UC San Diego Tritons vs San Diego State Aztecs Prediction, 11/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: UC San Diego Tritons vs San Diego State Aztecs

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Viejas Arena in San Diego, CA

TV: ESPN+

Viejas Arena is where the San Diego State Aztecs (26-11 last year) will take on the UC San Diego Tritons (21-12 last season) on Wednesday.

The UC San Diego Tritons stepped onto the hardwood against Chicago State and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-75 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Tritons ended up finishing with 17 and Chicago State accounted for 19 personal fouls. They converted 10 of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. Chicago State shot 78.9% at the free throw line by burying 15 of their 19 attempts. Additionally, Chicago State grabbed 29 boards (8 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Chicago State recorded 12 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Concerning defense, UC San Diego allowed the other team to shoot 45.6% from the floor on 26 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists for the game as well as forcing 7 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 31 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Tritons buried 9 of 18 tries for a rate of 50.0%. UC San Diego finished the contest with a 50.0% FG percentage (28 out of 56) and converted 10 of their 19 three-point attempts.

Tyler McGhie is someone who was a major contributor in this game. He recorded 17 points on 5 out of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and collected 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 45.5% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.

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UC San Diego will play this contest after finishing with a record of 21-12 last season. They turned it over 9.7 times per game and as a unit committed 16.1 personal fouls every game. As a squad, UC San Diego pulled down 34.8 rebounds per game and accounted for 429 assists over the course of last season, which was 183rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Tritons connected on 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (293 of 818) and 75.2% from the free throw line. They averaged 76.7 points per game (90th in Division 1) while going 45.7% from the floor.

When they were on defense, the Tritons were able to force their opponents into 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.4 personal fouls. They were 146th in college basketball in giving up assists with 412 surrendered last season. The Tritons defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 43.8% (837 of 1,911) and they surrendered 34.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They gave up 33.3% from 3-point land while they were 98th in college hoops in PPG allowed (69.4).

When they last stepped on the court, the San Diego State Aztecs took a defeat with a final score of 82-52 when they faced Connecticut. In reference to cleaning up the glass, San Diego State permitted Connecticut to grab 47 in total (20 offensive). They wrapped up this game 38.5% from distance by shooting 10 out of 26 and finished the game at 12 of 16 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Aztecs allowed Connecticut to bury 30 out of 65 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.2% in this game. Overall, the Aztecs walked away from this one shooting 21 for 58 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.2%. In reference to shooting from distance, San Diego State made 5 out of 22 attempts (22.7%). They were able to convert 5 of those for a rate of 50.0%. Connecticut had 14 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Aztecs to the charity stripe for a total of 10 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 8 steals in this contest. The Aztecs corralled 17 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 27 for the contest.

Jaedon Ledee ended up having an impact for the Aztecs in this game. He scored 18 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 8 of 18 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 8 rebounds.

San Diego State had a record of 26-11 last year. As an offensive team, the Aztecs shot 44.0% from the floor, which was ranked 223rd in college basketball. San Diego State scored 2,742 points last year (74.1 per game) and they grabbed 37.8 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists was at 13.0 times per contest (189th in the nation) and they turned it over 11.2 times per game. The Aztecs were responsible for committing 17.5 fouls every game and they went 73.3% from the charity stripe.

The Aztecs were ranked 41st in Division 1 in points given up per game with 66.7. They forced 12.4 TO's every game and let teams shoot 40.5% from the field (18th in college hoops). The San Diego State defense allowed 31.0% on 3-point shots (269 of 867) and their opponents connected on 71.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 11.5 dimes and 33.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which was ranked 65th and 115th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take UC San Diego

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