Stetson Hatters vs UConn Huskies Prediction, 3/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stetson Hatters vs UConn Huskies

Date: Friday, March 22, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: Stetson (+27)

The Stetson Hatters (22-12) are traveling to Barclays Center on Friday where they will go up against the UConn Huskies (31-3) in the NCAA Tournament. UConn opens this contest as 27-point favorites. The over/under has been set at 144.5.

The Stetson Hatters faced Austin Peay and earned the victory with a final of 94-91 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Hatters walked away with 21 and Austin Peay had 28 personal fouls. They also knocked down 5 out of their 20 attempts from downtown. Austin Peay finished the game shooting 88.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 27 attempts. In addition, Austin Peay grabbed 32 boards (13 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Austin Peay doled out 13 assists and had 8 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, Stetson allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 31 of 67 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they earned 26 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Hatters buried 32 of 42 shots for a rate of 76.2%. Stetson walked away from the contest with a 52.0% field goal percentage (26 of 50) and buried 10 of 19 three-point attempts.

Jalen Blackmon is a player who played a role for this contest. He left the arena with 43 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He played for 34 minutes played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up going 54.5% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Stetson heads into this contest with a record of 22-12 for the year. They cough up possession 10.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 14.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Stetson is snagging 34.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 459 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 114th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. The Hatters are shooting 37.0% on 3-point shots (310 of 837) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 77.5 pts per game (75th in the country) while hitting 46.7% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hatters are forcing their opponents into 9.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 294th in the nation in giving up assists with 462 conceded on the year. The Hatters defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.9% (920 of 2,098) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per contest as a squad. They give up 33.4% from 3-point land while they are 212th in D-1 in opponents PPG (72.8).

The last time they took the hardwood, the UConn Huskies took home the win by a final score of 73-57 against Marquette. The Huskies collected 30 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 37 in the matchup. They also coughed it up 8 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. Marquette was called for 14 personal fouls for this game which got the Huskies to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They were able to make 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.4%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, UConn buried 7 of their 24 attempts (29.2%). When all was said and done, the Huskies ended up going 26 out of 57 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.6%. The Huskies permitted Marquette to make 21 of 54 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 38.9% in this matchup. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 6 out of 18 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 11 from the free throw line (81.8%). When discussing team rebounding, UConn allowed Marquette to collect 29 in all (4 on the offensive glass).

Donovan Clingan ended up being a major contributor for the Huskies in the game. He earned 22 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes in this contest. He buried 7 of 12 for this game for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and added 16 rebounds.

UConn has a mark of 31-3 on the year. The Huskies have committed 16.2 fouls per game and they hit 74.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 18.5 times per contest (4th in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 9.9 times per contest. UConn has accounted for 2,770 pts for the campaign (81.5 per contest) and they collect 38.5 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Huskies are hitting on 49.6% from the field, which is 6th in the country.

The UConn defense gives up 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (204 of 639) and their opponents are making 72.2% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 10.4 assists and 30.1 boards per contest, which ranks 15th and 8th in those defensive categories. The Huskies defensively are ranked 15th in the country in points allowed per game with 64.4. They are forcing 10.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.8% from the floor (11th in Division 1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Stetson (+27)

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