Florida A&M Rattlers vs Utah Utes Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida A&M Rattlers vs Utah Utes

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT

TV: ESPN+

Jon M. Huntsman Center is the location where the Utah Utes (7-2) will attempt to defeat the Florida A&M Rattlers (3-5) on Tuesday.

The Florida A&M Rattlers played Trinity and walked away with a win by a score of 130-58 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Rattlers finished with 10 and Trinity recorded 13 fouls. They also made 9 of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. Trinity ended up going 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 9 of 12 attempts. Additionally, Trinity pulled down 26 rebounds (8 offensive, 18 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Trinity doled out 2 assists and had 3 steals in this matchup. Regarding defense, Florida A&M allowed their opponent to shoot 34.5% from the floor on 20 of 58 shooting. They also recorded 20 dimes for this game while forcing the opposition into 26 turnovers and having 14 steals. When discussing rebounding, they compiled 41 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Rattlers made 15 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. Florida A&M finished having earned a 59.0% field goal percentage (49 of 83) and converted 17 of 39 3-point shots.

Sterling Young is one player who was a major contributor for the matchup. He shot 77.8% from the floor but finished the game without a dime. He played 15 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. He left the arena with 25 points on 7 of 9 shooting.

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Florida A&M enters this one with a win-loss mark of 3-5 for the year. They average 76.1 points per game (183rd in the nation) while going 43.2% from the floor. The Rattlers are shooting 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (80 of 232) and 66.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Florida A&M is grabbing 37.3 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 102 assists for the season, which ranks 357th in D-1 in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.8 times per contest and as a unit are committing 16.4 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Rattlers have forced 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 16.1 personal fouls. They are 77th in Division 1 in giving up assists with 117 surrendered so far this year. Rattlers are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 44.1% (232 of 526) and they surrender 41.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.0% from 3-point land while they are 348th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (81.3).

When they last played, the Utah Utes went home victorious with a score of 81-63 when they faced Radford. The Utes were able to collect 23 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for this game. They also turned the ball over 8 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. Radford committed 19 personal fouls for this game which took the Utes to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to bury 15 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 71.4%. When it comes to shooting from 3-point land, Utah converted 10 out of 28 attempts (35.7%). At the conclusion of this game, the Utes finished shooting 28 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 46.7%. The Utes permitted Radford to convert 23 of 56 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1% for the game. They finished the game shooting 30.4% from 3-point land by shooting 7 of 23 and finished the game at 10 out of 12 at the free throw line (83.3%). When talking about rebounding, Utah permitted Radford to collect 34 in total (8 on the offensive side).

Hunter Erickson ended up being a major contributor for the Utes in this game. He made 5 out of 7 in the game for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and had 3 rebounds. He recorded 18 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in this contest.

Utah has a win-loss mark of 7-2 for the year. The Utes are committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they hit 66.8% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 20.6 times per contest (1st in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 10.9 times per game. Utah has 777 pts this season (86.3 per game) and they snag 42.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Utes are shooting 48.0% from the field, which is 65th in college basketball.

The Utes are ranked 33rd in Division 1 in PPG surrendered with 64.6. They are able to force 13.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 36.9% from the field (8th in college hoops). The Utah defense allows 30.7% on shots from distance (66 of 215) and their opponents are making 70.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 11.6 dimes and 34.9 rebounds every game, which ranks 88th and 203rd in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Utah

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