Stony Brook Seawolves vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 12/17/2023 College Football Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Stony Brook Seawolves vs Army Black Knights

Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (2-8) are hosting the Stony Brook Seawolves (5-5) at Christl Arena on Sunday.

The Stony Brook Seawolves stepped onto the hardwood against Norfolk State and walked away with a win by a score of 84-78 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Seawolves ended up finishing with 18 while Norfolk State accumulated 25 fouls. They converted 10 of their 24 tries from long range. Norfolk State finished 73.7% from the free throw line by making 14 of their 19 tries. On top of that, Norfolk State had 22 rebounds (9 offensive, 13 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Norfolk State totaled 13 assists and had 7 steals for this game. With respect to the defense, Stony Brook allowed 50.0% from the floor on 27 of 54 shooting. They also recorded 14 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 29 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Seawolves converted 21 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Stony Brook finished having earned a 51.0% field goal percentage (26 of 51) and converted 11 out of their 27 shots from distance.

Tyler Stephenson-Moore is one guy who played a role for the contest. He accumulated 20 points on 6 of 10 shooting. He played for 36 minutes played and collected 4 rebounds. He finished the game at 60.0% from the floor and also totaled 2 assists.

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Stony Brook enters this contest with a mark of 5-5 for the year. They turn it over 11.3 times per contest and as a team they are committing 14.3 fouls per contest. As a unit, Stony Brook is collecting 37.3 rebounds per contest and has 122 assists on the year, which ranks 257th in the nation in terms of passing. The Seawolves are connecting on 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (91 of 251) and 69.6% from the charity stripe. They average 72.7 points per outing (239th in Division 1) while hitting 42.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Seawolves are able to force 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 17.2 personal fouls. They are 254th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 137 relinquished for the campaign. The Seawolves defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.5% (262 of 616) and they surrender 37.4 boards per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 35.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 192nd in the country in points per game allowed (71.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Army Black Knights took a loss by a score of 70-64 when they faced Harvard. The Black Knights were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for this game. They also coughed it up 8 times, while earning 4 steals in the game. Harvard had 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Black Knights to the free throw line for a total of 16 attempts. They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 68.8%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, Army knocked down 9 out of 32 attempts (28.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Black Knights ended up shooting 22 for 66 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.3%. The Black Knights permitted Harvard to make 20 of 45 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.4% in this game. They finished 37.5% from beyond the arc by hitting 9 of 24 and finished the game at 21 of 28 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Army allowed Harvard to pull down 28 overall (2 offensive).

TJ Small ended up having an impact for the Black Knights for the matchup. He racked up 20 points in his 31 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to earn an assist. He converted 7 out of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 41.2%, and earned 3 rebounds.

Army has a record of 2-8 so far this year. As an offense, the Black Knights are hitting on 38.5% from the floor, which is ranked 354th in the country. Army has totaled 605 points for the campaign (60.5 per game) and they pull down 36.7 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.2 times per game (270th in the nation) and they cough up possession 13.1 times per game. The Black Knights are responsible for committing 15.8 fouls every game while shooting 54.0% from the free throw line.

The Black Knights on the defensive side of the court are 42nd in the nation in PPG allowed with 64.3. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (242nd in the nation). The Army defense surrenders 32.2% from downtown (65 of 202) and their opponents are knocking down 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 11.8 dimes and 33.7 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 121st and 125th in those categories on the defensive end.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Stony Brook

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