New Hampshire Wildcats vs Vermont Catamounts Prediction, 3/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Hampshire Wildcats vs Vermont Catamounts

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Location: Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, VT

TV: ESPN2

Patrick Gymnasium is the site where the Vermont Catamounts (26-6) will take on the New Hampshire Wildcats (16-14) on Tuesday.

The New Hampshire Wildcats faced Binghamton and walked away with a win by a score of 77-64 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Wildcats left the arena with 19 and Binghamton finished the game with 19 fouls. They made 5 out of their 15 attempts from beyond the arc. Binghamton finished the contest at 62.5% from the free throw line by making 15 of 24 shots. In addition, Binghamton pulled down 25 rebounds (2 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Binghamton distributed 11 assists and had 3 steals for this game. In relation to defense, New Hampshire allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the field on 22 of 44 shooting. They also recorded 11 assists for the contest while creating 14 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of pulling down boards, they earned 28 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Wildcats converted 19 of 21 shots for a percentage of 90.5%. New Hampshire walked away from the contest with a 44.4% field goal percentage (24 out of 54) and knocked down 10 of their 24 shots from distance.

Clarence Daniels is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 20 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and also pulled down 14 rebounds. He ended up shooting 45.5% from the floor but had no assists when the time ran out.

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New Hampshire heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 16-14 on the season. They turn it over 11.9 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 15.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, New Hampshire is snagging 37.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 355 assists on the year, which is 314th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Wildcats are connecting on 33.0% from downtown (271 of 820) and 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 74.6 pts per contest (153rd in D-1) while hitting 41.6% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wildcats are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.5 personal fouls. They rank 212th in the country in allowing assists with 412 surrendered so far this season. The Wildcats defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.8% (819 of 1,872) and they relinquish 39.0 boards per game as a team. They are conceding 29.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 256th in college hoops in PPG allowed (74.4).

When they last played, the Vermont Catamounts took home the win by a final score of 75-72 against Albany. The Catamounts were able to collect 21 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 31 in this game. They gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. Albany had 23 personal fouls in this contest which took the Catamounts to the charity stripe for 32 shots. They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 71.9%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, Vermont made 4 of 16 tries (25.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Catamounts shot 24 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.6%. The Catamounts allowed Albany to convert 27 out of 58 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.6% for the game. They finished 36.4% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 22 and finished the game at 10 of 10 at the free throw line (100.0%). In the matter of rebounding, Vermont permitted Albany to pull down 31 in total (9 on the offensive side).

TJ Long ended up being a major contributor for the Catamounts in the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 15 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and earned 6 rebounds. He accumulated 20 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist.

Vermont has a mark of 26-6 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Catamounts are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which has them ranked 88th in college hoops. Vermont has scored 2,327 points so far this year (72.7 per contest) and they pull down 34.9 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 13.8 times per game (133rd in college basketball) and they cough up possession 9.2 times per contest. The Catamounts are committing 13.7 fouls per contest and they hit 71.9% from the free throw line.

The Catamounts defensively are ranked 10th in D-1 in PPG surrendered with 63.2. They are forcing 9.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.8% from the floor (32nd in college basketball). The Vermont defense allows 32.1% on shots from distance (210 of 654) and opponents are converting on 70.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 9.9 assists and 33.3 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 9th and 98th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vermont

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