St. Peter's Peacocks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights Prediction, 11/27/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Rutgers Scarlet Knights

Date: Monday, November 27, 2023

Location: Jersey Mike’s Arena in Piscataway, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Odds/Point Spread: St. Peter's (+16)

Jersey Mike’s Arena is where the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (4-1) will meet the St. Peter's Peacocks (1-3) on Monday. Rutgers opens this contest as 16-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 121.5.

The St. Peter's Peacocks faced UMass Lowell and took a loss by a final of 69-61 in their last game. St. Peter's walked away from the game with a 38.5% field goal percentage (20 of 52) and made 4 of their 12 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Peacocks knocked down 17 of 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. When it comes to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 27 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 8 dimes for this contest while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 11 steals. In terms of the defense, St. Peter's allowed the other team to shoot 52.2% from the floor on 24 of 46 shooting. UMass Lowell earned 11 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Additionally, UMass Lowell grabbed 26 rebounds (6 offensive, 20 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UMass Lowell shot 66.7% when shooting free throws by making 16 of their 24 shots. They also made 5 out of their 12 attempts from distance. In regard to fouls, the Peacocks finished with 20 and UMass Lowell racked up 20 fouls.

Latrell Reid is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. He recorded 16 points on 6 out of 11 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up shooting 54.5% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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St. Peter's enters this one with a win-loss record of 1-3 for the season. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 22.0 fouls every game. As a unit, St. Peter's is pulling in 36.8 rebounds per game and has racked up 41 assists for the season, which has them ranked 357th in the country in terms of passing the ball. The Peacocks are shooting 32.5% on three-point attempts (26 of 80) and 82.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 66.3 pts per game (318th in college basketball) while shooting 39.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Peacocks are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 fouls. They give up 36.8% on shots from downtown while they are 66th in Division 1 in points per game from their opponents (64.5). Peacocks defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.3% (78 of 180) and they surrender 27.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 10th in Division 1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 41 relinquished for the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights walked away with a victory by a final of 85-63 when they faced Howard. When discussing attacking the glass, Rutgers allowed Howard to get 28 in all (7 offensive). They finished shooting 47.6% from distance by going 10 of 21 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 14 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Scarlet Knights allowed Howard to make 22 of 55 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.0% in this game. Overall, the Scarlet Knights finished shooting 32 out of 59 from the floor which had them shooting 54.2%. In regard to shots from distance, Rutgers converted 5 out of their 17 tries (29.4%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a clip of 61.5%. Howard earned 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Scarlet Knights to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Scarlet Knights recorded 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 for the contest.

Derek Simpson ended up being a major contributor for the Scarlet Knights in this contest. He had 23 points in his 29 minutes on the court and accounted for 4 dimes in this game. He buried 7 out of 10 for this contest for a rate of 70.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Rutgers has a record of 4-1 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Scarlet Knights are shooting 42.9% from the floor, which ranks 247th in the nation. Rutgers has scored 352 points for the season (70.4 per game) and they grab 39.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 13.4 times per contest (181st in the country) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest. The Scarlet Knights commit 15.2 fouls per game and they shoot 63.6% from the free throw line.

The Rutgers defense allows 32.5% on three-point shots (37 of 114) and opponents are making 69.3% of their foul shots. They allow 8.6 assists and 35.0 rebounds per contest, ranking them 13th and 178th in the nation. The Scarlet Knights on the defensive end are ranked 10th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 58.6. They have forced 16.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 36.8% from the floor (15th in D-1).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Rutgers (-16)

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