Pacific Tigers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs Prediction, 2/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pacific Tigers vs Gonzaga Bulldogs

Date: Saturday, February 17, 2024

Location: McCarthey Athletic Center in Spokane, WA

TV: ESPN+

The Gonzaga Bulldogs (18-6) will compete against the Pacific Tigers (6-20) at McCarthey Athletic Center on Saturday.

The Pacific Tigers stepped onto the hardwood against San Diego and took a loss by a score of 89-84 in their last game. Pacific ended with a 55.1% FG percentage (27 out of 49) and converted 12 of their 24 3-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Tigers buried 18 of 30 shots for a percentage of 60.0%. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 20 assists in this game while creating 9 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When it comes to defense, Pacific allowed 50.9% from the floor on 29 out of 57 shooting. San Diego distributed 15 assists and had 3 steals for the contest. In addition, San Diego snagged 34 boards (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. San Diego ended up going 73.3% from the charity stripe by making 22 of their 30 shots. They converted 9 of their 20 attempts from 3-point range. When talking about personal fouls, the Tigers ended up with 24 while San Diego totaled 25 personal fouls.

Jalen Brown is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He finished with 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 21 mins played and also totaled 4 rebounds. He finished shooting 66.7% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Pacific heads into this game with a mark of 6-20 this year. They are averaging 65.3 points per game (344th in the nation) while hitting 42.1% from the field. The Tigers are connecting on 32.4% from downtown (178 of 550) and 63.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Pacific is pulling in 27.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 356 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 110th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 17.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Tigers are able to force 12.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.3 fouls. They currently rank 310th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 357 conceded so far this year. The Tigers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.8% (712 of 1,490) and they surrender 36.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 35.3% on three-point shots while they are 318th in the nation in PPG allowed (77.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Gonzaga Bulldogs went home victorious with a score of 89-85 when they played Kentucky. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Gonzaga allowed Kentucky to get 26 in all (11 offensive). They shot 35.3% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 23 of 28 from the free throw line (82.1%). The Bulldogs allowed Kentucky to bury 28 of 61 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 45.9% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Bulldogs ended up going 32 for 68 from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.1%. In relation to three-point shots, Gonzaga converted 4 out of 18 attempts (22.2%). They were able to make 21 of them for a clip of 87.5%. Kentucky committed 18 fouls in this contest which took the Bulldogs to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 6 steals in this matchup. The Bulldogs were able to collect 23 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the game.

Graham Ike ended up being important for the Bulldogs for the game. He scored 23 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 1 assist for this game. He buried 10 out of 17 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Gonzaga has a win-loss record of 18-6 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Bulldogs are shooting 50.6% from the field, which ranks 2nd in college basketball. Gonzaga has totaled 2,038 points on the campaign (84.9 per game) and they pull down 40.8 rebounds per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 16.0 times per contest (41st in college basketball) and they are turning it over 10.4 times per game. The Bulldogs commit 15.8 personal fouls per game while shooting 70.5% from the free throw line.

The Bulldogs on defense are ranked 92nd in college basketball in PPG given up with 68.3. They are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 39.7% from the field (17th in college basketball). The Gonzaga defense allows 31.7% on 3-pointers (177 of 559) and opponents are making 73.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 11.1 assists and 32.0 boards per game, which is ranked 53rd and 39th in college basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Pacific

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