St. Peter's Peacocks vs Murray State Racers Prediction, 3/19/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Murray State Racers

Date: Saturday, March 19, 2022

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: CBS

Odds/Point Spread: St. Peter's (+8)

The St. Peter's Peacocks (20-11) are hitting the road to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday where they will take on the Murray State Racers (31-2). St. Peter's opens this game as 8-point underdogs. The total is set at 128.5.

The St. Peter's Peacocks faced Kentucky and earned the victory with a final of 85-79 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Peacocks left the arena with 25 while Kentucky finished the game with 17 fouls. They buried 4 out of their 15 tries from 3-point land. Kentucky finished the contest at 65.7% when shooting free throws by converting 23 of their 35 attempts. Additionally, Kentucky grabbed 34 rebounds (12 offensive, 22 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Kentucky earned 18 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. When it comes to defense, St. Peter's allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the floor on 26 of 61 shooting. They also distributed 18 dimes in this contest as well as creating 12 turnovers and having 4 steals. With regard to rebounding, they collected 31 with 5 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Peacocks converted 18 of their 21 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. St. Peter's finished the game having earned a 50.9% FG percentage (29 of 57) and knocked down 9 of their 17 shots from beyond the arc.

Doug Edert is a player who had an impact in this matchup. He recorded 20 points on 5 out of 7 shooting. He played for 25 mins and grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up going 71.4% from the field and also recorded 2 assists.

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St. Peter's comes into this contest with a record of 20-11 on the campaign. They cough up possession 13.9 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.7 personal fouls every game. As a team, St. Peter's is pulling in 36.2 boards per contest and has accumulated 384 assists so far this year, which ranks 233rd in the country in terms of passing the rock. The Peacocks are shooting 35.9% on three-point shots (185 of 516) and 68.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 67.5 points per contest (270th in the country) while hitting 43.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Peacocks have forced 13.9 turnovers every game and they draw 18.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 39th in college basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 331 surrendered on the campaign. The Peacocks defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 38.5% (633 of 1,644) and they relinquish 33.2 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 29.2% on 3-point shots and they are 21st in college basketball in PPG allowed (62.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Murray State Racers got the victory with a final of 92-87 against San Francisco. Regarding rebounding, Murray State allowed San Francisco to grab 32 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They shot 25.7% from three-point range by going 9 of 35 and finished the contest at 14 of 22 from the free throw line (63.6%). The Racers permitted San Francisco to make 32 out of their 68 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.1% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Racers finished the game shooting 31 out of 64 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4%. In reference to shots from distance, Murray State buried 6 out of their 21 attempts (28.6%). They were able to convert 24 of the free throw tries for a rate of 68.6%. San Francisco had 24 fouls for this game which got the Racers to the free throw line for a total of 35 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Racers were able to corral 32 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 42 in the matchup.

Tevin Brown ended up being important for the Racers for this game. He earned 17 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 3 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 5 out of 13 in the game for a field goal rate of 38.5%, and added 8 rebounds.

Murray State has a win-loss record of 31-2 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Racers are hitting on 47.9% from the field, which is 21st in the nation. Murray State has accumulated 2,630 pts this year (79.7 per contest) and they grab 39.3 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 14.8 times per contest (58th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.4 times per game. The Racers are committing 15.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 69.4% from the charity stripe.

The Racers defensively are ranked 25th in college basketball in points given up per game with 63.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 41.2% from the floor (61st in college hoops). The Murray State defense gives up 30.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (229 of 761) and their opponents are converting on 67.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 10.2 dimes and 31.1 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 24th and 33rd in those categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Murray State (-8)

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