Delaware Blue Hens vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 12/20/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Delaware Blue Hens vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Friday, December 20, 2024

Location: Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, NJ

TV: ESPN+

Yanitelli Center is the location where the St. Peter's Peacocks (4-5) will attempt to beat the Delaware Blue Hens (7-4) on Friday.

The Delaware Blue Hens faced off with Misericordia and earned the victory with a final of 92-75 in their last contest. Delaware wrapped up the contest having earned a 49.2% field goal percentage (29 out of 59) and made 15 of their 38 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Blue Hens converted 19 of their 22 shots for a rate of 86.4%. In terms of rebounding, they collected 29 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 22 dimes for the contest while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 11 steals. In the matter of defense, Delaware allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the floor on 28 of 61 shooting. Misericordia dished out 16 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Additionally, Misericordia collected 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Misericordia went 63.6% from the free throw line by burying 7 of their 11 tries. They made 12 out of their 27 shots from distance. When talking about fouls, the Blue Hens ended up walking away with 10 and Misericordia recorded 18 fouls.

Erik Timko is one player who was a contributor in this game. He finished the game shooting 72.7% from the floor but didn't record an assist. He saw the court for 28 minutes and also pulled down 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 29 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Delaware enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 7-4 on the campaign. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a unit are committing 17.2 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Delaware is collecting 36.1 boards per contest and has 151 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 225th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Blue Hens are shooting 37.5% on shots from distance (106 of 283) and 79.8% from the free throw line. They are averaging 79.5 points per contest (98th in the nation) while hitting 45.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Blue Hens are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.1 personal fouls. They concede 33.6% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 275th in Division 1 in PPG allowed (75.1). The Blue Hens defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 41.2% (296 of 718) and they surrender 38.8 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 91st in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 130 conceded on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the St. Peter's Peacocks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 72-63 against Iona. The Peacocks were able to snag 15 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 27 in the matchup. They also gave up possession 15 times, while getting 5 steals for the game. Iona earned 22 fouls for this game which got the Peacocks to the charity stripe for a total of 33 tries. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 60.6%. In terms of shooting from distance, St. Peter's buried 5 of their 22 attempts (22.7%). In all, the Peacocks finished 19 for 51 from the field which had them shooting 37.3%. The Peacocks permitted Iona to knock down 21 of their 50 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.0% in this contest. They finished 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 6 of 18 and ended up going 24 out of 35 from the charity stripe (68.6%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, St. Peter's permitted Iona to snag 37 in total (18 offensive).

Marcus Randolph pitched in for the Peacocks in this game. He converted 7 out of 14 in this matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds. He recorded 29 points in his 39 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

St. Peter's has a win-loss record of 4-5 this season. The Peacocks commit 23.1 fouls per game and they hit 68.6% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.7 times per contest (311th in college) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. St. Peter's has scored 647 pts so far this year (71.9 per contest) and they collect 38.0 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Peacocks are shooting 42.4% from the floor, which ranks 294th in college.

The Peacocks are ranked 74th in college hoops in points given up per game with 66.9. They are forcing their opponents into 12.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 40.5% from the floor (77th in college). The St. Peter's defense allows 27.3% on shots from 3-point land (47 of 172) and their opponents are knocking down 70.3% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 10.4 assists and 33.8 rebounds per contest, which is 36th and 145th in college.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Delaware

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