Utah Valley Wolverines vs Boise State Broncos Prediction, 12/29/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Utah Valley Wolverines vs Boise State Broncos

Date: Friday, December 29, 2023

Location: ExtraMile Arena in Boise, ID

TV: ESPN+

The Utah Valley Wolverines (6-6) are traveling to ExtraMile Arena on Friday where they will meet the Boise State Broncos (8-4).

The Utah Valley Wolverines took the court against Liberty and went home with a loss by a final score of 79-63 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Wolverines ended up walking away with 13 while Liberty finished the game with 16 fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 19 tries from long range. Liberty walked away from this one shooting 60.0% when shooting free throws by making 3 of 5 shots. Furthermore, Liberty had 26 boards (3 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Liberty distributed 22 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. In terms of defense, Utah Valley allowed their opponent to shoot 60.7% from the field on 34 of 56 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 10 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 34 with 15 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Wolverines converted 13 of 16 tries for a rate of 81.3%. Utah Valley ended the contest having earned a 38.7% field goal percentage (24 out of 62) and made 2 out of their 16 3-pointers.

Osiris Grady is one guy who played a role for this contest. He finished the game shooting 77.8% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 23 mins and also snagged 6 rebounds. He recorded 16 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Utah Valley will play this contest with a mark of 6-6 for the year. They are giving up possession 12.4 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Utah Valley is grabbing 34.3 rebounds per game and has accounted for 175 assists on the year, which has them ranked 140th in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Wolverines are connecting on 27.0% from downtown (60 of 222) and 67.9% from the charity stripe. They average 68.1 points per contest (313th in D-1) while connecting on 43.9% from the field.

On defense, the Wolverines are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.3 personal fouls. They rank 250th in D-1 in allowing assists with 165 relinquished so far this year. The Wolverines defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 43.7% (296 of 678) and they concede 35.6 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 32.9% on shots from distance and they are 115th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (68.3).

For their last game, the Boise State Broncos went home defeated by a final of 66-61 against Washington State. When it comes to rebounds, Boise State permitted Washington State to pull down 37 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 28.6% from 3-point land by going 4 of 14 and finished the contest at 14 of 18 from the free throw line (77.8%). The Broncos allowed Washington State to knock down 24 of their 56 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 42.9% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Broncos shot 23 out of 64 from the floor which had them shooting 35.9%. With respect to three-point attempts, Boise State converted 5 of 20 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a rate of 76.9%. Washington State committed 14 fouls for this contest which got the Broncos to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Broncos were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 35 for the matchup.

O'mar Stanley ended up being important for the Broncos for the game. He knocked down 9 out of 15 for the matchup giving him a rate of 60.0%, and earned 6 rebounds. He earned 23 points in his 30 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in this contest.

Boise State has a win-loss mark of 8-4 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Broncos are connecting on 45.5% from the field, which has them ranked 148th in college hoops. Boise State has 901 pts for the season (75.1 per contest) and they pull down 36.7 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.1 times per game (219th in the country) and they turn it over 11.4 times per game. The Broncos are committing 16.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 70.2% from the charity stripe.

The Boise State defense gives up 32.6% on 3-point attempts (73 of 224) and their opponents are making 72.1% of their free throw shots. They concede 11.1 assists and 30.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 70th and 28th in those categories. The Broncos on the defensive side of the court are 70th in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.8. They are able to force 12.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.2% from the field (214th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Utah Valley

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