Merrimack Warriors vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 1/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Merrimack Warriors vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025

Location: Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The St. Peter's Peacocks (7-8) will try to beat the Merrimack Warriors (9-9) at Yanitelli Center on Thursday.

The Merrimack Warriors faced off with Siena and walked away with a win by a score of 64-58 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Warriors finished with 12 while Siena finished the game with 11 personal fouls. They buried 4 of their 18 attempts from beyond the arc. Siena shot 71.4% when shooting free throws by knocking down 10 of 14 attempts. Additionally, Siena grabbed 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Siena dished out 11 dimes and had 2 steals for this game. Concerning defense, Merrimack allowed the other team to shoot 43.1% from the field on 22 out of 51 shooting. They also doled out 16 assists for this game as well as creating 17 turnovers and getting 15 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 23 with 3 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Warriors converted 5 of 8 tries for a rate of 62.5%. Merrimack walked away from the contest having earned a 42.9% field goal percentage (24 out of 56) and knocked down 11 out of their 29 3-pointers.

Matt Becht is one guy who came through for this game. He walked away with 18 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes and also pulled down 1 rebound. He finished the game shooting 42.9% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Merrimack will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 9-9 on the campaign. They are averaging 64.9 pts per contest (350th in college hoops) while connecting on 42.6% from the field. The Warriors are hitting 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (143 of 415) and 74.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Merrimack is grabbing 28.0 boards per game and has accumulated 213 dimes this season, which ranks 329th in the country in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 9.7 times per contest and as a group they are committing 16.4 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Warriors have forced 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 13.0 fouls. They are 202nd in college in giving up assists with 248 surrendered this season. The Warriors defense is allowing a FG percentage of 42.1% (425 of 1,009) and they relinquish 39.7 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 31.1% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 58th in D-1 in points per game allowed (66.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the St. Peter's Peacocks walked away with a victory by a final of 66-61 when they faced Sacred Heart. In relation to rebounding, St. Peter's permitted Sacred Heart to get 28 in all (10 offensive). They shot 29.0% from downtown by shooting 9 of 31 and finished the game at 16 out of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Peacocks permitted Sacred Heart to convert 18 out of their 59 attempts from the field which had them shooting 30.5% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Peacocks ended up going 21 out of 48 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8%. In reference to shots from distance, St. Peter's converted 5 of their 18 attempts (27.8%). They were able to bury 19 of them for a rate of 79.2%. Sacred Heart had 20 fouls for this contest which took the Peacocks to the free throw line for 24 attempts. They also gave up possession 19 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Peacocks recorded 28 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 38 for this contest.

Marcus Randolph was important for the Peacocks in this contest. He made 4 of 12 for the game for a rate of 33.3%, and totaled 6 rebounds. He earned 18 points in his 40 minutes on the court and added 2 assists in the game.

St. Peter's has a mark of 7-8 on the campaign. The Peacocks are responsible for committing 20.9 fouls per game and they shoot 72.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 11.5 times per contest (329th in Division 1) and they lose possession via turnover 14.6 times per contest. St. Peter's has totaled 1,004 points this season (66.9 per contest) and they average 37.3 boards per contest. As an offense, the Peacocks are shooting 41.3% from the floor, which is 332nd in D-1.

The Peacocks are ranked 22nd in the country in points per game surrendered with 64.1. They have forced 12.7 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 40.2% from the floor (43rd in D-1). The St. Peter's defense concedes 29.6% on shots from distance (90 of 304) and opponents are knocking down 69.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 10.5 dimes and 32.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 29th and 63rd in college hoops.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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