Northeastern Huskies vs Stony Brook Seawolves Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Northeastern Huskies vs Stony Brook Seawolves

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

Location: Entertainment & Sports Arena in Washington, DC

TV: ESPN+

The Stony Brook Seawolves (17-14) will play the Northeastern Huskies (12-19) at Entertainment & Sports Arena on Saturday.

The Northeastern Huskies took the court against Drexel and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 73-59 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Huskies ended up finishing with 14 and Drexel recorded 10 fouls. They buried 8 of 16 shots from long range. Drexel ended up going 78.6% from the free throw line by burying 11 of their 14 tries. Additionally, Drexel pulled down 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't record a block for the team. Drexel distributed 16 dimes and had 5 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Northeastern allowed their opponent to shoot 52.9% from the floor on 27 out of 51 shooting. They also recorded 9 dimes in the game in addition to creating 13 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they earned 19 with 2 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Huskies made 3 of their 5 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Northeastern wrapped up the contest having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (26 of 56) and knocked down 4 of their 18 three-point attempts.

Chris Doherty is one player who played a role in the game. He went 44.4% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime. He was on the court for 32 mins played and collected 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 8 out of 18 shooting.

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Northeastern will take the court with a win-loss record of 12-19 for the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.5 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 15.1 fouls per contest. As a team, Northeastern is snagging 32.9 boards per game and has tallied 418 assists on the year, which is 137th in the country in terms of passing. The Huskies are hitting 31.8% on three-point attempts (197 of 619) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 69.5 points per outing (292nd in D-1) while going 45.9% from the field.

Defensively, the Huskies are forcing 11.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 15.2 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 192nd in the country in PPG allowed (72.3). The Huskies defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.7% (811 of 1,738) and they surrender 30.5 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 255th in Division 1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 413 relinquished on the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Stony Brook Seawolves went home victorious with a score of 79-56 when they faced Delaware. When discussing rebounding, Stony Brook permitted Delaware to grab 33 in total (8 on the offensive glass). They went 12.5% from downtown by shooting 2 of 16 and ended up going 4 out of 9 from the free throw line (44.4%). The Seawolves permitted Delaware to bury 25 of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.1% for the game. When the game finished, the Seawolves walked away from this one shooting 30 for 60 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Stony Brook made 10 of their 19 attempts (52.6%). They were able to make 9 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 69.2%. Delaware earned 10 personal fouls for this contest which got the Seawolves to the charity stripe for 13 attempts. They coughed up the ball 6 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Seawolves corralled 25 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 31 for this game.

Aaron Clarke ended up being a major contributor for the Seawolves in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 14 in this game for a rate of 57.1%, and added 4 rebounds. He scored 19 points in his 34 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes in the game.

Stony Brook has a win-loss mark of 17-14 for the campaign. The Seawolves commit 15.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 73.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.3 times per game (260th in D-1) and they are giving up possession 10.3 times per game. Stony Brook has totaled 2,265 pts this year (73.1 per game) and they pull in 36.1 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Seawolves are shooting 43.8% from the field, which is 240th in Division 1.

The Seawolves on the defensive end are ranked 190th in D-1 in PPG given up with 72.2. They are forcing 10.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.7% from the floor (119th in college basketball). The Stony Brook defense gives up 34.5% on three-point shots (273 of 791) and opponents are connecting on 69.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 14.8 assists and 36.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 321st and 291st in the country.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Stony Brook

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