Fairleigh Dickinson vs Mount St. Mary’s 1/27/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers and the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights meet in college hoops action from the Rothman Center on Thursday night.

The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers will look to build on their current three-game winning streak after a 65-50 win over Central Connecticut State last time out. Jalen Benjamin leads the Mount in scoring and assists with 12.7 PPG and 4.2 APG while Mezie Otturum has 11 PPG with 5 RPG and Nana Opuku has 10.7 PPG with 6.1 RPG to make up the trio of Mountaineers averaging double figures in scoring. Malik Jefferson also leads the Mountaineers on the glass with 6.4 RPG as well this season. As a team, Mount St. Mary’s is averaging 60.6 PPG on 44.8% shooting from the field, 36.7% from three and 70.6% from the foul line while allowing 62.1 PPG on 44.7% shooting from the field and 34.2% from three this season.

The Fairleigh Dickinson Knights will hope to snap a four-game losing run after a 79-75 loss to LIU last time out. Brandon Rush leads the Knights in scoring with 14.4 PPG while Devon Dunn has 12.5 PPG with a team-high 2.1 APG as the only other double-digit scorer for Fairleigh Dickinson. John Square Jr. also has a team-high 4.8 RPG for the Knights this season. As a team, Fairleigh Dickinson is averaging 53.1 PPG on 39.2% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three and 70% from the foul line while allowing 66.9 PPG on 48.6% shooting from the field and 34.6% from three this season.

Mount St. Mary’s is 5-0 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games against a team with a losing record while the under is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a win. Fairleigh Dickinson is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games following a loss and 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games following an ATS win while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games overall.

I get the case to be made for a home underdog in most spots, but Fairleigh Dickinson is the worst team in the NEC this season with an offense that’s just horrendous to put it nicely. Mount St. Mary’s isn’t lighting the world on fire offensively, but they’re the better team here and should have no problem putting the Knights away and covering this number.