Wagner Seahawks vs Howard Bison Prediction, 3/19/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wagner Seahawks vs Howard Bison

Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Location: UD Arena in Dayton, OH

TV: truTV

Odds/Point Spread: Wagner (-3)

The Wagner Seahawks (16-15) are headed to UD Arena on Tuesday where they will go up against the Howard Bison (18-16) in the NCAA Tournament. Howard opens this contest as 3-point underdogs. The betting total comes in at 127.5.

The Wagner Seahawks faced off with Merrimack and notched a win by a score of 54-47 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Seahawks finished with 10 and Merrimack recorded 14 fouls. They made 10 of 38 attempts from 3-point range. Merrimack shot 100.0% from the free throw line by making 3 of their 3 shots. Moreover, Merrimack grabbed 24 rebounds (6 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Merrimack earned 12 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. In terms of defending, Wagner allowed the other team to go 29.8% from the field on 17 of 57 shooting. They also dished out 5 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 2 steals. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled 38 with 9 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Seahawks made 8 of 14 attempts for a percentage of 57.1%. Wagner wrapped up the contest having earned a 44.9% field goal percentage (22 out of 49) and buried 2 of 15 shots from 3-point land.

Julian Brown is a guy who came through in the game. He finished the contest at 45.5% from the floor and also recorded 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. He totaled 20 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Wagner heads into this contest with a mark of 16-15 on the year. They have an average of 63.5 points per contest (355th in college basketball) while connecting on 39.2% from the field. The Seahawks are connecting on 32.2% on three-point shots (223 of 692) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. As a team, Wagner is collecting 36.5 boards per contest and has 397 dimes for the campaign, which is 258th in the nation in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 10.0 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.4 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Seahawks are forcing 11.3 turnovers every game and they draw 14.1 personal fouls. They rank 187th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 417 conceded for the year. The Seahawks are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 41.8% (698 of 1,669) and they relinquish 34.9 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 29.5% on shots from downtown and they are 6th in college hoops in PPG allowed (62.1).

In their last game, the Howard Bison took home the win by a final score of 70-67 when they faced Delaware State. The Bison recorded 24 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest. They turned the ball over 14 times, while earning 3 steals for the matchup. Delaware State committed 21 personal fouls for this contest which took the Bison to the charity stripe for a total of 31 shots. They were able to make 26 of those for a percentage of 83.9%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Howard converted 8 of 25 tries (32.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Bison ended up shooting 18 for 47 from the floor which had them sitting at 38.3%. The Bison allowed Delaware State to bury 24 of 63 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 38.1% for this game. They finished shooting 38.5% from three-point range by hitting 5 out of 13 and ended up shooting 14 of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). In the matter of team rebounding, Howard allowed Delaware State to get 26 in total (12 on the offensive side).

Jordan Hairston pitched in for the Bison in the matchup. He recorded 18 points in his 40 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the contest. He made 4 out of 7 in this contest for a rate of 57.1%, and had 2 rebounds.

Howard has a mark of 18-16 on the year. As an offensive team, the Bison are connecting on 45.1% from the field, which has them ranked 146th in college basketball. Howard has totaled 2,555 pts on the season (75.1 per contest) and they pull in 35.9 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 13.9 times per game (121st in the country) and they turn it over 15.7 times per game. The Bison are responsible for committing 19.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.9% from the free throw line.

The Howard defense gives up 33.6% on 3-point attempts (219 of 651) and opponents are connecting on 69.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 12.2 assists and 32.3 rebounds per contest, which is 116th and 43rd in the nation. The Bison defensively are ranked 260th in college hoops in PPG surrendered with 74.4. They have forced 12.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.6% from the floor (241st in college basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Howard (+3)

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