discussing the defense, UNI allowed their opponent to shoot 46.3% from the field on 25 out of 54 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 32 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Panthers made 12 of 17 tries for a percentage of 70.6%. UNI ended the game having earned a 45.0% field goal percentage (27 of 60) and made 12 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Trey Campbell is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 58.3% from the field and also recorded 1 assist. He saw the court for 33 minutes and totaled 2 rebounds. He totaled 21 points on 7 out of 12 shooting.

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UNI enters this contest with a mark of 3-6 so far this year. They currently have an average of 75.7 pts per game (155th in the country) while shooting 46.2% from the field. The Panthers are connecting on 35.6% on 3-pointers (77 of 216) and 66.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, UNI is grabbing 35.2 boards per game and has 131 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 111th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 11.0 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Panthers are forcing 12.2 turnovers per game while drawing 16.4 personal fouls. They give up 36.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 273rd in the nation in points per game allowed (75.0). The Panthers defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (225 of 514) and they concede 34.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 145th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 103 relinquished for the season.

In their last game, the Toledo Rockets got the victory with a final of 69-68 when they played Oakland. When it comes to how they rebounded, Toledo allowed Oakland to collect 29 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 34.6% from beyond the arc by hitting 9 of 26 and ended up going 7 of 7 from the free throw line (100.0%). The Rockets permitted Oakland to make 26 of their 61 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 42.6% in this contest. Overall, the Rockets ended up going 24 out of 51 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.1%. Pertaining to shots from distance, Toledo converted 6 out of 19 attempts (31.6%). They were able to knock down 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 88.2%. Oakland earned 16 personal fouls for the contest which got the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also turned the ball over 13 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Rockets were able to collect 22 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 28 in the matchup.

Dante Maddox was important for the Rockets for this contest. He had 20 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and tallied 1 assist in this contest. He made 5 out of 11 for the game for a field goal percentage of 45.5%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Toledo has a win-loss record of 4-4 for the year. The Rockets commit 16.6 fouls per contest and they go 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 14.0 times per contest (147th in college basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per game. Toledo has scored 634 points so far this season (79.3 per contest) and they average 30.5 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Rockets are shooting 48.2% from the floor, which is 48th in college basketball.

The Rockets on the defensive end are ranked 304th in the country in points given up per game with 76.8. They have forced 16.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.5% from the floor (360th in the country). The Toledo defense gives up 35.5% from downtown (54 of 152) and opponents are knocking down 76.0% of their free throw shots. They concede 13.8 assists and 33.0 rebounds per contest, which is 273rd and 98th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toledo

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