New Hampshire Wildcats vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 11/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs UConn Huskies

Date: Saturday, November 9, 2024

Location: XL Center in Hartford, CT

TV: ESPN+

The New Hampshire Wildcats (1-1) are traveling to XL Center on Saturday where they will play the UConn Huskies (1-0).

The New Hampshire Wildcats faced UMass Boston and went home with a win by a final score of 99-69 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 17 while UMass Boston finished the game with 16 personal fouls. They buried 6 of their 29 tries from beyond the arc. UMass Boston went 91.7% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of their 12 shots. On top of that, UMass Boston pulled down 28 boards (11 offensive, 17 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UMass Boston recorded 6 dimes and had 15 steals for this game. When discussing defending, New Hampshire allowed the other team to go 33.3% from the floor on 26 of 78 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists in this contest while creating 11 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 47 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wildcats buried 19 of 24 shots for a percentage of 79.2%. New Hampshire finished the contest having earned a 54.1% field goal percentage (33 out of 61) and converted 14 out of their 27 shots from downtown.

Anthony McComb III is one guy who came through in this matchup. He ended up going 69.2% from the field but finished the game without an assist. He played for 29 mins played and also totaled 2 rebounds. He was able to score 24 points on 9 out of 13 shooting.

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New Hampshire heads into this matchup with a record of 1-1 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 17.0 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 16.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, New Hampshire is grabbing 45.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 38 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 3rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. The Wildcats are hitting 41.7% from downtown (25 of 60) and 63.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 86.5 pts per contest (131st in the nation) while hitting 45.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Wildcats are able to force 10.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 348th in Division 1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 31 relinquished on the year. The Wildcats defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.3% (68 of 157) and they surrender 39.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 28.1% on 3-point shots while they are 311th in college basketball in PPG allowed (86.0).

The last time they took the court, the UConn Huskies walked away with a victory by a final of 92-56 when they played Sacred Heart. The Huskies were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 10 steals in the game. Sacred Heart committed 20 fouls for the matchup which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 65.2%. In regard to shooting from distance, UConn converted 13 out of their 31 tries (41.9%). Overall, the Huskies ended up going 32 out of 62 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.6%. The Huskies permitted Sacred Heart to make 19 of their 56 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 33.9% for the contest. They shot 40.0% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 6 out of 15 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 18 from the charity stripe (66.7%). With respect to rebounding, UConn allowed Sacred Heart to pull down 19 in all (3 offensive).

Alex Karaban ended up having an impact for the Huskies in the matchup. He earned 20 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 7 assists in this contest. He converted 7 of 9 in this matchup for a rate of 77.8%, and had 6 rebounds.

UConn has a mark of 1-0 on the year. As an offense, the Huskies are connecting on 51.6% from the floor, which is ranked 98th in D-1. UConn has scored 92 points for the campaign (92.0 per contest) and they collect 47.0 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per contest (20th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. The Huskies commit 13.0 personal fouls per game and they connect on 65.2% from the free throw line.

The UConn defense allows 40.0% on shots from 3-point land (6 of 15) and opponents are knocking down 66.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 8.0 dimes and 25.0 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 92nd and 38th in the country. The Huskies on the defensive side of the court are 74th in college hoops in points given up per game with 56.0. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 33.9% from the floor (81st in college basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Hampshire

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