St. Peter's Peacocks vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Prediction, 2/23/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers

Date: Friday, February 23, 2024

Location: Knott Arena in Emmitsburg, MD

TV: ESPN+

Knott Arena is the location where the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (11-15) will try to beat the St. Peter's Peacocks (13-11) on Friday.

The St. Peter's Peacocks took the court against Iona and notched a win by a score of 59-53 in their last contest. St. Peter's ended the contest with a 43.9% FG percentage (18 of 41) and knocked down 6 out of their 14 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Peacocks knocked down 17 of 20 shots for a percentage of 85.0%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned 29 with 3 of them being offensive. They also doled out 13 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to defense, St. Peter's allowed the other team to shoot 31.7% from the floor on 20 of 63 shooting. Iona doled out 13 assists and had 8 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Iona collected 36 rebounds (19 offensive, 17 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Iona finished the game shooting 64.3% from the free throw line by making 9 of 14 attempts. They also made 4 of 14 attempts from 3-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Peacocks finished with 17 while Iona finished the game with 19 personal fouls.

Corey Washington is a guy who was a factor for the game. He finished shooting 44.4% from the floor but wasn't able to get a dime. He played for 36 mins played and also pulled down 10 boards. He finished with 18 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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St. Peter's heads into this game with a mark of 13-11 on the campaign. They are turning it over 13.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, St. Peter's is grabbing 35.1 boards per game and has accounted for 266 dimes on the campaign, which is 348th in college hoops in terms of passing the ball. The Peacocks are shooting 31.3% on shots from downtown (142 of 453) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 64.7 pts per game (348th in D-1) while hitting 39.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Peacocks are able to force 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.8 personal fouls. They give up 33.3% from beyond the arc and they rank 12th in D-1 in opponents PPG (63.6). The Peacocks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.4% (510 of 1,204) and they concede 32.7 boards per contest as a team. They rank 11th in D-1 in giving up assists to the opposition with 266 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers took a loss by a score of 94-80 when they faced Fairfield. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Mount St. Mary's allowed Fairfield to collect 34 in total (12 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 50.0% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 18 of 36 and walked away from this one shooting 2 out of 5 from the free throw line (40.0%). The Mountaineers permitted Fairfield to make 37 of their 77 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 48.1% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Mountaineers went 31 for 57 from the floor which had them shooting 54.4%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, Mount St. Mary's converted 10 of their 19 attempts (52.6%). They were able to make 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 66.7%. Fairfield committed 11 fouls for this game which got the Mountaineers to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while earning 4 steals for the matchup. The Mountaineers were able to snag 26 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive boards totaling 31 in this game.

De'Shayne Montgomery ended up being a factor for the Mountaineers for the matchup. He converted 10 out of 18 in this matchup for a rate of 55.6%, and accounted for 2 rebounds. He accumulated 25 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this matchup.

Mount St. Mary's has a record of 11-15 for the season. As an offense, the Mountaineers are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which is 72nd in Division 1. Mount St. Mary's has 1,890 points this season (72.7 per contest) and they pull in 35.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 13.2 times per game (180th in the country) and they turn it over 14.6 times per contest. The Mountaineers are responsible for committing 16.0 personal fouls per game while shooting 72.1% from the charity stripe.

The Mount St. Mary's defense allows 35.1% from downtown (180 of 513) and their opponents are connecting on 75.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 12.5 dimes and 32.7 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 149th and 63rd in those defensive categories. The Mountaineers defensively are ranked 172nd in the country in PPG surrendered with 71.4. They have forced 13.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 42.9% from the field (144th in Division 1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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