Manhattan vs. Mount St. Mary’s Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets – Saturday, March 4, 2023

MAAC foes meet when the Manhattan Jaspers (12-16, 10-9 MAAC) host the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers (11-19, 7-12 MAAC) at Draddy Gymnasium, starting at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, March 4, 2023. The Mountaineers are 2-point underdogs in the game. The matchup’s over/under is set at 132.5.

Manhattan vs. Mount St. Mary’s Odds

• Manhattan odds to win: -132
• Mount St. Mary’s odds to win: +110
• Spread: Manhattan (-2)
• Total: 132.5

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Game Time and Information

• Date: Saturday, March 4, 2023
• Time: 2:00 PM ET
• TV: ESPN3
• Where: Riverdale, New York
• Venue: Draddy Gymnasium

Who Will Win Manhattan vs. Mount St. Mary’s?

Manhattan and Mount St. Mary’s Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

Manhattan is winless against the spread (0-3) when playing as at least 2-point favorites.

Mount St. Mary’s has an 8-9-1 record against the spread this season when an underdog by 2 points or more.

These two teams average a combined 131.3 points per game, 1.2 fewer points than the total of 132.5 set for this matchup.

Opponents of these teams have averaged a combined 137.4 points per game, 4.9 more than the point total in this game.

Manhattan’s average point total in matchups this year is 138.4, 5.9 points higher than the over/under in this game.

The average total for Mountaineers games this season is 2.2 fewer points than the point total of 132.5 in this outing.

The Jaspers have gone 18-9-0 ATS this season.

The Mountaineers have an 11-17-1 record against the spread this year.

Manhattan Stats & Insights

Manhattan has a -80 scoring differential, falling short by 2.8 points per game. It is putting up 67.8 points per game to rank 279th in college basketball and is allowing 70.6 per contest to rank 196th in college basketball.

The 28.9 rebounds per game Manhattan averages rank 314th in the country, and are four fewer than the 32.9 its opponents collect per contest.

The Jaspers make 7 three-pointers per game (222nd in college basketball) at a 34.3% rate (183rd in college basketball), compared to the 7.6 their opponents make while shooting 35.9% from beyond the arc.

Manhattan scores 87.9 points per 100 possessions (312th in college basketball), while allowing 91.7 points per 100 possessions (193rd in college basketball).

The Jaspers are putting up 68.5 points per game in home games. In away games, they are averaging 66.8 points per contest.

Mount St. Mary’s Stats & Insights

Mount St. Mary’s is being outscored by 3.3 points per game, with a -97 scoring differential overall. It puts up 63.5 points per game (343rd in college basketball), and gives up 66.8 per contest (84th in college basketball).

Mount St. Mary’s averages 29.6 rebounds per game (293rd in college basketball) while conceding 31.5 per contest to opponents. It is outrebounded by 1.9 boards per game.

Mount St. Mary’s connects on 6.6 three-pointers per game (264th in college basketball), while its opponents have made 6.9 on average.

Mount St. Mary’s ranks 338th in college basketball averaging 85.7 points per 100 possessions on offense, and defensively is 137th, allowing 90.1 points per 100 possessions.

The Mountaineers score 61.6 points per game at home, and 65.3 on the road.

Manhattan Key Players to Watch

The Jaspers leader in points and assists is Anthony Nelson, who puts up 15.1 points per game along with 4.6 assists.

Josh Roberts leads Manhattan in rebounding, pulling down 9.6 rebounds per game while also scoring 12.2 points a contest.

Samir Stewart makes more threes per game than any other member of the Jaspers, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.7 per contest.

Nelson and Roberts lead Manhattan on the defensive end, with Nelson leading the team in steals averaging 1.9 per game and Roberts in blocks averaging 1.8 per contest.

Mount St. Mary’s Key Players to Watch

Jalen Benjamin’s points (15.6 per game) and assists (3.9 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Mountaineers’ leaderboards.

George Tinsley’s stat line of six rebounds, 7.2 points and 1.3 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the Mount St. Mary’s rebounding leaderboard.

Dakota Leffew is consistent from three-point range and leads the Mountaineers with 2.4 made threes per game.

Leffew (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for Mount St. Mary’s while Tinsley (0.5 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Manhattan vs. Mount St. Mary’s Prediction

• Pick ATS:

  Mount St. Mary’s (+2)
  

• Pick OU:

  Over (132.5)
  

• Prediction:
  Manhattan 68, Mount St. Mary’s 67

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