Green Bay Phoenix vs Providence Friars Prediction, 11/16/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Green Bay Phoenix vs Providence Friars

Date: Saturday, November 16, 2024

Location: Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Green Bay Phoenix (1-2) are traveling to Amica Mutual Pavilion on Saturday where they will compete against the Providence Friars (3-0).

The Green Bay Phoenix played Western Illinois and took home the win by a score of 87-73 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Phoenix ended up finishing with 12 while Western Illinois accounted for 11 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 of their 19 tries from three-point range. Western Illinois ended up going 38.9% at the charity stripe by burying 7 of their 18 shots. Furthermore, Western Illinois had 34 rebounds (14 offensive, 20 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Western Illinois distributed 2 dimes and had 2 steals in the matchup. With respect to the defense, Green Bay allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the floor on 28 out of 65 shooting. They also distributed 7 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Pertaining to pulling down boards, they collected a total of 32 with 7 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Phoenix converted 12 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 92.3%. Green Bay wrapped up the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (31 out of 62) and knocked down 13 out of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Anthony Roy is someone who was a contributor in this matchup. He finished shooting 73.3% from the floor and earned 2 assists. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He ended up scoring 35 points on 11 of 15 shooting.

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Green Bay comes into this game with a mark of 1-2 on the campaign. They have an average of 79.7 points per contest (173rd in D-1) while hitting 46.6% from the floor. The Phoenix are shooting 37.8% on three-point attempts (37 of 98) and 86.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Green Bay is pulling down 28.3 boards per game and is sitting with 38 dimes so far this year, which is 230th in the country in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.0 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Phoenix are forcing 12.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 14.3 fouls. They are 122nd in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 31 conceded for the campaign. The Phoenix are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.6% (89 of 187) and they relinquish 40.0 boards per game as a group. They give up 47.5% on 3-point attempts while they are 339th in college basketball in PPG allowed (84.0).

For their last game, the Providence Friars walked away with a victory by a final of 60-51 when they faced Hampton. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Providence permitted Hampton to snag 28 in total (11 offensive). They shot 28.0% from beyond the arc by going 7 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 13 at the free throw line (92.3%). The Friars allowed Hampton to make 16 of 56 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 28.6% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Friars shot 20 out of 46 from the floor which had them sitting at 43.5%. In regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Providence converted 10 out of their 29 attempts (34.5%). They were able to knock down 10 of those for a clip of 50.0%. Hampton committed 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Friars to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Friars recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 35 for the matchup.

Bensley Joseph was important for the Friars for the game. He racked up 13 points in his 34 minutes of playing time and had 5 assists for the game. He knocked down 3 of 13 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 23.1%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Providence has a win-loss record of 3-0 on the season. As an offensive team, the Friars are hitting on 43.8% from the field, which has them ranked 247th in the nation. Providence has accumulated 195 pts this year (65.0 per contest) and they average 43.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 13.3 times per game (233rd in college basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 17.0 times per contest. The Friars have committed 17.0 personal fouls every game and they shoot 60.7% from the charity stripe.

The Friars on defense are ranked 6th in college basketball in PPG given up with 51.7. They are forcing their opponents into 11.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 30.7% from the floor (5th in college basketball). The Providence defense surrenders 24.1% on 3-pointers (13 of 54) and opponents are converting on 68.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 6.0 dimes and 30.0 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 7th and 50th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Green Bay

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