Southern at Wright State 12/12/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

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Last Updated: 12/11/2019 at 10:24 PM ET

The Southern Jaguars are set to visit Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio for a non-conference clash against the Wright State Raiders. The Southern Jaguars come into this matchup with a 3-6 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the Akron Zips, 72-57. Senior center Amel Kuljuhovic led the way for the Southern Jaguars with 18 points and 6 rebounds. Junior guard Montese Blake had a productive outing off the bench for the Jaguars as he pitched in 13 points.

The Southern Jaguars struggled shooting the ball against the Akron Zips as they connected on 24 of their 58 field goal attempts (41.4%), and they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (30.8%). The Southern Jaguars lost the turnover battle against the Akron Zips (11-10), and they were edged out by the Zips in the rebounding department (38-33).

The Wright State Raiders come into this matchup with a 7-3 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent home game against the Indiana State Sycamores, 84-77 in OT. Leading the way for the Wright State Raiders was freshman guard Treyvon Calvin as he recorded 15 points off the bench. Joining Calvin off the bench was sophomore forward James Manns who had a productive outing for the Raiders with 13 points and 4 rebounds.

The Wright State Raiders struggled shooting the ball against the Indiana State Sycamores as they connected on 29 of their 71 field goal attempts (40.8%), and they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (35.7%). The Wright State Raiders won the turnover battle against the Indiana State Sycamores (20-12), but they were dominated by the Sycamores in the rebounding department (49-32).

The Southern Jaguars have struggled this season as they are sitting at 3-6, and only one of those wins came over a D1 squad, so expect them to once again have trouble against a more talented team like Wright State. The Raiders have been excellent in putting points on the scoreboard this season as they are averaging 79.4 PPG, and that spells trouble for Southern as they are allowing an average of 75 PPG. The biggest problem for Southern will be their source of production as they don’t have a single player averaging over 10 PPG, and it won’t be easy to find scoring on the road against a 7-3 Wright State team. Final Score Prediction, Wright State Raiders win and cover ATS 77-54.

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