Wagner Seahawks vs Merrimack Warriors Prediction, 3/12/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wagner Seahawks vs Merrimack Warriors

Date: Tuesday, March 12, 2024

Location: Hammel Court in North Andover, MA

TV: ESPN+

The Wagner Seahawks (15-15) are on their way to Hammel Court on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Merrimack Warriors (21-11).

The Wagner Seahawks faced off with Central Connecticut and earned the victory with a final of 66-56 in their last contest. Wagner wrapped up the game with a 38.9% FG percentage (21 of 54) and converted 5 of their 17 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Seahawks made 19 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 79.2%. Concerning hauling in boards, they compiled 35 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 9 dimes for this game in addition to creating 6 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing defense, Wagner allowed 36.2% from the field on 21 of 58 shooting. Central Connecticut doled out 10 assists and had 2 steals for the game. Moreover, Central Connecticut grabbed 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Central Connecticut shot 56.3% from the charity stripe by burying 9 of 16 tries. They made 5 of 26 tries from 3-point land. Concerning personal fouls, the Seahawks ended up walking away with 17 while Central Connecticut totaled 17 personal fouls.

Julian Brown is one player who was a major factor for the contest. He finished the contest at 45.5% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He was on the court for 40 mins and grabbed 3 rebounds. He accounted for 20 points on 5 of 11 shooting.

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Wagner heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 15-15 on the season. They are averaging 63.9 pts per game (352nd in the country) while shooting 39.1% from the field. The Seahawks are hitting 32.6% on 3-pointers (221 of 677) and 71.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Wagner is pulling down 36.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 392 assists this season, which is 235th in the country in terms of passing. They are turning it over 9.9 times per contest and as a unit are committing 15.6 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Seahawks are forcing their opponents into 11.4 turnovers every game and they draw 14.1 fouls. They are conceding 29.7% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 8th in the country in opponents PPG (62.6). The Seahawks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 42.2% (681 of 1,612) and they relinquish 35.2 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 188th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 405 conceded so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Merrimack Warriors got the victory with a final of 61-51 against Le Moyne. Regarding attacking the glass, Merrimack permitted Le Moyne to pull down 30 in all (7 offensive). They went 30.0% from distance by shooting 6 out of 20 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 12 at the free throw line (91.7%). The Warriors permitted Le Moyne to convert 17 out of their 49 attempts from the field which had them at 34.7% in this matchup. When the game finished, the Warriors shot 21 out of 49 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.9%. When talking about shots from downtown, Merrimack knocked down 7 of their 25 attempts (28.0%). They were able to knock down 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 92.3%. Le Moyne earned 16 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They turned the ball over 11 times, while getting 9 steals in this matchup. The Warriors snagged 21 defensive boards and 4 offensive boards totaling 25 in this contest.

Adam Clark ended up being a factor for the Warriors in this contest. He scored 24 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists for the game. He converted 8 out of 13 for this game for a rate of 61.5%, and had 2 rebounds.

Merrimack has a record of 21-11 for the season. The Warriors commit 16.2 personal fouls per contest and they hit 72.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 12.4 times per contest (248th in college basketball) and they cough up possession 13.3 times per game. Merrimack has scored 2,236 points for the campaign (69.9 per game) and they pull down 31.5 boards per contest. As an offense, the Warriors are connecting on 44.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 210th in D-1.

The Merrimack defense concedes 31.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (184 of 577) and opponents are connecting on 70.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 13.6 assists and 37.8 rebounds per game, which ranks them 256th and 324th in D-1. The Warriors on the defensive side of the court are 25th in D-1 in points given up per game with 65.8. They have forced 16.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.7% from the floor (58th in D-1).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Wagner

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