Marist Red Foxes vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Prediction, 1/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Marist Red Foxes vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

Date: Friday, January 19, 2024

Location: Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, MD

TV: ESPN+

The Marist Red Foxes (8-6) are hitting the road to Knott Arena on Friday where they will compete against the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (6-10).

The Marist Red Foxes took the court against Rider and went home with a win by a final score of 83-60 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Red Foxes finished with 15 while Rider finished the game with 17 personal fouls. They made 6 of their 12 tries from beyond the perimeter. Rider went 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of 21 attempts. Moreover, Rider totaled 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but didn't notch a block. Rider doled out 4 assists and had 3 steals for the game. Concerning defense, Marist allowed the other team to shoot 45.5% from the floor on 20 out of 44 shooting. They also dished out 13 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 11 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 30 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Red Foxes converted 16 of their 22 shots for a rate of 72.7%. Marist finished with a 52.7% field goal percentage (29 of 55) and converted 9 of their 19 3-pointers.

Josh Pascarelli is someone who played a role for the matchup. He ended up going 69.2% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended. He played 32 mins and snagged 4 rebounds. He finished with 23 points on 9 of 13 shooting.

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Marist comes into this matchup with a mark of 8-6 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a unit they commit 17.9 personal fouls per contest. As a team, Marist is snagging 33.1 rebounds per contest and has tallied 168 assists on the season, which has them ranked 351st in the nation in terms of passing the rock. The Red Foxes are connecting on 34.2% from downtown (97 of 284) and 64.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 66.4 pts per contest (331st in the nation) while going 45.2% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Red Foxes are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 30.9% on 3-point shots and they are 13th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (62.6). Red Foxes defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 40.7% (293 of 720) and they surrender 33.6 boards per contest as a group. They rank 2nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 126 relinquished for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers took a loss by a final score of 87-70 against Iona. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Mount St. Mary's allowed Iona to collect 36 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 47.1% from distance by shooting 8 of 17 and finished the game at 11 of 18 from the free throw line (61.1%). The Mountaineers permitted Iona to bury 34 out of their 65 attempts from the field which had them shooting 52.3% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Mountaineers shot 25 for 56 from the field which had them shooting 44.6%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, Mount St. Mary's converted 8 out of their 22 tries (36.4%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Iona committed 15 fouls in the game which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 3 steals in this matchup. The Mountaineers collected 18 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards for a total of 26 for the contest.

Dakota Leffew was important for the Mountaineers for the matchup. He had 20 points in his 32 mins of playing time and accumulated 5 dimes in the game. He converted 7 out of 12 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 58.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

Mount St. Mary's has a win-loss mark of 6-10 on the campaign. The Mountaineers commit 17.3 fouls per contest and they go 70.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.1 times per game (134th in the country) and they turn it over 14.9 times per contest. Mount St. Mary's has accounted for 1,168 pts on the campaign (73.0 per game) and they grab 34.8 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Mountaineers are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which is ranked 90th in college basketball.

The Mountaineers are ranked 193rd in the country in PPG surrendered with 71.9. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 43.3% from the floor (188th in D-1). The Mount St. Mary's defense gives up 32.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (93 of 290) and opponents are converting on 75.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 12.4 assists and 33.8 boards per contest, which ranks them 148th and 127th in college hoops.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Marist

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