Clemson Tigers vs Arizona Wildcats Prediction, 3/28/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Clemson Tigers vs Arizona Wildcats

Date: Thursday, March 28, 2024

Location: crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Clemson (+8)

crypto.com Arena is the site where the Arizona Wildcats (27-8) will take on the Clemson Tigers (23-11) on Thursday in the Sweet 16. Clemson opens this contest as 8-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is 150.5.

The Clemson Tigers faced Baylor and walked away with a win by a score of 72-64 in their last contest. Clemson finished the contest having earned a 48.9% field goal percentage (23 of 47) and made 6 of 17 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers converted 20 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. With regard to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 29 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 16 assists in the game as well as creating 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. With regard to defense, Clemson let their opponent shoot 38.9% from the floor on 21 of 54 shooting. Baylor distributed 7 assists and had 8 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Baylor snagged 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Baylor walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the charity stripe by making 16 of their 26 shots. They knocked down 6 out of their 24 shots from distance. In relation to fouls, the Tigers ended up finishing with 21 while Baylor recorded 16 fouls.

Chase Hunter is a guy who played a role for the game. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 5 of 10 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 50.0% from the floor and also dished out 6 assists.

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Clemson comes into this game with a record of 23-11 for the campaign. They average 77.2 points per contest (80th in college basketball) while going 46.8% from the floor. The Tigers are hitting 35.3% on 3-point shots (280 of 793) and 79.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Clemson is pulling in 36.4 boards per game and is sitting with 501 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 73rd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 16.1 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Tigers are forcing 9.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.9 personal fouls. They are ranked 30th in college basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 362 surrendered for the season. The Tigers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 41.3% (831 of 2,011) and they surrender 33.5 rebounds per contest as a team. They are giving up 33.1% from 3-point land while they are 130th in college hoops in opponents points per game (70.6).

In their last game, the Arizona Wildcats went home victorious with a score of 78-68 when they played Dayton. The Wildcats were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this game. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. Dayton was called for 17 personal fouls for the game which got the Wildcats to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.0%. With regard to shooting from downtown, Arizona made 8 out of their 18 tries (44.4%). Overall, the Wildcats walked away from this one shooting 28 for 53 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.8%. The Wildcats permitted Dayton to convert 24 of 59 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7% for the matchup. They finished 29.2% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 24 and ended up shooting 13 out of 15 at the charity stripe (86.7%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, Arizona allowed Dayton to get 23 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Caleb Love was important for the Wildcats in this game. He made 6 of 15 in this matchup giving him a rate of 40.0%, and had 3 rebounds. He earned 19 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and added 5 assists for this game.

Arizona has a win-loss record of 27-8 for the season. The Wildcats commit 16.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 18.6 times per game (4th in the nation) and they cough up possession 12.0 times per game. Arizona has 3,065 points for the campaign (87.6 per contest) and they snag 42.5 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Wildcats are shooting 48.8% from the floor, which ranks them 13th in D-1.

The Wildcats defensively are ranked 181st in Division 1 in points given up per game with 71.9. They are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 42.0% from the floor (70th in college basketball). The Arizona defense gives up 33.0% on shots from 3-point land (273 of 828) and opponents are connecting on 71.3% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.7 assists and 32.5 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 258th and 50th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Clemson (+8)

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