New Hampshire Wildcats vs Vermont Catamounts Prediction, 2/15/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs Vermont Catamounts

Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024

Location: Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, VT

TV: ESPN+

Patrick Gymnasium is where the Vermont Catamounts (19-6) will take on the New Hampshire Wildcats (14-9) on Thursday.

The New Hampshire Wildcats stepped onto the hardwood against Maine and took home the win by a score of 60-57 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Wildcats ended up finishing with 14 while Maine accumulated 13 fouls. They converted 1 of 13 attempts from beyond the arc. Maine finished the game at 80.0% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 15 tries. Moreover, Maine grabbed 28 rebounds (3 offensive, 25 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Maine earned 6 assists and had 12 steals for the matchup. In relation to defense, New Hampshire allowed the other team to go 37.9% from the field on 22 out of 58 shooting. They also dished out 6 dimes for the game in addition to creating 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. In the matter of hauling in rebounds, they compiled 42 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Wildcats buried 7 of 12 shots for a rate of 58.3%. New Hampshire wrapped up the game with a 41.1% field goal percentage (23 of 56) and knocked down 7 of their 24 three-point attempts.

Jaxson Baker is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and pulled down 10 rebounds. He ended up shooting 58.3% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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New Hampshire enters this one with a record of 14-9 this year. They have an average of 76.2 pts per contest (116th in Division 1) while hitting 42.3% from the floor. The Wildcats are shooting 33.8% on shots from distance (211 of 625) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Hampshire is pulling down 38.3 rebounds per game and has earned 285 assists this season, which is 295th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.1 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 15.3 personal fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Wildcats have forced 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.2 fouls. They are surrendering 27.0% from beyond the arc and they are 229th in college basketball in opponents points per game (73.3). The Wildcats are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.2% (622 of 1,474) and they concede 39.6 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 166th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 307 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Vermont Catamounts walked away with a victory by a final of 72-70 when they played UMBC. The Catamounts recorded 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 40 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 5 steals for the game. UMBC had 12 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Catamounts to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to convert 12 of those for a clip of 85.7%. Concerning three-point attempts, Vermont made 6 out of their 30 attempts (20.0%). Overall, the Catamounts finished shooting 27 out of 68 from the field which had them sitting at 39.7%. The Catamounts allowed UMBC to convert 28 out of 58 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 48.3% for the matchup. They shot 50.0% from 3-point land by hitting 8 out of 16 and finished the game at 6 out of 9 at the free throw line (66.7%). In regard to rebounding, Vermont allowed UMBC to collect 33 in total (4 offensive).

Shamir Bogues ended up having an impact for the Catamounts in this game. He racked up 23 points in his 26 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for this contest. He converted 10 out of 14 in the game giving him a rate of 71.4%, and had 2 rebounds.

Vermont has a record of 19-6 so far this year. As an offense, the Catamounts are connecting on 46.7% from the floor, which ranks 74th in the nation. Vermont has accumulated 1,813 points this year (72.5 per game) and they grab 34.8 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 14.0 times per contest (129th in the country) and they turn it over 9.0 times per game. The Catamounts are committing 13.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.7% from the charity stripe.

The Catamounts are ranked 10th in college basketball in points per game surrendered with 63.4. They are able to force 9.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 41.2% from the floor (52nd in D-1). The Vermont defense allows 32.9% from downtown (164 of 499) and their opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They allow 10.2 dimes and 33.0 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 13th and 83rd in Division 1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Hampshire

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