Xavier vs Morgan State 11/7/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Morgan State Bears and Xavier Musketeers meet Monday in college basketball action at the Cintas Center. The Morgan State Bears are coming off a 13-win season. The Xavier Musketeers are coming off a 23-win season.

The Morgan State Bears have won double-digit games the last 3 seasons. Malik Miller returns after averaging 12.8 points and 8.8 rebounds, while Isaiah Burke averaged 8.6 points and 2 assists. Will Thomas played in 158 minutes last season, and Ty Horner averaged 1.4 rebounds. The Morgan State Bears return their best player in Miller, but they said goodbye to 3 of their top-4 scorers from last season. Morgan State has a lot of production to replace, and it has a rough schedule to start the season, with several road games against quality clubs.

The Xavier Musketeers will begin the new era under coach Sean Miller. Jack Nunge returns after averaging 13.4 points and 7.4 rebounds, while Colby Jones averaged 11.6 points and 3.2 assists. Zach Freemantle is a third double-digit returning scorer, and Adam Kunkel averaged 2.2 rebounds. Xavier has 3 double-digit scorers returning, so this team should be fine even with the losses of Paul Scruggs and Ben Stanley. The Xavier Musketeers also snagged two quality recruits in Sam Craft and Desmond Claude. Xavier will be a serious factor in the Big East this season.

The Bears are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 Monday games. The Musketeers are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 home games and 7-15 ATS in their last 22 games overall. The under is 4-1-1 in Bears last 6 overall. The over is 10-4 in Musketeers last 14 overall.

The Morgan State Bears have a ton of production to replace from a year ago, and this isn’t the sort of road game you want when having so many roster questions. The Xavier Musketeers have a new head coach, but they’re loaded with returning production and have solid recruits coming in to provide a boost. This game has the potential to get ugly. Give me Xavier in a home beat down.