Merrimack Warriors vs Stanford Cardinal Prediction, 12/17/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Merrimack Warriors vs Stanford Cardinal

Date: Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Location: Maples Pavilion in Stanford, CA

TV: ESPN+

Maples Pavilion is the site where the Stanford Cardinal (8-2) will play the Merrimack Warriors (5-6) on Tuesday.

The Merrimack Warriors faced off with Boston and notched a win by a score of 64-61 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Warriors ended up with 13 and Boston finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They also made 6 of their 20 shots from three-point range. Boston walked away from this one shooting 45.5% at the free throw line by making 5 of 11 attempts. Moreover, Boston snagged 32 rebounds (11 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Boston doled out 13 dimes and had 3 steals in this matchup. In the matter of defending, Merrimack allowed 46.3% from the floor on 25 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 14 dimes in the game as well as creating 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to hauling in boards, they earned 25 with 3 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 7 of their 9 shots for a rate of 77.8%. Merrimack wrapped up the game having earned a 48.0% field goal percentage (24 of 50) and buried 9 of their 19 shots from distance.

Adam Clark is one player who was a factor in this contest. He totaled 18 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played 37 minutes played and grabbed 2 rebounds. He walked away from this one shooting 61.5% from the field and earned 8 assists.

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Merrimack comes into this contest with a record of 5-6 this season. They average 62.7 pts per contest (348th in college basketball) while hitting 40.9% from the field. The Warriors are connecting on 30.3% on shots from downtown (74 of 244) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Merrimack is pulling in 29.7 boards per game and has 114 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 335th in Division 1 in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 9.9 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 17.4 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Warriors are able to force 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 13.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 242nd in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 149 relinquished this year. The Warriors are allowing a FG percentage of 41.2% (251 of 609) and they surrender 39.7 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 31.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 81st in college hoops in points per game from their opponents (66.7).

The last time they took the court, the Stanford Cardinal went home victorious with a score of 89-81 when they played California. When talking about rebounding, Stanford permitted California to pull down 32 in all (16 offensive). They finished 38.1% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 8 of 21 and finished the contest at 13 out of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Cardinal permitted California to convert 30 out of 71 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 42.3% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Cardinal ended up going 30 out of 57 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.6%. In terms of shots from beyond the perimeter, Stanford made 11 out of 23 tries (47.8%). They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a rate of 90.0%. California earned 15 personal fouls for the game which got the Cardinal to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Cardinal pulled down 20 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 26 in this contest.

Jaylen Blakes ended up being a factor for the Cardinal for this game. He tallied 20 points in his 37 mins on the court and tallied 6 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 7 of 13 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 53.8%, and had 2 rebounds.

Stanford has a win-loss mark of 8-2 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Cardinal are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 193rd in the nation. Stanford has accounted for 802 points so far this season (80.2 per contest) and they collect 36.6 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 15.2 times per game (117th in the nation) and they turn it over 9.6 times per game. The Cardinal are responsible for committing 17.9 fouls per game and they go 75.2% from the free throw line.

The Stanford defense concedes 31.9% on 3-pointers (58 of 182) and their opponents are making 76.1% of their free throw attempts. They allow 9.0 dimes and 32.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 6th and 91st in those categories on the defensive end. The Cardinal on defense are ranked 138th in D-1 in points allowed per game with 69.5. They have forced 13.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the floor (212th in the nation).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Merrimack

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