Boston Terriers vs Army Black Knights Prediction, 1/18/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Terriers vs Army Black Knights

Date: Saturday, January 18, 2025

Location: Christl Arena in West Point, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Army Black Knights (9-8) will try to beat the Boston Terriers (9-9) at Christl Arena on Saturday.

The Boston Terriers faced Lehigh and notched a win by a score of 63-58 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Terriers ended up finishing with 14 while Lehigh totaled 17 fouls. They also knocked down 4 out of their 23 attempts from 3-point range. Lehigh finished shooting 61.5% when shooting free throws by making 8 of 13 shots. On top of that, Lehigh grabbed 19 boards (4 offensive, 15 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Lehigh dished out 10 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. When discussing defense, Boston allowed the other team to shoot 45.1% from the floor on 23 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 10 assists in the matchup while forcing 7 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 31 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the free throw line, the Terriers knocked down 8 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 53.3%. Boston finished with a 46.0% FG percentage (23 out of 50) and knocked down 9 of their 24 three-point shots.

Kyrone Alexander is a player who was a contributor for the game. He finished with 18 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins and totaled 6 boards. He shot 58.3% from the field but had no dimes when the game ended.

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Boston heads into this contest with a record of 9-9 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a group they commit 15.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Boston is collecting 36.2 rebounds per contest and has earned 226 dimes for the season, which ranks 228th in college in terms of passing the rock. The Terriers are shooting 34.4% on shots from distance (149 of 433) and 62.3% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 66.2 pts per contest (338th in D-1) while shooting 44.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Terriers have forced 10.3 turnovers per game and they draw 16.5 fouls. They relinquish 35.6% from beyond the arc while they are 73rd in college hoops in opponents PPG (67.5). The Terriers defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 43.0% (430 of 1,000) and they surrender 30.6 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 254th in college in allowing assists to the opposition with 243 surrendered for the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Army Black Knights got the victory with a final of 70-68 when they played Lafayette. In relation to attacking the glass, Army permitted Lafayette to get 24 in all (3 offensive). They shot 47.4% from three-point range by connecting on 9 of 19 and finished the game at 7 out of 10 from the free throw line (70.0%). The Black Knights permitted Lafayette to bury 26 out of their 48 tries from the field which had them shooting 54.2% for the contest. When the game finished, the Black Knights ended up going 27 for 56 from the floor which had them at 48.2%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Army knocked down 10 out of their 26 attempts (38.5%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Lafayette committed 11 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Black Knights to the free throw line for a total of 10 shots. They coughed up the ball 8 times, while getting 10 steals for the matchup. The Black Knights earned 18 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 24 for this contest.

Jalen Rucker was important for the Black Knights in this game. He converted 12 out of 18 for the game giving him a rate of 66.7%, and totaled 4 rebounds. He tallied 29 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 1 assist in this matchup.

Army has a record of 9-8 for the year. The Black Knights commit 14.4 personal fouls per game while shooting 66.9% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 16.0 times per game (70th in college) and they are turning it over 11.1 times per game. Army has accumulated 1,301 pts on the season (76.5 per game) and they pull in 36.5 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Black Knights are connecting on 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 169th in college hoops.

The Black Knights defensively are ranked 284th in D-1 in PPG allowed with 75.4. They are able to force 11.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (301st in college hoops). The Army defense allows 34.1% on 3-point attempts (144 of 422) and their opposition makes 73.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 15.5 dimes and 35.7 rebounds every game, ranking them 326th and 254th in the country.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Army

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