Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 2/2/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Sunday, February 2, 2025

Location: Yanitelli Center in Jersey City, NJ

TV: ESPN+

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (11-9) are hitting the road to Yanitelli Center on Sunday where they will take on the St. Peter's Peacocks (7-9).

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers played Manhattan and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 74-64 in their last game. Mount St. Mary's wrapped up the contest having earned a 37.7% field goal percentage (20 of 53) and knocked down 8 out of their 28 3-point shots. At the charity stripe, the Mountaineers made 16 of their 22 attempts for a percentage of 72.7%. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 34 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 10 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Regarding defense, Mount St. Mary's allowed the other team to shoot 40.3% from the field on 25 of 62 shooting. Manhattan doled out 10 dimes and had 9 steals for this game. Moreover, Manhattan had 37 rebounds (14 offensive, 23 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Manhattan finished the contest at 70.0% at the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 20 tries. They also buried 10 out of their 30 tries from beyond the perimeter. When talking about personal fouls, the Mountaineers left the arena with 18 and Manhattan had 17 personal fouls.

Dola Adebayo is someone who was a factor in the game. He went 50.0% from the field and totaled 1 assist. He played 32 minutes played and also collected 7 rebounds. He left the arena with 20 points on 7 out of 14 shooting.

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Mount St. Mary's steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 11-9 so far this year. They cough up possession 15.2 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.6 fouls every game. As a unit, Mount St. Mary's is pulling down 36.9 boards per game and has racked up 302 dimes so far this year, which is 159th in the nation in terms of passing the ball. The Mountaineers are shooting 32.3% on shots from 3-point land (152 of 471) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 70.7 points per contest (273rd in college) while going 42.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Mountaineers are forcing 12.7 turnovers every game and they draw 16.5 personal fouls. They give up 31.7% on shots from downtown while they are 232nd in college hoops in PPG allowed (73.1). The Mountaineers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.8% (525 of 1,226) and they surrender 35.7 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 155th in the country in giving up assists to their opponents with 268 relinquished for the campaign.

The last time they took the hardwood, the St. Peter's Peacocks took a defeat with a final score of 48-37 against Merrimack. Concerning how they rebounded, St. Peter's allowed Merrimack to pull down 26 in total (5 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 26.3% from distance by hitting 5 out of 19 and ended up going 7 out of 9 at the charity stripe (77.8%). The Peacocks allowed Merrimack to convert 18 of their 50 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.0% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Peacocks finished shooting 14 out of 58 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 24.1%. In the matter of three-point shots, St. Peter's made 5 of 24 tries (20.8%). They were able to bury 4 of the free throws for a percentage of 50.0%. Merrimack committed 12 personal fouls in this contest which took the Peacocks to the free throw line for 8 attempts. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 4 steals in the game. The Peacocks corralled 24 defensive boards and 17 offensive boards for a total of 41 in the game.

Bryce Eaton ended up being a factor for the Peacocks in the game. He made 3 of 10 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 30.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds. He tallied 8 points in his 32 mins on the court and earned 2 dimes in the game.

St. Peter's has a mark of 7-9 for the year. The Peacocks are committing 2.0 fouls per game and they go 71.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 11.3 times per game (335th in the country) and they turn it over 14.7 times per game. St. Peter's has totaled 1,041 points for the campaign (65.1 per contest) and they average 37.7 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Peacocks are shooting 40.2% from the floor, which ranks 354th in the nation.

The Peacocks are ranked 15th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 63.1. They have forced 12.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 39.9% from the field (32nd in college). The St. Peter's defense surrenders 29.4% on 3-pointers (95 of 323) and opponents are connecting on 69.3% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 10.1 dimes and 32.1 rebounds every game, which ranks them 15th and 53rd in Division 1.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take St. Peter's and under the total points

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