Mount St. Mary’s vs Marist Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/6/24

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers and the Marist Red Foxes meet Friday in college basketball action from the McCann Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Mount St. Mary’s vs. Marist prediction.

Mount St. Mary’s Recap

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers come into this one looking to add to a 79-75 win over Howard last time out. After this game, Mount St. Mary’s will head home for a matchup with Fairfield.

Mountaineers Win Back-To-Back Games

Dallas Hobbs leads the Mountaineers in scoring with 14.4 PPG along with 3.7 RPG and 3.6 APG while Terrell Ard Jr. has 12.1 PPG along with a team-high 7.7 RPG to lead the Mountaineers in rebounding. Dola Adebayo has 11.4 PPG with 6.9 RPG and Jedy Cordilia has 10.2 PPG along with 7.2 RPG to cap off the scoring for Mount St. Mary’s in double figures so far this season. As a team, Mount St. Mary’s is averaging 73.6 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 32.9% from three, and 75.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers will win

• Marist has lost 10 of its last 11 night games at McCann Arena following a road loss.
• Mount St. Mary’s has won four of its last five games.

Marist Recap

The Marist Red Foxes come into this one looking to bounce back after a 74-69 loss to Lehigh last time out. After this game, Marist will take on Manhattan, Stony Brook, UMBC, Binghamton, and Iona.

Red Foxes Looking To Rebound

Josh Pascarelli leads the Red Foxes in scoring with 18.7 PPG along with 3.7 RPG and 2.3 APG while Jackson Price has 12.2 PPG with 4.8 RPG and Elijah Price has 11.2 PPG with 3.2 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Marist so far this season. Jadin Collins-Roberts also has 8.5 PPG with team-highs of 5.5 RPG and 3.8 APG to lead the Red Foes in rebounding and assists up to this point in the year. As a team, Marist is averaging 72.3 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 35.2% from three, and 66.7% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Marist Red Foxes will win

• Marist has won seven of its last eight games at McCann Arena.
• Mount St. Mary’s has lost each of its last four night games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.

Mount St. Mary’s vs. Marist Prediction

I’m leaning towards Marist here. I just feel like at home is where the Red Foxes shine the brightest, and side-by-side I feel I can trust their offense more in a spot like this. The Mount is more battle-tested, and is great at defending the perimeter, but in the end, I think Marist does enough to get the win and cover at home.