Baylor Bears vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 12/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Baylor Bears vs UConn Huskies

Date: Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Location: Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Baylor Bears (5-2) are en route to Gampel Pavilion on Wednesday where they will compete against the UConn Huskies (5-3).

The Baylor Bears faced off with New Orleans and earned the victory with a final of 91-60 in their last game. When it comes to personal fouls, the Bears finished with 13 while New Orleans accounted for 10 personal fouls. They converted 9 out of their 22 tries from 3-point land. New Orleans finished the contest at 61.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 18 shots. Furthermore, New Orleans collected 33 rebounds (11 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. New Orleans recorded 11 dimes and had 2 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Baylor allowed the other team to shoot 38.5% from the field on 20 out of 52 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists for the game as well as forcing 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they compiled 34 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Bears made 6 of 7 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Baylor ended the game with a 48.6% FG percentage (35 out of 72) and converted 15 out of their 37 3-pointers.

Jayden Nunn is one guy who was important for this game. He accumulated 23 points on 7 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 28 mins and snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up shooting 53.8% from the field and totaled 4 assists.

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Baylor heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 5-2 so far this season. They currently have an average of 85.0 points per game (35th in D-1) while going 46.8% from the floor. The Bears are connecting on 38.1% on three-point shots (75 of 197) and 70.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Baylor is pulling in 36.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 128 dimes for the year, which is 84th in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 11.4 times per contest and as a group they commit 14.6 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bears are forcing their opponents into 16.4 turnovers every game while drawing 17.0 fouls. They give up 41.0% on shots from distance and they are 230th in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.0). The Bears defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.3% (183 of 387) and they relinquish 32.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 279th in college hoops in giving up assists to the opposition with 116 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the UConn Huskies took home the win by a final score of 99-45 when they played Maryland Eastern Shore. The Huskies collected 37 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for the matchup. They also turned it over 5 times, while earning 6 steals for this contest. Maryland Eastern Shore committed 13 personal fouls in the game which took the Huskies to the free throw line for 27 attempts. They were able to convert 25 of the free throw tries for a rate of 92.6%. When talking about shooting from downtown, UConn converted 10 of 27 tries (37.0%). Overall, the Huskies finished 32 for 59 from the field which had them shooting 54.2%. The Huskies allowed Maryland Eastern Shore to bury 15 of 50 tries from the field which had them sitting at 30.0% for the matchup. They finished 14.3% from downtown by connecting on 2 of 14 and ended up shooting 13 of 25 at the free throw line (52.0%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, UConn permitted Maryland Eastern Shore to snag 22 in all (6 on the offensive glass).

Jaylin Stewart ended up having an impact for the Huskies for the matchup. He made 4 out of 7 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and had 7 rebounds. He tallied 16 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for this game.

UConn has a mark of 5-3 for the campaign. The Huskies are committing 19.6 fouls every game and they shoot 76.4% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 20.9 times per contest (3rd in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 10.4 times per contest. UConn has totaled 690 points this season (86.3 per game) and they pull down 38.4 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the Huskies are connecting on 50.7% from the field, which ranks them 16th in the country.

The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 34th in Division 1 in points allowed per game with 63.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.0% from the field (52nd in college hoops). The UConn defense concedes 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (49 of 135) and opponents are making 69.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 8.9 assists and 28.9 total boards per game, which has them ranked 11th and 11th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take UConn

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