Marist vs Mt. St. Mary’s Prediction 3/8/25 College Basketball Picks

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

Matchup History

Marist won the lone meeting between these two teams this season by a final score of 53-50 at home back on December 6th, 2024. The win for Marist snapped Mount St. Mary’s three-game win streak in this head-to-head matchup, but the Mountaineers covered the spread for the fourth straight meeting.

Marist Recap

The Marist Red Foxes come into this game looking to shake off a 75-53 loss at the hands of Merrimack last time out to sit at 20-8 on the year.

Red Foxes Drop Three In A Row

Josh Pascarelli leads the Red Foxes in scoring with 16 PPG along with 3.5 RPG and 2.4 APG while Elijah Lewis has 11.8 PPG with 4.9 RPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for Marist so far this season. Jackson Price has 9.7 PPG with 4.4 RPG while Jadin Collins-Roberts also has 8.2 PPG with 5.3 RPG and a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Red Foxes in assists and Jaden Daughtry has 6.3 RPG to lead the Red Foxes in rebounding up to this point in the year. As a team, Marist is averaging 66.8 PPG on 45% shooting from the field, 32.5% from three and 70% from the foul line so far this season.

Why the Marist Red Foxes will win

• Marist has won nine of its last 10 day games.

Mount St. Mary’s Recap

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers will be looking to bounce back from a 79-70 loss at the hands of Quinnipiac last time out to sit at 18-12 on the year.

Mountaineers Looking For Consistency

Dola Adebayo leads the Mountaineers in scoring with 13 PPG along with 6.7 RPG while Dallas Hobbs has 12.5 PPG with 3.7 RPG and 3.4 APG. Terrell Ard Jr. has 10.9 PPG with 7.2 RPG and 2.2 APG and Jedy Cordilia has 10.3 PPG with 7.2 RPG to cap off the scoring for Mount St. Mary’s in double figures so far this season. Xavier Lipscomb has a team-high 4.4 APG to lead the Mount in the assist department as well this season. Carmelo Pacheco also has 9.7 PPG as well this season. As a team, Mount St. Mary’s is averaging 71.6 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three and 74% from the foul line this season.

Why the Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers will win

• The home team has won each of Mount St. Mary’s’ last five games.
• Marist has lost each of its last three games.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Mount St. Mary’s’ last seven day games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference have produced a total of 138+ points.
• Each of Marist’s last seven road games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 132 or fewer points.

Marist vs. Mount St. Mary’s Prediction

I’m on Mount St. Mary’s in this one. Marist has kind of been backpedalling towards the finish line in recent games, and the Mount has been inconsistent but Marist has been consistently finding ways to lose with a lack of offense. I think that the Mountaineers will try to finish with some positive momentum at home and I think the Mountaineers get the job done here. Give me Mount St. Mary’s in this one.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Mount St. Mary's -2.5