Navy Midshipmen vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 2/10/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs Army Black Knights

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (7-17) will go up against the Navy Midshipmen (8-14) at Christl Arena on Saturday.

The Navy Midshipmen played Bucknell and ended up losing by a score of 80-67 in their last contest. Navy finished having earned a 44.4% field goal percentage (28 out of 63) and made 5 of their 21 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the Midshipmen converted 6 of their 12 shots for a percentage of 50.0%. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they collected 29 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 assists in this matchup while creating 17 turnovers and having 6 steals. When it comes to the defense, Navy allowed their opponent to shoot 61.2% from the floor on 30 out of 49 shooting. Bucknell doled out 20 assists and had 7 steals in this contest. Moreover, Bucknell had 27 boards (4 offensive, 23 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Bucknell finished 64.3% from the charity stripe by converting 9 of 14 attempts. They also converted 11 of 21 attempts from beyond the arc. In the matter of fouls, the Midshipmen ended up finishing with 18 while Bucknell racked up 15 fouls.

Austin Benigni is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He notched 18 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played for 31 minutes and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He finished 46.2% from the floor and earned 2 dimes.

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Navy comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-14 this year. They have an average of 67.4 pts per game (322nd in the nation) while shooting 40.0% from the field. The Midshipmen are shooting 29.1% on shots from downtown (125 of 430) and 70.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Navy is pulling down 34.6 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 271 assists for the season, which is 293rd in college hoops in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 10.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Midshipmen are able to force 15.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.1 personal fouls. They rank 194th in college hoops in allowing assists with 296 conceded for the campaign. The Midshipmen defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.6% (515 of 1,155) and they relinquish 36.0 boards per game as a basketball team. They are surrendering 33.0% on shots from distance and they are 90th in Division 1 in opponents points per game (68.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Army Black Knights walked away with a victory by a final of 68-57 when they played Lehigh. In regard to team rebounding, Army allowed Lehigh to get 27 overall (5 offensive). They shot 16.0% from beyond the arc by going 4 of 25 and finished the contest at 15 out of 18 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Black Knights allowed Lehigh to make 19 out of 51 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.3% in this contest. Overall, the Black Knights finished shooting 26 out of 57 from the floor which had them at 45.6%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, Army made 9 of their 23 attempts (39.1%). They were able to make 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 77.8%. Lehigh was called for 12 personal fouls for the contest which got the Black Knights to the free throw line for a total of 9 tries. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Black Knights recorded 26 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 33 in the game.

TJ Small ended up being a major contributor for the Black Knights in this matchup. He recorded 15 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the game. He knocked down 5 out of 7 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and added 6 rebounds.

Army has a win-loss mark of 7-17 so far this year. The Black Knights commit 15.8 personal fouls every game and they hit 59.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.6 times per contest (240th in the nation) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per game. Army has 1,455 points so far this year (60.6 per game) and they snag 34.5 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Black Knights are connecting on 40.1% from the floor, which is 340th in D-1.

The Black Knights are ranked 12th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 63.5. They have forced 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 42.8% from the field (150th in D-1). The Army defense concedes 31.7% on 3-point attempts (155 of 489) and opponents are converting on 69.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.5 dimes and 33.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks 149th and 119th in college hoops.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Navy

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