Marist vs Quinnipiac College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/28/21

The Quinnipiac Bobcats and Marist Red Foxes meet Sunday in college basketball action at the McCann Arena.

The Quinnipiac Bobcats look to build on their three game winning streak. The Quinnipiac Bobcats are averaging 69.9 points on 42.1 percent shooting and allowing 69.4 points on 38.6 percent shooting. Jacob Rigoni is averaging 12.6 points and 6.7 rebounds while Tymu Chenery is averaging 10.8 points and 0.8 assists. Seth Pinkney is dishing 0.6 assists and Savion Lewis is grabbing 4.2 rebounds. The Quinnipiac Bobcats are shooting 34.1 percent from beyond the arc and 70.3 percent from the free throw line. The Quinnipiac Bobcats are allowing 29.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.9 rebounds per game.

The Marist Red Foxes look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The Marist Red Foxes are averaging 62.7 points on 43.2 percent shooting and allowing 63.9 points on 40.1 percent shooting. Michael Cubbage is averaging 11 points and 5.3 rebounds while Ricardo Wright is averaging 10.9 points and 1.9 assists. Raheim Sullivan is dishing 3.2 assists and Hakim Byrd is grabbing two rebounds. The Marist Red Foxes are shooting 30.9 percent from beyond the arc and 67.9 percent from the free throw line. The Marist Red Foxes are allowing 31.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.2 rebounds per game.

The Bobcats are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Sunday games. The Red Foxes are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games The 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 6-1-1 in Bobcats last 8 overall. The under is 4-0 in Red Foxes last 4 overall. The underdog is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.

I’m not running to the window to back either one of these teams, but it’s quite clear the Quinnipiac Bobcats are playing the better basketball at the moment. The Marist Red Foxes have had issues with consistency all season long and lose at home by an average of 1.9 points. Quinnipiac has had more recent success, so I’ll take the hotter team and the free bucket.