Army Black Knights vs Navy Midshipmen Prediction, 2/15/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Army Black Knights vs Navy Midshipmen

Date: Saturday, February 15, 2025

Location: Alumni Hall (Navy) in Providence, RI

TV: ESPN+

The Navy Midshipmen (9-17) will play the Army Black Knights (15-10) at Alumni Hall (Navy) on Saturday.

The Army Black Knights faced Loyola and took home the win by a score of 64-60 in their last contest. When talking about fouls, the Black Knights finished with 14 and Loyola accumulated 14 fouls. They also buried 7 of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. Loyola walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 17 shots. Furthermore, Loyola pulled down 39 rebounds (13 offensive, 26 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Loyola recorded 13 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. With regard to the defense, Army allowed the other team to shoot 34.9% from the field on 22 out of 63 shooting. They also distributed 9 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 7 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 28 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Black Knights buried 13 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Army ended the game with a 43.6% field goal percentage (24 of 55) and made 3 of 22 3-point shots.

Josh Scovens is a player who came through in the game. He recorded 22 points on 9 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 37 mins and also collected 4 boards. He ended up shooting 75.0% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Army steps onto the court with a record of 15-10 this year. They lose possession via turnover 10.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 15.0 fouls per game. As a unit, Army is pulling down 35.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 381 dimes for the season, which ranks 73rd in Division 1 in terms of passing the rock. The Black Knights are connecting on 33.4% on shots from distance (222 of 665) and 66.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 75.9 points per outing (134th in D-1) while hitting 45.5% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Black Knights are forcing 11.6 turnovers every game and they draw 15.1 personal fouls. They give up 32.5% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 259th in the nation in points per game from their opponents (74.4). The Black Knights defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.2% (692 of 1,532) and they surrender 36.6 boards per game as a group. They currently rank 298th in college hoops in allowing assists to their opponents with 360 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Navy Midshipmen took home the win by a final score of 63-60 when they faced Lehigh. The Midshipmen recorded 31 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 37 for this contest. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. Lehigh was called for 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Midshipmen to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to bury 14 of those for a rate of 70.0%. In relation to 3-pointers, Navy made 7 of their 20 tries (35.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Midshipmen shot 21 for 55 from the field which gave them a rate of 38.2%. The Midshipmen allowed Lehigh to make 23 of their 62 tries from the floor which had them at 37.1% in the game. They finished shooting 38.9% from 3-point land by connecting on 7 of 18 and finished the game at 7 of 14 from the free throw line (50.0%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Navy permitted Lehigh to collect 35 in all (10 offensive).

Austin Benigni ended up having an impact for the Midshipmen in the game. He buried 6 out of 15 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 40.0%, and had 5 rebounds. He tallied 21 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 6 assists in this game.

Navy has a win-loss record of 9-17 so far this season. On the offensive side of the court, the Midshipmen are connecting on 41.7% from the field, which ranks 330th in the country. Navy has totaled 1,818 pts so far this season (69.9 per contest) and they grab 36.5 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 13.5 times per game (199th in the country) and they lose possession via turnover 11.1 times per game. The Midshipmen have committed 16.5 fouls every game and they connect on 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Navy defense allows 34.6% on 3-pointers (205 of 593) and their opponents are converting on 69.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 12.7 assists and 33.8 boards per contest, which has them ranked 148th and 154th in college hoops. The Midshipmen on the defensive end are ranked 135th in college hoops in points per game surrendered with 70.2. They are forcing 11.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 44.3% from the floor (227th in college hoops).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Army

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