Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Miami Hurricanes Prediction, 12/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Miami Hurricanes

Date: Saturday, December 21, 2024

Location: Watsco Center in Coral Gables, FL

TV: ESPN+

Watsco Center is where the Miami Hurricanes (4-7) will try to beat the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (7-4) on Saturday.

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers stepped onto the hardwood against LIU and walked away with a win by a score of 80-72 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Mountaineers finished with 19 while LIU finished the game with 28 fouls. They also made 6 of 18 attempts from beyond the arc. LIU finished 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of 32 attempts. In addition, LIU snagged 34 rebounds (11 offensive, 23 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. LIU totaled 14 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. Regarding defending, Mount St. Mary's allowed the other team to shoot 42.9% from the floor on 21 out of 49 shooting. They also recorded 16 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 17 turnovers and having 11 steals. In regard to hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 37 with 17 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Mountaineers made 31 of their 41 tries for a rate of 75.6%. Mount St. Mary's ended the contest having earned a 32.3% FG percentage (20 of 62) and made 9 out of their 29 three-point attempts.

Dola Adebayo is someone who was important in the game. He ended up shooting 45.5% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played 30 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He accounted for 16 points on 5 out of 11 shooting.

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Mount St. Mary's enters this contest with a win-loss record of 7-4 so far this year. They are averaging 74.1 pts per contest (222nd in D-1) while hitting 43.2% from the floor. The Mountaineers are connecting on 31.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (76 of 242) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Mount St. Mary's is grabbing 38.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 165 assists for the year, which is 161st in Division 1 in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.4 times per game and as a team are committing 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 158th in college in giving up assists to their opponents with 141 surrendered for the season. The Mountaineers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.1% (292 of 678) and they relinquish 34.9 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 29.2% on three-point shots while they are 250th in college in opponents points per game (73.7).

For their last game, the Miami Hurricanes got the victory with a final of 94-75 against Presbyterian. When talking about how they attacked the glass, Miami permitted Presbyterian to pull down 22 in all (8 offensive). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range via 9 of 27 and finished the game at 8 out of 12 from the free throw line (66.7%). The Hurricanes permitted Presbyterian to bury 29 out of 63 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.0% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Hurricanes shot 35 for 52 from the floor which had them at 67.3%. In the matter of shots from beyond the perimeter, Miami buried 7 out of their 14 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.3%. Presbyterian had 17 fouls for this game which took the Hurricanes to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They turned the ball over 7 times, while getting 1 steal for the game. The Hurricanes collected 29 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in this matchup.

Matthew Cleveland was important for the Hurricanes in the matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 12 in the matchup giving him a rate of 75.0%, and totaled 5 rebounds. He had 24 points in his 35 mins of playing time and tallied 1 assist in the game.

Miami has a mark of 4-7 on the campaign. The Hurricanes commit 14.8 personal fouls every game while shooting 79.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 13.3 times per game (236th in the nation) and they are giving up possession 10.2 times per game. Miami has accounted for 870 pts so far this year (79.1 per contest) and they collect 34.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hurricanes are hitting on 49.5% from the floor, which ranks them 32nd in the country.

The Hurricanes on the defensive end are ranked 249th in the nation in points per game surrendered with 73.6. They are forcing 9.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (318th in Division 1). The Miami defense concedes 36.4% from downtown (94 of 258) and opponents are making 72.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 13.7 dimes and 30.6 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks 239th and 32nd in those categories on the defensive end.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Mount St. Mary's

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