Le Moyne Dolphins vs Merrimack Warriors Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Le Moyne Dolphins vs Merrimack Warriors

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Hammel Court in North Andover, MA

TV: ESPN+

Hammel Court is the location where the Merrimack Warriors (20-11) will try to beat the Le Moyne Dolphins (15-16) on Saturday.

The Le Moyne Dolphins stepped onto the hardwood against Fairleigh Dickinson and went home with a win by a final score of 82-61 in their last contest. Le Moyne walked away from the game having earned a 44.3% FG percentage (27 out of 61) and converted 13 out of their 35 3-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Dolphins converted 15 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. When talking about rebounding, they collected 38 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 18 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to defense, Le Moyne allowed the other team to shoot 32.8% from the floor on 20 of 61 shooting. Fairleigh Dickinson totaled 11 dimes and had 6 steals in this contest. In addition, Fairleigh Dickinson snagged 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Fairleigh Dickinson went 80.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of 20 attempts. They made 5 out of their 18 attempts from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Dolphins finished with 14 and Fairleigh Dickinson finished the game with 17 personal fouls.

Luke Sutherland is someone who was a major factor in the game. He totaled 22 points on 6 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins and also collected 4 boards. He went 50.0% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist.

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Le Moyne heads into this game with a win-loss record of 15-16 this season. They are turning it over 11.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 15.3 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Le Moyne is pulling down 34.2 rebounds per game and has earned 493 assists this year, which ranks 27th in the nation in terms of passing. The Dolphins are hitting 34.7% on 3-point shots (309 of 890) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 73.1 points per outing (199th in the nation) while going 43.4% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Dolphins are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.8 fouls. They are 321st in D-1 in allowing assists with 447 conceded for the campaign. The Dolphins defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 42.3% (790 of 1,867) and they surrender 38.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They surrender 33.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 130th in D-1 in points per game allowed (70.5).

When they last played, the Merrimack Warriors took home the win by a final score of 72-66 when they faced LIU. The Warriors earned 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 30 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. LIU was called for 22 fouls in the game which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to convert 19 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 86.4%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Merrimack converted 9 of their 25 tries (36.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Warriors ended up going 22 for 54 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.7%. The Warriors permitted LIU to convert 26 of 64 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 40.6% in this contest. They shot 30.0% from three-point range by going 3 of 10 and ended up going 11 out of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). In regard to rebounds, Merrimack allowed LIU to pull down 38 in all (13 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Derkack ended up having an impact for the Warriors for the matchup. He scored 23 points in his 38 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 assists in the game. He made 6 out of 12 in this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 10 rebounds.

Merrimack has a win-loss mark of 20-11 on the year. The Warriors have committed 16.2 fouls every game while shooting 72.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 12.4 times per game (248th in the country) and they cough up possession 13.4 times per contest. Merrimack has tallied 2,175 pts this season (70.2 per game) and they pull in 31.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Warriors are shooting 44.3% from the field, which ranks 206th in college basketball.

The Warriors defensively are ranked 40th in the country in points given up per game with 66.3. They are forcing 16.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (75th in college basketball). The Merrimack defense allows 32.0% on 3-pointers (178 of 557) and their opponents are knocking down 70.0% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 13.7 assists and 38.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 261st and 328th in the nation.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Merrimack

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