St. Peter's Peacocks vs Tennessee Volunteers Prediction, 3/21/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: St. Peter's Peacocks vs Tennessee Volunteers

Date: Thursday, March 21, 2024

Location: Spectrum Center in Charlotte, NC

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: St. Peter's (+20)

The St. Peter's Peacocks (19-13) are traveling to Spectrum Center on Thursday where they will try to defeat the Tennessee Volunteers (24-8) in the NCAA Tournament. St. Peter's opens this game as 20-point underdogs. The over/under is set at 130.

The St. Peter's Peacocks faced Fairfield and earned the victory with a final of 68-63 in their last game. St. Peter's walked away from the contest having earned a 52.3% field goal percentage (23 out of 44) and knocked down 6 out of their 13 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Peacocks made 16 of their 26 shots for a percentage of 61.5%. In relation to hauling in boards, they collected 33 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 9 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 2 turnovers and having 1 steal. With regard to defending, St. Peter's allowed their opponent to shoot 35.4% from the floor on 23 of 65 shooting. Fairfield recorded 10 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In addition, Fairfield totaled 28 rebounds (13 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a block. Fairfield finished 70.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of 17 shots. They made 5 out of their 25 shots from distance. In the matter of personal fouls, the Peacocks ended up finishing with 18 and Fairfield had 21 personal fouls.

Corey Washington is one guy who came through for the matchup. He walked away with 24 points on 9 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and grabbed 9 rebounds. He went 64.3% from the floor and also dished out 1 assist.

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St. Peter's enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-13 on the season. They are turning it over 12.8 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a team, St. Peter's is snagging 35.6 rebounds per game and has accumulated 347 assists for the season, which is 333rd in D-1 in terms of passing. The Peacocks are shooting 33.2% on shots from beyond the arc (188 of 566) and 71.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 65.3 points per game (343rd in the country) while shooting 39.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Peacocks are able to force 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They rank 23rd in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 347 conceded on the campaign. The Peacocks defensively are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 41.4% (680 of 1,643) and they relinquish 33.1 boards per game as a unit. They are surrendering 32.2% on three-point shots and they rank 12th in college basketball in points per game allowed (63.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Tennessee Volunteers went home defeated by a final of 73-56 when they played Mississippi State. The Volunteers collected 18 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 31 for this contest. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 8 steals for this game. Mississippi State had 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Volunteers to the charity stripe for 12 tries. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Tennessee buried 8 out of their 33 attempts (24.2%). In all, the Volunteers walked away from this one shooting 19 for 62 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 30.6%. The Volunteers permitted Mississippi State to make 26 of their 47 attempts from the field which had them at 55.3% in the matchup. They finished 30.8% from beyond the arc via 4 out of 13 and finished the contest at 17 out of 22 from the free throw line (77.3%). Regarding cleaning the glass, Tennessee allowed Mississippi State to get 28 in total (5 on the offensive side).

Zakai Zeigler ended up being a factor for the Volunteers for the game. He scored 20 points in his 38 minutes on the court and totaled 2 dimes for this contest. He converted 7 of 17 in this contest for a rate of 41.2%, and had 2 rebounds.

Tennessee has a win-loss record of 24-8 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Volunteers are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which is ranked 200th in college basketball. Tennessee has 2,543 pts so far this year (79.5 per contest) and they grab 38.8 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 16.8 times per game (20th in college hoops) and they turn it over 10.3 times per contest. The Volunteers are responsible for committing 17.4 personal fouls every game and they go 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Volunteers defensively are ranked 67th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 67.9. They are forcing their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 38.9% from the floor (6th in the country). The Tennessee defense concedes 31.4% on shots from distance (243 of 774) and their opposition knocks down 70.7% of their foul shots. They give up 11.3 dimes and 35.2 total boards per game, which is ranked 52nd and 208th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take St. Peter's (+20)

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