Siena Saints vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Prediction, 12/3/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Siena Saints vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

Date: Sunday, December 3, 2023

Location: Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (1-4) will go up against the Siena Saints (1-5) at Knott Arena on Sunday.

The Siena Saints took the court against Albany and ended up losing by a score of 86-51 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Saints finished with 9 while Albany racked up 18 fouls. They converted 6 of 19 tries from beyond the arc. Albany finished the contest at 88.9% from the charity stripe by converting 8 of 9 tries. Additionally, Albany pulled down 43 rebounds (14 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Albany earned 14 assists and had 12 steals for this game. Regarding the defense, Siena let their opponent shoot 51.4% from the field on 36 out of 70 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes for the contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 29 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Saints made 8 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 61.5%. Siena finished the game having earned a 32.8% FG percentage (20 of 61) and converted 3 of their 14 three-point attempts.

Michael Eley is a player who was a major factor for the matchup. He walked away from this one shooting 38.9% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He played for 29 mins played and pulled down 7 boards. He left the arena with 20 points on 7 of 18 shooting.

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Siena enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 1-5 this year. They average 57.5 points per game (358th in the nation) while shooting 41.7% from the field. The Saints are shooting 28.3% on three-point attempts (30 of 106) and 56.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Siena is pulling in 34.0 boards per game and has accounted for 66 assists for the campaign, which is 333rd in the nation in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 17.8 times per game and as a group they are committing 14.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Saints are forcing 10.3 turnovers per game while drawing 16.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 191st in the country in giving up assists with 87 relinquished for the season. The Saints defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 50.0% (177 of 354) and they relinquish 32.0 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 40.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 288th in college basketball in points per game allowed (76.0).

In their last game, the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers took a loss by a score of 87-83 when they played Howard. When talking about attacking the glass, Mount St. Mary's permitted Howard to get 42 overall (12 offensive). They shot 27.3% from distance by hitting 6 out of 22 and finished the contest at 23 out of 25 from the free throw line (92.0%). The Mountaineers allowed Howard to make 29 out of their 64 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.3% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Mountaineers shot 28 out of 64 from the field which had them at 43.8%. In regard to 3-point shots, Mount St. Mary's knocked down 7 out of their 20 attempts (35.0%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 74.1%. Howard had 23 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 27 shots. They turned it over 15 times, while earning 11 steals for the matchup. The Mountaineers were able to snag 20 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 28 for the matchup.

Dakota Leffew was important for the Mountaineers in this matchup. He made 6 of 19 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 31.6%, and accumulated 1 rebound. He racked up 22 points in his 49 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 assists for this contest.

Mount St. Mary's has a win-loss record of 1-4 for the year. As an offensive unit, the Mountaineers are shooting 42.4% from the field, which ranks 269th in the nation. Mount St. Mary's has scored 347 pts on the campaign (69.4 per contest) and they pull in 35.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.0 times per game (265th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 14.8 times per contest. The Mountaineers commit 18.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 72.2% from the charity stripe.

The Mountaineers on the defensive side of the court are 227th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 73.2. They are able to force 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (235th in D-1). The Mount St. Mary's defense gives up 29.4% from downtown (32 of 109) and opponents are connecting on 74.5% of their foul shots. They concede 11.6 assists and 37.2 rebounds every game, which is 128th and 267th in those categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mount St. Mary's

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