Siena vs Jacksonville Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/26/24

The Siena Saints and the Jacksonville Dolphins meet Tuesday in college basketball action from the Suncoast Credit Union Arena. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Siena vs. Jacksonville prediction.

Siena Recap

The Siena Saints come into this one looking to bounce back after a 70-58 loss to Miami-Ohio last time out, dropping to 3-3 on the year.

Saints Drop 3rd Straight

Justice Shoats leads Siena in scoring and assists with 15.8 PPG and 3.7 APG while Major Freeman has 14.2 PPG and 3.7 RPG. Brendan Coyle has 12 PPG with 3.7 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Siena up to this point in the year. Marcus Jackson also chipped in a team-high 6.2 RPG to lead Siena on the glass this season. As a team, Siena is averaging 68.2 PPG on 40.2% shooting from the field, 33.6% from three, and 70.3% from the foul line this season.

Why the Siena Saints will win

• Jacksonville has lost five of its last six day games.

Jacksonville Recap

The Jacksonville Dolphins come into this one looking to rebound from a 90-89 loss in OT at the hands of Mercer last time out, also falling to 3-3 on the year.

Jacksonville Hoping To Bounce Back

Robert McCray V leads the Dolphins in scoring with 16.8 PPG along with 5.2 RPG and 5 APG while Zach Bell has 11.5 PPG with 3.2 RPG and Zimi Nwokeji has 10 PPG with 4.2 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Jacksonville so far this season. Stephon Payne III has 8 PPG with a team-high 8.3 RPG to lead the Dolphins in rebounding while Simon Wheeler’s added a team-high 5.5 APG to lead the Dolphins in the assist department so far this season. As a team, Jacksonville is averaging 73.5 PPG on 42.8% shooting from the field, 30.7% from three, and 67% from the foul line this season.

Why the Jacksonville Dolphins will win

• Siena has lost each of its last eight day games.
• Jacksonville has won six of its last seven day games against non-conference opponents.

Siena vs. Jacksonville Prediction

I’m with Jacksonville here. I just think that Jacksonville’s been better against the better schedule this season, and I think that Jacksonville is better at rebounding on both ends of the floor. I just don’t think that Siena’s that much improved from last year’s 4-win debacle, and think that Jacksonville gets the W here. Give me the Dolphins.