Boston Terriers vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 1/3/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Terriers vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2024

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Annapolis, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Boston Terriers (5-8) are on their way to Alumni Hall (Navy) on Wednesday where they will play the Navy Midshipmen (4-7).

The Boston Terriers played Merrimack and took home the win by a score of 74-63 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Terriers ended up with 16 and Merrimack recorded 18 fouls. They buried 9 of their 23 attempts from distance. Merrimack walked away from this one shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by burying 14 of their 18 attempts. In addition, Merrimack pulled down 21 rebounds (2 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't have a block. Merrimack doled out 10 dimes and had 11 steals for the matchup. In reference to defense, Boston let their opponent shoot 39.2% from the field on 20 out of 51 shooting. They also distributed 16 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 37 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Terriers converted 10 of 18 tries for a rate of 55.6%. Boston walked away from the contest having earned a 51.9% FG percentage (28 of 54) and knocked down 8 of their 18 shots from beyond the arc.

Miles Brewster is a guy who played a role for this game. He finished shooting 75.0% from the field and also distributed 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 28 minutes and also snagged 4 rebounds. He finished with 17 points on 6 out of 8 shooting.

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Boston will play this game with a win-loss mark of 5-8 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 65.9 points per game (337th in D-1) while hitting 41.3% from the field. The Terriers are connecting on 32.4% on 3-pointers (97 of 299) and 65.2% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Boston is pulling down 36.5 boards per contest and has accumulated 162 assists this season, which has them ranked 255th in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 12.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 17.1 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Terriers have forced 11.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 14.6 fouls. They currently rank 103rd in D-1 in giving up assists with 150 surrendered this year. The Terriers are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 42.3% (293 of 693) and they relinquish 32.8 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 33.1% on 3-point shots while they are 81st in college basketball in PPG from their opponents (66.3).

The last time they took the court, the Navy Midshipmen went home victorious with a score of 77-65 against William & Mary. The Midshipmen recorded 22 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the matchup. They coughed it up 8 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. William & Mary earned 23 fouls for the game which got the Midshipmen to the free throw line for 30 attempts. They were able to convert 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.3%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Navy made 5 of 15 tries (33.3%). Overall, the Midshipmen went 25 for 51 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.0%. The Midshipmen allowed William & Mary to make 23 of 58 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.7% for this contest. They went 25.0% from beyond the arc by going 6 of 24 and ended up shooting 13 of 16 at the charity stripe (81.3%). In reference to team rebounding, Navy permitted William & Mary to grab 31 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Austin Benigni ended up being a major contributor for the Midshipmen for the contest. He recorded 28 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 5 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 8 of 12 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 4 rebounds.

Navy has a mark of 4-7 for the season. The Midshipmen have committed 19.1 fouls per game and they hit 72.9% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 13.3 times per game (204th in Division 1) and they turn it over 11.7 times per game. Navy has totaled 750 points for the season (68.2 per game) and they average 37.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Midshipmen are connecting on 40.2% from the floor, which is 336th in Division 1.

The Midshipmen defensively are ranked 25th in the nation in points given up per game with 63.3. They are forcing 15.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 40.2% from the field (68th in the nation). The Navy defense allows 25.2% on shots from distance (66 of 262) and their opposition knocks down 69.9% of their free throw attempts. They concede 10.9 assists and 36.1 boards every game, which is ranked 59th and 234th in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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