Boston Terriers vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 2/22/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Terriers vs Army Black Knights

Date: Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (15-14) will try to beat the Boston Terriers (13-16) at Christl Arena on Wednesday.

The Boston Terriers faced off with Bucknell and took home the win by a score of 77-61 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Terriers ended up with 16 and Bucknell accumulated 16 personal fouls. They knocked down 5 of their 20 attempts from beyond the arc. Bucknell finished the contest at 62.5% from the charity stripe by making 10 of 16 attempts. Additionally, Bucknell collected 30 boards (7 offensive, 23 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Bucknell earned 6 dimes and had 3 steals in the game. In relation to defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 42.6% from the floor on 23 out of 54 shooting. They also dished out 9 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding rebounding, they compiled a total of 25 with 2 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Terriers converted 21 of their 29 attempts for a percentage of 72.4%. Boston wrapped up the game with a 53.3% field goal percentage (24 of 45) and buried 8 out of their 14 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Walter Whyte is one guy who played a role in the game. He finished shooting 45.5% from the floor and also distributed 2 assists. He played 35 mins played and pulled down 2 rebounds. He ended up scoring 16 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Boston will take the court with a record of 13-16 this year. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a group are committing 17.4 fouls every game. As a team, Boston is snagging 35.4 rebounds per game and has totaled 306 dimes on the year, which ranks 325th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Terriers are hitting 32.7% on three-point shots (213 of 652) and 74.3% from the charity stripe. They average 67.1 pts per game (296th in the country) while connecting on 41.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Terriers are forcing their opponents into 12.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.7 personal fouls. They currently rank 176th in D-1 in allowing assists with 350 conceded for the campaign. The Terriers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 43.7% (683 of 1,564) and they concede 33.5 boards per game as a group. They give up 34.4% on shots from downtown while they are 108th in the country in points per game allowed (67.5).

In their last game, the Army Black Knights took home the win by a final score of 53-43 against Lafayette. The Black Knights collected 30 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this game. They turned it over 9 times, while getting 2 steals in this matchup. Lafayette earned 15 fouls in this contest which took the Black Knights to the charity stripe for 16 tries. They were able to knock down 8 of those for a percentage of 50.0%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Army converted 5 out of their 24 tries (20.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Black Knights shot 20 for 52 from the field which had them shooting 38.5%. The Black Knights permitted Lafayette to make 16 of their 63 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 25.4% in this game. They went 20.0% from three-point range by connecting on 6 out of 30 and ended up going 5 of 9 at the free throw line (55.6%). Regarding team rebounding, Army allowed Lafayette to pull down 42 overall (17 on the offensive side).

Jalen Rucker ended up being a major contributor for the Black Knights in this matchup. He had 16 points in his 38 minutes on the court and totaled 2 assists in the game. He converted 7 of 17 in the matchup for a rate of 41.2%, and had 5 rebounds.

Army has a mark of 15-14 on the campaign. As an offense, the Black Knights are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which ranks 21st in the nation. Army has accumulated 2,120 pts this season (73.1 per contest) and they collect 34.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.2 times per game (174th in college basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest. The Black Knights commit 16.1 fouls every game and they go 68.5% from the free throw line.

The Black Knights on defense are ranked 182nd in the nation in PPG allowed with 69.8. They have forced 11.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (256th in college hoops). The Army defense gives up 32.9% on shots from 3-point land (213 of 648) and their opponents are making 70.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 13.4 assists and 29.9 total boards per game, which has them ranked 232nd and 8th in Division 1.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Boston

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