Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 12/1/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Thursday, December 1, 2022

Location: Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, NJ

TV: Hulu Live TV

Yanitelli Center is the site where the St. Peter's Peacocks (4-2) will try to beat the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (3-4) on Thursday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers played Navy and ended up losing by a score of 75-59 in their last contest. Mount St. Mary's ended with a 48.0% field goal percentage (24 out of 50) and knocked down 2 of 10 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Mountaineers made 9 of their 12 tries for a rate of 75.0%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 25 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 10 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Concerning defending, Mount St. Mary's allowed the other team to go 51.6% from the floor on 32 out of 62 shooting. Navy recorded 16 dimes and had 8 steals in this contest. Moreover, Navy grabbed 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Navy ended up going 37.5% when shooting free throws by burying 3 of 8 attempts. They knocked down 8 of 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. In regard to fouls, the Mountaineers ended up with 13 while Navy totaled 17 fouls.

George Tinsley is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. He went 66.7% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played 27 minutes played and also pulled down 6 boards. He totaled 9 points on 4 out of 6 shooting.

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Mount St. Mary's enters this game with a win-loss record of 3-4 so far this season. They turn the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a team they commit 19.0 fouls every game. As a team, Mount St. Mary's is pulling down 36.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 104 dimes so far this season, which ranks 108th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Mountaineers are hitting 32.7% on 3-point shots (51 of 156) and 66.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 67.3 points per contest (289th in the country) while shooting 40.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 17.1 fouls. They concede 30.3% on 3-point shots and they are 204th in college basketball in opponents PPG (69.7). The Mountaineers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 44.3% (178 of 402) and they surrender 36.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 156th in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 82 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the St. Peter's Peacocks walked away with a victory by a final of 77-63 when they faced Fairleigh Dickinson. When talking about rebounding, St. Peter's allowed Fairleigh Dickinson to snag 21 in all (10 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 21.1% from 3-point land by going 4 out of 19 and ended up going 13 of 20 at the free throw line (65.0%). The Peacocks permitted Fairleigh Dickinson to convert 23 out of 58 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.7% for the game. Overall, the Peacocks shot 28 for 50 from the floor which had them shooting 56.0%. In relation to shots from 3-point land, St. Peter's converted 10 of 20 attempts (50.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of those for a percentage of 78.6%. Fairleigh Dickinson committed 17 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Peacocks to the charity stripe for 14 tries. They also turned it over 16 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Peacocks were able to corral 25 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 33 for this contest.

Latrell Reid ended up having an impact for the Peacocks for the matchup. He converted 4 out of 9 in the game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and had 6 rebounds. He earned 11 points in his 31 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 8 dimes in the matchup.

St. Peter's has a record of 4-2 so far this season. The Peacocks commit 23.7 fouls every game and they shoot 70.8% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 12.8 times per contest (230th in the country) and they turn it over 13.2 times per contest. St. Peter's has totaled 432 points on the season (72.0 per game) and they snag 39.5 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Peacocks are hitting on 42.9% from the field, which ranks 253rd in college basketball.

The Peacocks are ranked 89th in college basketball in PPG given up with 64.2. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 41.1% from the floor (129th in college hoops). The St. Peter's defense allows 28.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (29 of 101) and their opposition knocks down 67.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 9.2 assists and 31.3 boards per contest, which is ranked 26th and 50th in Division 1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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