Utah Utes vs St. Mary's Gaels Prediction, 11/27/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Utes vs St. Mary's Gaels

Date: Monday, November 27, 2023

Location: University Credit Union Pavilion in Moraga, CA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Utah (+5)

The Utah Utes (3-2) are en route to University Credit Union Pavilion on Monday where they will meet the St. Mary's Gaels (3-3). St. Mary's opens as 5-point favorites. The total is 132.5.

The Utah Utes faced off with St. John's and took a loss by a final of 91-82 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Utes walked away with 13 and St. John's recorded 17 fouls. They buried 13 out of their 26 tries from distance. St. John's walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the free throw line by knocking down 8 of 12 attempts. In addition, St. John's grabbed 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. St. John's recorded 19 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Utah allowed their opponent to shoot 53.0% from the field on 35 of 66 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for the game in addition to forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 11 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they earned 32 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Utes converted 11 of 16 shots for a percentage of 68.8%. Utah ended with a 44.1% FG percentage (30 out of 68) and made 11 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc.

Branden Carlson is one player who played a role in this contest. He recorded 22 points on 6 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins played and collected 8 boards. He finished shooting 40.0% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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Utah enters this game with a record of 3-2 on the year. They currently have an average of 81.6 points per game (73rd in college basketball) while connecting on 46.9% from the field. The Utes are hitting 38.8% on shots from downtown (47 of 121) and 68.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Utah is pulling in 41.6 boards per game and has totaled 92 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 97th in college basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a team they commit 13.0 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Utes have forced 10.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They give up 35.8% on 3-pointers and they are 183rd in college basketball in PPG allowed (71.2). The Utes defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 42.6% (136 of 319) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 196th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 74 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the St. Mary's Gaels went home victorious with a score of 89-55 when they played Davidson. In regard to how they cleaned up the glass, St. Mary's allowed Davidson to grab 17 in total (7 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 23.5% from distance via 4 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 24 at the charity stripe (70.8%). The Gaels permitted Davidson to bury 17 of their 47 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2% in the game. When all was said and done, the Gaels finished 34 out of 65 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.3%. In reference to 3-pointers, St. Mary's knocked down 15 of 31 tries (48.4%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Davidson was called for 8 personal fouls in this game which took the Gaels to the charity stripe for a total of 8 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while recording 6 steals for the contest. The Gaels snagged 25 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this game.

Alex Ducas ended up having an impact for the Gaels in this game. He had 23 points in his 25 mins on the court and added 5 dimes in this game. He knocked down 8 out of 13 for the matchup for a rate of 61.5%, and earned 1 rebound.

St. Mary's has a record of 3-3 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Gaels are shooting 42.4% from the field, which has them ranked 265th in the country. St. Mary's has totaled 428 pts on the campaign (71.3 per contest) and they pull in 44.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 15.3 times per contest (84th in college basketball) and they are turning it over 11.7 times per contest. The Gaels have committed 16.2 fouls per game while shooting 65.3% from the free throw line.

The St. Mary's defense concedes 27.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (28 of 101) and their opponents are making 65.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 9.7 dimes and 30.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 41st and 36th in D-1. The Gaels on the defensive end are ranked 7th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 57.8. They have forced 11.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 38.1% from the field (40th in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Mary's (-5)

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