Sacred Heart Pioneers vs St. Peter's Peacocks Prediction, 2/23/2025 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Sacred Heart Pioneers vs St. Peter's Peacocks

Date: Sunday, February 23, 2025

Location: Yanitelli Center in Los Angeles, CA

TV: ESPN+

The Sacred Heart Pioneers (11-14) are hitting the road to Yanitelli Center on Sunday where they will play the St. Peter's Peacocks (9-13).

The Sacred Heart Pioneers faced off with Siena and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 80-73 in their last contest. Sacred Heart ended the game with a 46.7% field goal percentage (28 of 60) and knocked down 4 of their 24 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the charity stripe, the Pioneers knocked down 13 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. In relation to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 29 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 20 assists for this game in addition to creating 8 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Concerning the defense, Sacred Heart allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the field on 29 of 65 shooting. Siena earned 14 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, Siena grabbed 34 boards (16 offensive, 18 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Siena shot 75.0% at the free throw line by converting 15 of 20 shots. They also converted 7 of 24 shots from beyond the arc. When talking about personal fouls, the Pioneers ended up with 15 while Siena finished the game with 14 personal fouls.

Nyle Ralph-Beyer is a player who came through in the matchup. He notched 24 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and totaled 2 boards. He went 58.8% from the floor but wasn't able to get an assist.

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Sacred Heart will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 11-14 on the season. They turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 15.9 fouls per game. As a team, Sacred Heart is pulling in 36.2 boards per contest and has accounted for 401 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 102nd in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. The Pioneers are connecting on 36.3% on shots from distance (242 of 667) and 73.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 76.7 pts per game (106th in D-1) while going 44.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Pioneers are able to force 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 15.1 fouls. They are giving up 37.0% on 3-pointers and they are 312th in college in PPG allowed (76.7). The Pioneers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.8% (676 of 1,510) and they surrender 35.2 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 331st in college hoops in allowing assists to the opposition with 410 relinquished so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the St. Peter's Peacocks walked away with a victory by a final of 66-65 when they faced Rider. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, St. Peter's permitted Rider to pull down 25 in total (6 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 57.1% from distance by shooting 12 of 21 and ended up shooting 9 out of 12 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Peacocks allowed Rider to convert 22 of 51 attempts from the field which left them shooting 43.1% in the game. When the final whistle was blown, the Peacocks ended up shooting 22 for 60 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.7%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, St. Peter's buried 9 out of 22 tries (40.9%). They were able to knock down 13 of those for a rate of 81.3%. Rider committed 16 personal fouls for the game which got the Peacocks to the free throw line for 16 tries. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Peacocks were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 38 in this contest.

Bryce Eaton was important for the Peacocks for this contest. He knocked down 5 out of 12 in the game for a rate of 41.7%, and had 2 rebounds. He tallied 16 points in his 23 mins on the court and had 3 dimes in this contest.

St. Peter's has a win-loss record of 9-13 on the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Peacocks are connecting on 40.3% from the floor, which is ranked 356th in the nation. St. Peter's has scored 1,446 points for the year (65.7 per game) and they average 37.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 10.8 times per contest (349th in the country) and they turn it over 14.5 times per contest. The Peacocks commit 19.5 personal fouls per game and they connect on 72.5% from the free throw line.

The Peacocks on defense are ranked 25th in college in points allowed per contest with 65.1. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 41.4% from the floor (57th in Division 1). The St. Peter's defense concedes 31.9% on three-point shots (140 of 439) and opponents are converting on 72.0% of their free throw attempts. They give up 10.7 dimes and 31.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 26th and 29th in those defensive categories.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take St. Peter's

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