Quinnipiac vs Saint Peter’s College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 3/5/21

The Saint Peter’s Peacocks and Quinnipiac Bobcats meet Friday in college basketball action at the People’s United Center.

The Saint Peter’s Peacocks look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Saint Peter’s Peacocks are averaging 63.3 points on 39.4 percent shooting and allowing 61.9 points on 38.2 percent shooting. KC Ndefo is averaging 12.1 points and 5.3 rebounds while Daryl Banks III is averaging 11.9 points and 1.9 assists. Fousseynl Drame is the third double-digit scorer and Doug Edert is dishing 0.9 assists. The Saint Peter’s Peacocks are shooting 31.5 percent from beyond the arc and 69 percent from the free throw line. The Saint Peter’s Peacocks are allowing 33.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 34.5 rebounds per game.

The Quinnipiac Bobcats look for a win after splitting their last 12 games. The Quinnipiac Bobcats are averaging 68.7 points on 40.8 percent shooting and allowing 69 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 32.5 percent from beyond the arc and 69.5 percent from the free throw line. The Quinnipiac Bobcats are allowing 29.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 35.2 rebounds per game.

The Peacocks are 1-7-1 ATS in their last 9 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Bobcats are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 Friday games. The under is 12-2 in Peacocks last 14 overall. The over is 7-3-1 in Bobcats last 11 overall. The favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.

The Saint Peter’s Peacocks have been the better team this season, but we’re getting a free bucket with a Quinnipiac team that’s playing the better basketball and just beat the Peacocks yesterday. Saint Peter’s is shooting 34.9 percent from the field in its last five games. The Quinnipiac Bobcats are winning their last five games by an average of 4.8 points. I’ll take the free bucket.