CBI Picks: Army vs Bellarmine 3/22/21 College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions

The Army Black Knights face the Bellarmine Knights Monday in the college basketball CBI Tournament Quarterfinal at the Ocean Center.

The Bellarmine Knights enter this tournament winning 10 of their last 12 games. The Bellarmine Knights are averaging 74.5 points on 51.3 percent shooting and allowing 64.9 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Pedro Bradshaw is averaging 15.4 points and 6.9 rebounds while Dylan Penn is averaging 13 points and 3.7 assists. CJ Fleming is the third double-digit scorer and Ethan Claycomb is grabbing 3.5 rebounds. The Bellarmine Knights are shooting 37 percent from beyond the arc and 75 percent from the free throw line. The Bellarmine Knights are allowing 38 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28.1 rebounds per game.

The Army Black Knights enter this tournament losing five of their last eight games. The Army Black Knights are averaging 71.5 points on 45.3 percent shooting and allowing 69.4 points on 43.3 percent shooting. Lonnie Grayson is averaging 12.7 points and two assists while Josh Caldwell is averaging 12.6 points and 4.6 rebounds. Alex King is the third double-digit scorer and Jalen Rucker is grabbing 2.1 rebounds. The Army Black Knights are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 62.1 percent from the free throw line. The Army Black Knights are allowing 34.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.

The Black Knights are 3-7 ATS in their last 10 neutral site games and 1-7 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The over is 11-5-1 in Knights last 17 overall. The over is 3-1-1 in Knights last 5 games following a straight up loss. The under is 4-1 in Black Knights last 5 games following a ATS loss. The under is 5-1 in Black Knights last 6 overall.

The Army Black Knights are probably the more talented team, but they’ve had consistency issues all season long and have really struggled on the offensive end in their losses. The Bellarmine Knights haven’t had the toughest schedule in the world, but they’re one of the better shooting teams in the country from everywhere on the court and they’ve lost just twice since January 15. It’s hard not to lay the bucket with Bellarmine.