Monmouth vs. Saint Peter's - 2/9/20 College Basketball Pick, Odds, and Prediction
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Saint Peter's Peacocks (10-11) at Monmouth Hawks (13-9)
College Basketball: Sunday, February 9, 2020 at 2:00 pm (OceanFirst Bank Center)
The Line: Monmouth Hawks -6 -- Over/Under: 136 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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The Saint Peter's Peacocks and Monmouth Hawks meet Sunday in college basketball action at the OceanFirst Bank Center.
The Saint Peter's Peacocks look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Saint Peter's Peacocks are averaging 65.6 points on 40.1 percent shooting and allowing 65.2 points on 40.5 percent shooting. KC Ndefo is averaging 8.4 points and 5.1 rebounds while Daryl Banks III is averaging eight points and 1.8 rebounds. Doug Edert is dishing 0.7 assists and Matthew Lee is grabbing 1.6 rebounds. The Saint Peter's Peacocks are shooting 34.7 percent from beyond the arc and 71.6 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Peter's Peacocks are allowing 34.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 33.8 rebounds per game. The Saint Peter's Peacocks have lost five of their last seven road games.
The Monmouth Hawks look for a win after winning seven of their last 10 games. The Monmouth Hawks are averaging 70 points on 40.5 percent shooting and allowing 70.5 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Deion Hammond is averaging 16 points and 2.9 rebounds while Ray Salnave is averaging 14.8 points and 4.6 rebounds. Mustapha Traore is grabbing 5.5 rebounds and George Papas is dishing two assists. The Monmouth Hawks are shooting 34.8 percent from beyond the arc and 73.9 percent from the free throw line. The Monmouth Hawks are allowing 34.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31 rebounds per game. The Monmouth Hawks haven’t lost a home game this season.
The Peacocks are 11-3 ATS in their last 14 road games, 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 Sunday games and 13-5 ATS in their last 18 games overall. The Hawks are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 home games, 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games. The under is 44-21-2 in Peacocks last 67 road games. The over is 4-0 in Hawks last 4 home games.
Both of these teams have been the same in terms of production and the numbers, so one team being decently favored does throw you for a loop. The Monmouth Hawks do play their best at home and have yet to lose a game this season at home. However, the Saint Peter's Peacocks are 8-3 ATS on the road and 14-7 ATS on the season overall. Saint Peter's Peacocks also beat Monmouth by three points a couple of weeks ago. I'll take a stab with the road underdog.
Randy’s Pick Saint Peter's Peacocks +6
AUTHOR: Randy Chambers
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