Navy Midshipmen vs American Eagles Prediction, 3/12/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Navy Midshipmen vs American Eagles

Date: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Location: Bender Arena in Washington, DC

TV: CBSSN

Bender Arena is the site where the American Eagles (21-12) will attempt to defeat the Navy Midshipmen (15-18) on Wednesday.

The Navy Midshipmen took the court against Bucknell and walked away with a win by a score of 83-77 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Midshipmen ended up with 22 and Bucknell totaled 27 fouls. They also converted 8 out of their 26 tries from three-point range. Bucknell finished the contest at 65.5% from the free throw line by knocking down 19 of 29 tries. Additionally, Bucknell pulled down 32 rebounds (10 offensive, 22 defensive), but couldn't earn a rejection. Bucknell earned 11 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. Regarding defending, Navy allowed the other team to go 46.3% from the field on 25 out of 54 shooting. They also recorded 13 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they earned 26 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Midshipmen converted 35 of 42 attempts for a percentage of 83.3%. Navy finished with a 40.0% FG percentage (20 of 50) and converted 8 of their 19 shots from 3-point land.

Austin Benigni is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. He notched 24 points on 2 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 38 mins played and totaled 4 boards. He went 16.7% from the floor and also earned 7 dimes.

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Navy heads into this one with a mark of 15-18 so far this season. They have an average of 71.4 points per outing (255th in Division 1) while hitting 42.5% from the field. The Midshipmen are shooting 34.2% on shots from distance (245 of 717) and 73.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Navy is snagging 35.8 rebounds per contest and has totaled 443 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 152nd in Division 1 in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 10.8 times per game and as a team they commit 16.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Midshipmen have forced 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 17.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 166th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 408 surrendered on the season. The Midshipmen are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.5% (816 of 1,835) and they concede 33.7 boards per game as a team. They give up 34.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 127th in the nation in points per game allowed (70.3).

For their last game, the American Eagles got the win with a final of 72-62 when they faced Colgate. The Eagles pulled down 24 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 30 for the matchup. They also turned it over 11 times, while earning 8 steals for the game. Colgate earned 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Eagles to the charity stripe for a total of 13 tries. They were able to knock down 11 of those for a clip of 84.6%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, American converted 7 out of their 17 tries (41.2%). Overall, the Eagles ended up going 27 out of 54 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. The Eagles permitted Colgate to make 25 of 57 tries from the field which had them shooting 43.9% in the matchup. They finished 30.4% from three-point range by shooting 7 of 23 and finished the contest at 5 of 7 at the free throw line (71.4%). In relation to how they rebounded, American allowed Colgate to get 27 in all (8 offensive).

Elijah Stephens was important for the Eagles in the matchup. He racked up 16 points in his 31 minutes on the court and had 4 dimes for this game. He buried 5 out of 9 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

American has a win-loss record of 21-12 on the campaign. The Eagles are committing 18.0 fouls per game and they shoot 75.8% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 12.5 times per contest (270th in the nation) and they cough up possession 11.1 times per game. American has accounted for 2,260 pts so far this season (68.5 per game) and they pull down 30.3 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Eagles are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 216th in college hoops.

The Eagles on defense are ranked 59th in the nation in PPG surrendered with 67.7. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (288th in the nation). The American defense allows 33.3% on shots from 3-point land (203 of 610) and their opposition makes 69.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 12.2 assists and 32.3 rebounds every game, which is 98th and 61st in D-1.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take American

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