San Francisco Dons vs Murray State Racers Prediction, 3/17/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: San Francisco Dons vs Murray State Racers
Date: Thursday, March 17, 2022
Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN
TV: CBS
Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (-1)
The San Francisco Dons (24-9) are en route to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Thursday where they will take on the Murray State Racers (30-2). San Francisco is 1-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 138.5.
The San Francisco Dons played Gonzaga and went home with a loss by a final score of 81-71 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Dons ended up finishing with 18 and Gonzaga racked up 19 fouls. They converted 3 of their 13 tries from beyond the perimeter. Gonzaga finished 77.8% at the free throw line by burying 14 of their 18 attempts. On top of that, Gonzaga collected 28 rebounds (4 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Gonzaga dished out 20 assists and had 4 steals for the game. When discussing the defense, San Francisco allowed 58.2% from the floor on 32 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 9 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned a total of 29 with 9 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Dons converted 12 of their 18 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. San Francisco walked away from the game having earned a 38.1% field goal percentage (24 out of 63) and buried 11 of their 34 3-point shots.
Julian Rishwain is someone who was important for the matchup. He ended up scoring 20 points on 7 out of 11 shooting. He played 29 minutes and collected 8 rebounds. He shot 63.6% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.
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San Francisco heads into this matchup with a record of 24-9 on the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 12.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.9 personal fouls per game. As a unit, San Francisco is pulling in 37.9 boards per game and is sitting with 433 assists for the campaign, which is 128th in the country in terms of passing. The Dons are shooting 35.4% on three-point attempts (318 of 899) and 69.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 77.1 pts per contest (40th in college hoops) while hitting 45.7% from the field.
On defense, the Dons are able to force 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 76th in college hoops in allowing assists with 347 surrendered on the season. The Dons are giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (803 of 1,893) and they surrender 32.7 rebounds per game as a group. They relinquish 29.4% from 3-point land and they are 113th in college basketball in PPG allowed (67.0).
The last time they took the court, the Murray State Racers walked away with a victory by a final of 71-67 when they played Morehead State. Concerning cleaning up the glass, Murray State allowed Morehead State to grab 29 in total (6 on the offensive side). They went 41.2% from three-point range by connecting on 7 of 17 and finished the contest at 8 of 18 at the free throw line (44.4%). The Racers permitted Morehead State to convert 26 out of their 54 tries from the floor which had them shooting 48.1% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Racers walked away from this one shooting 24 for 63 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.1%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Murray State made 10 of their 22 attempts (45.5%). They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 68.4%. Morehead State was called for 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Racers to the free throw line for a total of 19 tries. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals in this game. The Racers were able to snag 29 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 44 in the matchup.
Tevin Brown ended up being a major contributor for the Racers in this matchup. He made 7 of 18 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 38.9%, and had 6 rebounds. He scored 23 points in his 40 minutes on the court and earned 3 assists in this game.
Murray State has a record of 30-2 this season. The Racers are committing 15.0 fouls per game and they connect on 69.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 14.7 times per contest (66th in college hoops) and they cough up possession 11.4 times per contest. Murray State has accounted for 2,538 pts on the campaign (79.3 per contest) and they collect 39.2 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Racers are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which is 21st in the country.
The Murray State defense concedes 30.3% on 3-point attempts (220 of 726) and their opponents are knocking down 67.6% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 10.2 dimes and 30.9 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 26th and 31st in those categories. The Racers on the defensive end are ranked 21st in college hoops in points given up per game with 62.3. They are forcing 14.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 41.0% from the floor (54th in college basketball).
Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Francisco (-1)
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