Binghamton Bearcats vs Vermont Catamounts Prediction, 2/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Binghamton Bearcats vs Vermont Catamounts

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Patrick Gymnasium in Burlington, VT

TV: ESPN+

Patrick Gymnasium is where the Vermont Catamounts (16-5) will meet the Binghamton Bearcats (9-10) on Saturday.

The Binghamton Bearcats faced Maine and earned the victory with a final of 51-50 in their last contest. Binghamton walked away from the contest having earned a 44.0% FG percentage (22 out of 50) and knocked down 1 of their 10 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Bearcats buried 6 of their 10 shots for a rate of 60.0%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 27 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In the matter of the defense, Binghamton allowed the other team to shoot 34.8% from the field on 16 of 46 shooting. Maine doled out 8 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. Moreover, Maine snagged 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Maine walked away from this one shooting 88.9% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of 18 attempts. They made 2 of 12 attempts from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Bearcats ended up finishing with 15 while Maine finished the game with 15 personal fouls.

Armon Harried is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up shooting 53.8% from the field and recorded 4 dimes. He saw the court for 40 minutes played and totaled 8 rebounds. He recorded 15 points on 7 of 13 shooting.

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Binghamton heads into this game with a mark of 9-10 for the campaign. They average 72.4 pts per game (236th in college basketball) while hitting 45.8% from the floor. The Bearcats are hitting 29.5% on shots from downtown (101 of 342) and 65.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Binghamton is snagging 38.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 278 assists for the campaign, which ranks 184th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.3 times per game and as a team they commit 16.7 personal fouls every game.

On defense, the Bearcats are forcing 9.8 turnovers per game while drawing 17.4 fouls. They are giving up 33.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 226th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (72.9). The Bearcats defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.4% (490 of 1,155) and they surrender 34.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They rank 33rd in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 221 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Vermont Catamounts went home victorious with a score of 67-57 against Bryant. Regarding rebounding, Vermont permitted Bryant to snag 37 overall (5 offensive). They shot 15.4% from three-point range by shooting 2 of 13 and ended up going 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). The Catamounts permitted Bryant to make 22 out of 53 tries from the floor which had them at 41.5% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Catamounts shot 25 for 61 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.0%. Regarding shots from distance, Vermont made 5 of 25 tries (20.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of those for a percentage of 85.7%. Bryant was called for 13 fouls for the game which got the Catamounts to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They also gave up possession 5 times, while getting 10 steals for the contest. The Catamounts were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 33 for this contest.

Nick Fiorillo was important for the Catamounts for the game. He knocked down 5 of 8 for the contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 2 rebounds. He accumulated 15 points in his 25 minutes on the court and had 3 assists for the contest.

Vermont has a record of 16-5 for the year. The Catamounts have committed 13.6 fouls per game while shooting 70.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 14.0 times per game (130th in the country) and they turn it over 9.0 times per contest. Vermont has scored 1,537 points for the year (73.2 per game) and they grab 34.3 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Catamounts are shooting 47.3% from the field, which has them ranked 56th in the nation.

The Catamounts defensively are ranked 23rd in D-1 in points given up per game with 64.0. They are forcing 9.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.1% from the floor (62nd in D-1). The Vermont defense gives up 33.2% on three-point shots (138 of 416) and their opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 10.2 dimes and 33.5 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 19th and 106th in D-1.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Vermont

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