Boston Terriers vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 2/14/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Terriers vs Army Black Knights

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (8-17) will try to defeat the Boston Terriers (10-15) at Christl Arena on Wednesday.

The Boston Terriers stepped onto the hardwood against Bucknell and took home the win by a score of 77-62 in their last game. Boston wrapped up the contest with a 52.8% FG percentage (28 of 53) and made 9 out of their 21 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Terriers knocked down 12 of their 17 attempts for a rate of 70.6%. When discussing hauling in boards, they collected a total of 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 22 assists for the game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defending, Boston allowed their opponent to shoot 44.2% from the floor on 19 of 43 shooting. Bucknell totaled 10 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Bucknell grabbed 20 rebounds (4 offensive, 16 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Bucknell walked away from this one shooting 57.7% when shooting free throws by converting 15 of 26 tries. They also converted 9 of their 26 attempts from 3-point land. In the matter of fouls, the Terriers finished with 20 while Bucknell racked up 16 fouls.

Kyrone Alexander is a player who was a major factor in the game. He shot 50.0% from the floor and totaled 6 assists. He played 29 mins played and grabbed 3 boards. He left the arena with 19 points on 6 out of 12 shooting.

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Boston will take the court with a win-loss record of 10-15 on the year. They average 64.5 points per contest (348th in D-1) while going 40.6% from the field. The Terriers are shooting 32.4% on 3-point shots (189 of 584) and 67.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is snagging 35.5 boards per game and has tallied 317 assists on the season, which has them ranked 189th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 11.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 17.0 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Terriers are forcing 11.4 turnovers every game while drawing 15.0 personal fouls. They are conceding 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 39th in the nation in PPG from their opponents (65.8). The Terriers are allowing a shooting percentage of 42.5% (566 of 1,331) and they concede 33.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 117th in D-1 in giving up assists to their opponents with 291 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Army Black Knights took home the win by a final score of 69-67 against Navy. The Black Knights recorded 31 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds totaling 35 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 5 steals for this game. Navy had 19 personal fouls for the contest which took the Black Knights to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Regarding shooting from distance, Army converted 7 out of 17 attempts (41.2%). In all, the Black Knights finished the game shooting 25 for 52 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.1%. The Black Knights permitted Navy to make 20 out of their 60 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 33.3% for this contest. They shot 22.7% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 5 out of 22 and ended up going 22 out of 29 from the charity stripe (75.9%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Army allowed Navy to pull down 35 in total (9 on the offensive side).

Josh Scovens ended up being a factor for the Black Knights for this game. He had 16 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and tallied 2 dimes in this contest. He buried 4 of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Army has a win-loss record of 8-17 on the year. The Black Knights are committing 16.2 personal fouls per game and they connect on 59.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 12.6 times per contest (235th in D-1) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. Army has scored 1,524 pts on the year (61.0 per contest) and they average 34.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Black Knights are hitting on 40.4% from the field, which is ranked 340th in the country.

The Black Knights on the defensive end are ranked 12th in Division 1 in points per game surrendered with 63.6. They are forcing 11.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 42.3% from the floor (109th in the nation). The Army defense surrenders 31.3% on three-point shots (160 of 511) and their opponents are making 69.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 12.4 assists and 33.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 140th and 132nd in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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