Binghamton Bearcats vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 12/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Binghamton Bearcats vs Army Black Knights

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Binghamton Bearcats (7-6) are en route to Christl Arena on Sunday where they will compete against the Army Black Knights (5-5).

The Binghamton Bearcats stepped onto the hardwood against Mercyhurst and notched a win by a score of 62-60 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Bearcats ended up finishing with 15 and Mercyhurst totaled 15 fouls. They converted 3 of their 16 shots from three-point range. Mercyhurst finished the game at 83.3% when shooting free throws by making 15 of their 18 shots. Additionally, Mercyhurst snagged 30 rebounds (6 offensive, 24 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Mercyhurst recorded 6 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. In regard to defending, Binghamton allowed their opponent to shoot 40.4% from the field on 21 out of 52 shooting. They also dished out 15 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing hauling in boards, they compiled a total of 27 with 2 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Bearcats knocked down 13 of 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. Binghamton wrapped up the game having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (22 of 48) and made 5 out of their 16 3-point attempts.

Tymu Chenery is someone who came through in the matchup. He ended up shooting 37.5% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists. He played 40 minutes played and grabbed 4 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points on 6 out of 16 shooting.

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Binghamton will play this game with a win-loss mark of 7-6 on the year. They are giving up possession 14.7 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Binghamton is collecting 35.5 rebounds per contest and has totaled 188 assists so far this year, which ranks 64th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Bearcats are shooting 38.1% on 3-point shots (103 of 270) and 65.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 69.7 points per outing (308th in the country) while going 47.3% from the field.

On defense, the Bearcats are forcing 9.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 16.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 133rd in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 138 conceded for the year. The Bearcats defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 40.5% (311 of 767) and they surrender 33.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are relinquishing 28.2% from 3-point land while they are 157th in college in points per game from their opponents (70.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Army Black Knights walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-60 when they played George Washington. In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Army allowed George Washington to grab 31 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished 39.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 of 33 and ended up shooting 10 out of 15 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Black Knights allowed George Washington to knock down 26 out of their 56 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Black Knights ended up shooting 25 out of 67 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.3%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Army made 5 out of their 30 tries (16.7%). They were able to knock down 5 of the free throws for a percentage of 71.4%. George Washington had 7 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Black Knights to the free throw line for a total of 7 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the game. The Black Knights were able to corral 24 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 38 in this contest.

Josh Scovens ended up being important for the Black Knights for the game. He buried 8 of 16 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. He scored 20 points in his 33 mins on the court and totaled 2 dimes for this contest.

Army has a win-loss mark of 5-5 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Black Knights are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 175th in college hoops. Army has 815 pts on the campaign (81.5 per contest) and they pull in 40.8 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 18.0 times per contest (20th in Division 1) and they are losing possession via turnover 10.7 times per game. The Black Knights are committing 14.0 fouls per game and they go 69.4% from the free throw line.

The Black Knights on the defensive end are ranked 319th in college hoops in points given up per game with 77.8. They are able to force 11.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.1% from the field (242nd in the country). The Army defense gives up 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter (96 of 281) and their opposition knocks down 73.2% of their foul shots. They have given up 16.4 assists and 36.7 rebounds per game, which ranks them 348th and 288th in those defensive categories.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Army

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