Sacred Heart Pioneers vs Miami RedHawks Prediction, 12/22/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacred Heart Pioneers vs Miami RedHawks

Date: Sunday, December 22, 2024

Location: Millett Hall in Oxford, OH

TV: ESPN+

Millett Hall is the location where the Miami RedHawks (6-4) will take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers (4-7) on Sunday.

The Sacred Heart Pioneers faced off with Albany and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-66 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pioneers ended up finishing with 15 while Albany recorded 11 personal fouls. They converted 6 out of their 25 shots from downtown. Albany walked away from this one shooting 72.7% at the charity stripe by converting 8 of 11 tries. Moreover, Albany grabbed 41 rebounds (15 offensive, 26 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Albany recorded 14 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. Regarding defending, Sacred Heart allowed the other team to go 39.0% from the field on 30 out of 77 shooting. They also doled out 12 dimes for the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 7 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they compiled 35 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Pioneers converted 9 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. Sacred Heart walked away from the contest with a 40.0% FG percentage (26 out of 65) and made 5 out of their 23 shots from beyond the arc.

Tanner Thomas is someone who played a role in this game. He was able to score 16 points on 7 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 29 minutes and snagged 9 boards. He finished the game shooting 50.0% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Sacred Heart comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 4-7 on the season. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a team are committing 18.3 fouls every game. As a team, Sacred Heart is collecting 34.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 152 assists this year, which is 228th in college hoops in terms of passing. The Pioneers are hitting 37.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (98 of 262) and 74.4% from the free throw line. They average 71.7 points per outing (270th in the nation) while hitting 43.1% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Pioneers are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 14.4 fouls. They are giving up 34.5% on 3-point shots and they are 271st in college hoops in PPG from their opponents (74.8). The Pioneers are giving up a FG percentage of 43.9% (282 of 643) and they surrender 36.1 rebounds per game as a team. They are 329th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 185 relinquished this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Miami RedHawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-67 against Vermont. In relation to rebounds, Miami permitted Vermont to collect 27 overall (0 on the offensive side). They finished 30.0% from downtown by connecting on 6 of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 29 of 32 at the free throw line (90.6%). The RedHawks permitted Vermont to make 20 of 42 attempts from the field which had them at 47.6% for the contest. When the final whistle was blown, the RedHawks finished shooting 28 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.3%. When discussing 3-pointers, Miami converted 1 of 15 tries (6.7%). They were able to knock down 10 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 71.4%. Vermont had 14 fouls for the contest which got the RedHawks to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 7 steals for this game. The RedHawks snagged 22 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards for a total of 26 for this contest.

Peter Suder ended up having an impact for the RedHawks for the contest. He knocked down 8 of 14 for this game for a field goal rate of 57.1%, and tallied 4 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 29 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes for the game.

Miami has a mark of 6-4 on the season. As an offense, the RedHawks are connecting on 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 124th in Division 1. Miami has scored 754 pts on the season (75.4 per contest) and they average 32.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 13.6 times per contest (218th in college hoops) and they lose possession via turnover 12.0 times per game. The RedHawks have committed 15.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 68.8% from the free throw line.

The Miami defense allows 36.3% on 3-point shots (91 of 251) and their opponents are connecting on 66.3% of their free throw attempts. They give up 13.8 assists and 31.8 boards per game, which is 241st and 61st in the nation. The RedHawks defensively are ranked 204th in college in points allowed per contest with 71.9. They are able to force 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.1% from the floor (350th in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Sacred Heart

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