Binghamton Bearcats vs New Hampshire Wildcats Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Binghamton Bearcats vs New Hampshire Wildcats

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham, NH

TV: ESPN+

The Binghamton Bearcats (15-14) are hitting the road to Lundholm Gymnasium on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the New Hampshire Wildcats (15-14).

The Binghamton Bearcats faced off with UMBC and took home the win by a score of 72-71 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Bearcats finished with 14 and UMBC finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They knocked down 4 of their 14 tries from beyond the arc. UMBC finished 81.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 16 tries. In addition, UMBC collected 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. UMBC recorded 9 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Binghamton allowed the other team to go 45.0% from the field on 27 out of 60 shooting. They also doled out 15 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they earned 34 with 7 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Bearcats made 11 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 64.7%. Binghamton ended the game with a 45.0% FG percentage (27 of 60) and knocked down 7 of their 22 three-point shots.

Nehemiah Benson is one guy who was a factor for the game. He accounted for 16 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes played and also totaled 5 boards. He ended up shooting 61.5% from the field and distributed 1 assist.

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Binghamton comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 15-14 this year. They average 72.4 points per outing (222nd in the country) while shooting 46.0% from the floor. The Bearcats are connecting on 30.5% on shots from distance (159 of 521) and 66.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Binghamton is collecting 38.9 boards per contest and has earned 424 dimes on the year, which is 124th in D-1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 16.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Bearcats are forcing their opponents into 9.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.0 fouls. They give up 33.4% from beyond the arc and they are 188th in college basketball in points per game allowed (72.1). The Bearcats are giving up a FG percentage of 42.1% (730 of 1,736) and they relinquish 33.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 24th in college basketball in allowing assists with 316 relinquished for the year.

In their last game, the New Hampshire Wildcats took a loss by a score of 68-64 when they faced Vermont. Regarding how they attacked the glass, New Hampshire allowed Vermont to snag 36 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They went 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 of 20 and finished the contest at 16 of 27 from the charity stripe (59.3%). The Wildcats allowed Vermont to knock down 21 of their 47 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.7% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Wildcats finished 23 out of 62 from the field which had them shooting 37.1%. When talking about shooting from distance, New Hampshire converted 8 of their 28 attempts (28.6%). They were able to make 10 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 90.9%. Vermont committed 15 fouls for this contest which got the Wildcats to the free throw line for a total of 11 tries. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 8 steals in this matchup. The Wildcats were able to pull down 27 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Ahmad Robinson ended up being important for the Wildcats for the matchup. He made 10 of 15 for this game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He had 26 points in his 29 minutes on the court and added 4 assists for this game.

New Hampshire has a win-loss mark of 15-14 for the season. The Wildcats are responsible for committing 15.1 personal fouls per game and they shoot 73.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 11.9 times per game (289th in college hoops) and they are turning it over 12.0 times per game. New Hampshire has totaled 2,162 pts for the campaign (74.6 per game) and they pull in 37.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Wildcats are hitting on 41.5% from the field, which has them ranked 325th in college hoops.

The Wildcats on defense are ranked 263rd in D-1 in PPG allowed with 74.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.6% from the field (183rd in Division 1). The New Hampshire defense gives up 29.8% on shots from 3-point land (211 of 707) and their opponents are converting on 73.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 13.8 assists and 39.4 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 269th and 352nd in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Binghamton

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