Army Black Knights vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 1/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Army Black Knights vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Navy Midshipmen (7-9) will take on the Army Black Knights (5-13) at Alumni Hall (Navy) on Saturday.

The Army Black Knights faced off with Colgate and took a loss by a score of 64-56 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Black Knights walked away with 16 and Colgate recorded 14 personal fouls. They also made 8 of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc. Colgate finished the game shooting 84.2% from the free throw line by making 16 of 19 shots. In addition, Colgate snagged 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Colgate doled out 14 assists and had 10 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defense, Army let their opponent shoot 37.0% from the floor on 20 out of 54 shooting. They also dished out 12 assists for the game as well as forcing 10 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 35 with 11 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Black Knights converted 8 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 57.1%. Army finished the game having earned a 34.4% field goal percentage (21 out of 61) and converted 6 out of their 22 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Josh Scovens is one guy who was a factor for the game. He totaled 14 points on 4 of 13 shooting. He played 34 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He ended up going 30.8% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Army steps onto the hardwood with a record of 5-13 so far this season. They are averaging 61.0 pts per game (358th in the country) while connecting on 39.9% from the field. The Black Knights are connecting on 32.1% on shots beyond the perimeter (150 of 468) and 56.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Army is pulling in 34.9 boards per game and has accounted for 235 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 173rd in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.7 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 15.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Black Knights are forcing 11.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.4 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 178th in college basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 218 surrendered on the campaign. The Black Knights are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.2% (410 of 949) and they surrender 33.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They give up 32.0% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 24th in college hoops in PPG allowed (63.7).

In their last game, the Navy Midshipmen went home victorious with a score of 71-69 against Lehigh. When talking about how they rebounded, Navy permitted Lehigh to collect 30 in total (9 offensive). They finished shooting 14.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 2 out of 14 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 24 from the free throw line (79.2%). The Midshipmen allowed Lehigh to knock down 24 of their 50 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.0% in this game. When the final whistle was blown, the Midshipmen went 25 for 56 from the field which had them sitting at 44.6%. With regard to 3-point shots, Navy made 3 of 18 tries (16.7%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 62.1%. Lehigh committed 24 personal fouls for this game which took the Midshipmen to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They coughed up the ball 10 times, while getting 8 steals for this contest. The Midshipmen pulled down 19 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 in this contest.

Austin Benigni ended up being important for the Midshipmen in this matchup. He tallied 32 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for this game. He made 11 of 18 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 61.1%, and had 1 rebound.

Navy has a record of 7-9 for the season. As an offensive unit, the Midshipmen are connecting on 40.4% from the field, which ranks them 338th in D-1. Navy has totaled 1,097 pts so far this season (68.6 per game) and they pull in 35.8 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 12.6 times per contest (250th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 10.6 times per game. The Midshipmen have committed 18.3 fouls per game and they shoot 70.6% from the free throw line.

The Navy defense concedes 28.0% on three-point shots (104 of 371) and their opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.1 assists and 36.3 boards every game, which is 123rd and 256th in college basketball. The Midshipmen on the defensive side of the court are 55th in D-1 in PPG given up with 65.8. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.6% from the field (140th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Army

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