Manhattan Jaspers vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Prediction, 2/8/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Manhattan Jaspers vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

Date: Thursday, February 8, 2024

Location: Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Manhattan Jaspers (5-15) are headed to Knott Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (9-13).

The Manhattan Jaspers faced Fairfield and went home with a loss by a final score of 77-68 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Jaspers ended up finishing with 13 and Fairfield racked up 12 personal fouls. They also made 10 of 24 attempts from distance. Fairfield shot 64.3% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of their 14 shots. Moreover, Fairfield had 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Fairfield totaled 13 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. With regard to defense, Manhattan allowed their opponent to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 29 of 58 shooting. They also doled out 17 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Jaspers knocked down 10 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. Manhattan wrapped up the game with a 53.1% field goal percentage (26 out of 49) and knocked down 6 of their 20 three-point shots.

Jaden Winston is one guy who came through for the contest. He finished the game at 70.0% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins and snagged 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 18 points on 7 of 10 shooting.

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Manhattan enters this contest with a mark of 5-15 so far this season. They have an average of 66.9 pts per contest (330th in Division 1) while going 41.4% from the floor. The Jaspers are shooting 31.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (152 of 487) and 71.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Manhattan is grabbing 34.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 281 assists on the campaign, which is 245th in D-1 in terms of passing. They cough up possession 14.5 times per game and as a squad they commit 13.8 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Jaspers are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per game while drawing 13.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 318th in the country in allowing assists to the opposition with 331 surrendered for the year. The Jaspers defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 45.7% (574 of 1,255) and they relinquish 38.4 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 35.0% on shots from distance and they are ranked 312th in college basketball in points per game from their opponents (77.1).

In their last game, the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers walked away with a victory by a final of 68-61 against Siena. In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Mount St. Mary's permitted Siena to snag 32 in all (8 offensive). They shot 41.2% from 3-point land by going 7 out of 17 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 18 at the free throw line (55.6%). The Mountaineers permitted Siena to make 22 of their 61 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 36.1% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the Mountaineers ended up shooting 22 for 55 from the floor which had them shooting 40.0%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Mount St. Mary's converted 5 out of their 14 attempts (35.7%). They were able to convert 19 of those for a clip of 70.4%. Siena earned 18 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 27 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Mountaineers pulled down 27 defensive boards and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 36 in this matchup.

Dola Adebayo was important for the Mountaineers in the matchup. He recorded 16 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the contest. He made 6 out of 13 in this game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and had 7 rebounds.

Mount St. Mary's has a mark of 9-13 this season. The Mountaineers commit 16.2 fouls per game and they shoot 72.0% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per contest (187th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 14.5 times per contest. Mount St. Mary's has tallied 1,575 pts this season (71.6 per contest) and they average 34.6 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Mountaineers are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 92nd in the nation.

The Mount St. Mary's defense concedes 33.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (137 of 407) and opponents are making 76.1% of their foul shots. They allow 12.0 assists and 32.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 112th and 61st in college hoops. The Mountaineers on defense are ranked 133rd in college basketball in PPG given up with 70.2. They are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 43.1% from the field (162nd in college basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Mount St. Mary's

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