Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Manhattan Jaspers Prediction, 3/4/2023 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Manhattan Jaspers

Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023

Location: Draddy Gymnasium in Bronx, NY

TV: ESPN+

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (11-19) are traveling to Draddy Gymnasium on Saturday where they will try to beat the Manhattan Jaspers (11-16).

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers took the court against Rider and walked away with a win by a score of 63-58 in their last game. Mount St. Mary's wrapped up the game with a 44.0% FG percentage (22 out of 50) and buried 4 out of their 17 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Mountaineers buried 15 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 60.0%. Pertaining to hauling in boards, they collected 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 7 dimes in the game in addition to creating 4 turnovers and having 2 steals. When discussing the defense, Mount St. Mary's allowed the other team to go 37.7% from the floor on 23 of 61 shooting. Rider recorded 9 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In addition, Rider had 30 boards (9 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Rider shot 44.4% from the free throw line by making 8 of their 18 tries. They also knocked down 4 of 16 tries from long range. With respect to personal fouls, the Mountaineers ended up with 16 while Rider had 19 personal fouls.

Jalen Benjamin is one guy who was a major factor in the matchup. He recorded 15 points on 6 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes and also grabbed 1 rebound. He ended up going 42.9% from the field but finished the game without a dime.

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Mount St. Mary's will take the court with a mark of 11-19 on the campaign. They average 63.5 points per outing (343rd in the country) while hitting 42.2% from the floor. The Mountaineers are hitting 35.5% on 3-point shots (199 of 560) and 74.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Mount St. Mary's is pulling in 33.1 rebounds per game and has earned 378 assists on the season, which ranks 225th in the nation in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.5 times per game and as a unit are committing 16.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Mountaineers are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 15.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 85th in the nation in giving up assists to the opposition with 341 surrendered on the season. The Mountaineers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 42.6% (714 of 1,678) and they surrender 34.4 rebounds per game as a unit. They concede 33.6% on three-point shots while they are 85th in Division 1 in points per game allowed (66.8).

In their last game, the Manhattan Jaspers took home the win by a final score of 72-70 when they faced Quinnipiac. Concerning rebounding, Manhattan permitted Quinnipiac to pull down 28 in all (7 offensive). They went 36.0% from behind the 3-point line by going 9 out of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 7 out of 7 from the charity stripe (100.0%). The Jaspers allowed Quinnipiac to convert 27 of 63 tries from the floor which had them shooting 42.9% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Jaspers went 29 out of 59 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.2%. When it comes to three-point attempts, Manhattan converted 7 of their 21 tries (33.3%). They were able to make 7 of the free throws for a percentage of 50.0%. Quinnipiac committed 13 personal fouls for this game which took the Jaspers to the free throw line for a total of 14 shots. They also coughed it up 13 times, while recording 7 steals in the matchup. The Jaspers were able to snag 21 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 28 for the game.

Ant Nelson ended up having an impact for the Jaspers for this contest. He racked up 21 points in his 37 mins of playing time and earned 5 dimes for the contest. He buried 10 of 17 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 58.8%, and accumulated 8 rebounds.

Manhattan has a mark of 11-16 for the season. The Jaspers commit 16.4 personal fouls every game and they go 66.5% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 12.3 times per contest (250th in the country) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per game. Manhattan has scored 1,830 points for the campaign (67.8 per contest) and they collect 31.3 boards per game. As an offense, the Jaspers are shooting 43.7% from the field, which ranks them 234th in the country.

The Manhattan defense allows 36.0% on 3-point shots (205 of 569) and opponents are converting on 71.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.5 dimes and 36.3 total boards per game, which ranks them 310th and 307th in the country. The Jaspers defensively are ranked 204th in D-1 in points allowed per contest with 70.8. They are forcing 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.2% from the field (223rd in college hoops).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Mount St. Mary's

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