Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs Providence Friars Prediction, 11/4/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Central Connecticut Blue Devils vs Providence Friars

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

Amica Mutual Pavilion is where the Providence Friars (21-14 last year) will take on the Central Connecticut Blue Devils (20-11 last season) on Monday.

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils faced Wagner and ended up losing by a score of 66-56 in their last game. Central Connecticut wrapped up the contest with a 36.2% FG percentage (21 out of 58) and knocked down 5 of 26 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Blue Devils converted 9 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 56.3%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being offensive. They also recorded 10 dimes in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and having 2 steals. With regard to defending, Central Connecticut allowed the other team to shoot 38.9% from the field on 21 of 54 shooting. Wagner recorded 9 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. Moreover, Wagner snagged 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Wagner ended up shooting 79.2% at the free throw line by knocking down 19 of their 24 tries. They also made 5 out of their 17 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Blue Devils ended up finishing with 17 and Wagner finished the game with 17 fouls.

Jordan Jones is one guy who was important for the game. He walked away with 15 points on 5 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and also grabbed 5 rebounds. He finished shooting 33.3% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists.

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Central Connecticut will enter this matchup after finishing with a win-loss mark of 20-11 last year. They lost possession by turning the ball over 11.3 times per contest and as a basketball team committed 13.6 fouls every game. As a group, Central Connecticut snagged 35.8 boards per game and accumulated 444 dimes over the course of last season, which ranked 154th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Blue Devils shot 32.2% on shots from 3-point land (208 of 645) and 70.9% from the charity stripe. They had an average of 72.2 points per game (219th in Division 1) while hitting 45.1% from the field.

Defensively, the Blue Devils forced their opponents into 12.8 turnovers per game and they drew 15.7 fouls. They were ranked 168th in the country in giving up assists to the opposition with 420 surrendered last year. The Blue Devils defensively gave up and opponent field goal percentage of 42.2% (764 of 1,809) and they surrendered 33.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrendered 33.9% on 3-point shots and they were 32nd in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (66.5).

In their last game, the Providence Friars took a loss by a score of 62-57 when they faced Boston College. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Providence allowed Boston College to get 31 in all (9 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 38.5% from distance via 5 out of 13 and ended up going 9 of 12 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Friars allowed Boston College to convert 24 out of their 58 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 41.4% in the game. In all, the Friars finished shooting 21 for 52 from the floor which had them shooting 40.4%. When discussing shots from downtown, Providence converted 6 out of their 24 attempts (25.0%). They were able to knock down 9 of those for a clip of 90.0%. Boston College had 15 fouls in the game which got the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 10 tries. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Friars recorded 22 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in this game.

Jayden Pierre ended up being a major contributor for the Friars in the matchup. He earned 21 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this contest. He knocked down 8 of 14 in this game for a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

Providence had a win-loss mark of 21-14 last year. When it comes to offense, the Friars connected on 44.3% from the field, which was ranked 201st in college hoops. Providence tallied 2,534 pts throughout last season (72.4 per game) and they grabbed 35.9 rebounds per game. They assisted teammates 13.6 times per game (138th in D-1) and they turned it over 12.1 times per game. The Friars committed 15.8 fouls per game while shooting 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Friars on defense were ranked 81st in college basketball in PPG surrendered with 68.8. They forced 11.7 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 41.6% from the floor (50th in college hoops). The Providence defense allowed 34.3% on shots from distance (245 of 715) and their opponents knocked down 72.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrendered 10.9 dimes and 35.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which was ranked 27th and 201st in the country.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Providence

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