Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Sacred Heart Pioneers Prediction, 2/27/2026 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers vs Sacred Heart Pioneers
Date: Friday, February 27, 2026
Location: William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, CT
TV: ESPN+
The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (14-15) are en route to William H. Pitt Center on Friday where they will try to beat the Sacred Heart Pioneers (12-18).

The Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers faced off with Canisius and took home the win by a score of 68-47 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Mountaineers left the arena with 15 while Canisius accounted for 15 personal fouls. They converted 4 of their 18 shots from long range. Canisius went 78.6% from the free throw line by knocking down 11 of 14 shots. Moreover, Canisius had 24 rebounds (5 offensive, 19 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Canisius doled out 6 assists and had 8 steals for this game. In reference to the defense, Mount St. Mary's allowed the other team to go 35.6% from the field on 16 of 45 shooting. They also dished out 14 assists in this contest while creating 17 turnovers and earning 13 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 32 with 11 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Mountaineers converted 11 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 78.6%. Mount St. Mary's wrapped up the contest with a 45.5% field goal percentage (25 out of 55) and made 7 of their 22 3-point shots.
Arlandus Keyes is a guy who was a factor in this contest. He was able to score 14 points on 5 of 14 shooting. He played for 31 mins and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He finished the game shooting 35.7% from the floor and distributed 7 assists.
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Mount St. Mary's will enter this game with a record of 14-15 for the campaign. They average 68.3 pts per game (335th in Division 1) while connecting on 44.1% from the field. The Mountaineers are hitting 32.8% on 3-pointers (225 of 685) and 67.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Mount St. Mary's is pulling in 36.6 boards per game and has racked up 397 assists for the season, which is 170th in D-1 in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.0 personal fouls every game.
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On the defensive end of the court, the Mountaineers are able to force 11.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.1 fouls. They give up 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 102nd in college in opponents PPG (70.9). The Mountaineers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 40.2% (674 of 1,675) and they concede 33.1 boards per game as a unit. They rank 122nd in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 357 conceded so far this season.
In their last game, the Sacred Heart Pioneers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 65-63 when they played Marist. The Pioneers collected 34 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this game. They turned it over 11 times, while earning 1 steal for this game. Marist had 15 personal fouls for the contest which got the Pioneers to the free throw line for a total of 18 attempts. They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a clip of 61.1%. With respect to shots from beyond the arc, Sacred Heart made 8 of their 26 attempts (30.8%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pioneers walked away from this one shooting 22 for 60 from the field which gave them a rate of 36.7%. The Pioneers permitted Marist to convert 24 out of their 67 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 35.8% in the matchup. They finished 35.1% from three-point range by connecting on 13 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 4 out of 6 at the charity stripe (66.7%). In the matter of team rebounding, Sacred Heart allowed Marist to snag 33 in all (5 offensive).
Nyle Ralph-Beyer ended up being a factor for the Pioneers for this game. He knocked down 7 of 14 in the game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 7 rebounds. He earned 21 points in his 40 mins on the court, but didn't record an assist.
Sacred Heart has a record of 12-18 for the year. The Pioneers commit 15.0 fouls per game while shooting 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per game (131st in D-1) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. Sacred Heart has scored 2,266 points so far this year (75.5 per game) and they collect 35.1 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Pioneers are shooting 43.5% from the field, which is 284th in college hoops.
The Sacred Heart defense concedes 35.8% on 3-pointers (281 of 786) and opponents are connecting on 70.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 16.8 assists and 34.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is ranked 350th and 218th in college hoops. The Pioneers on defense are ranked 264th in D-1 in points given up per game with 77.0. They are able to force 10.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (281st in college).
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Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Sacred Heart
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