Incarnate Word vs Manhattan Prediction 3/23/25 College Basketball Picks Today

The Incarnate Word Cardinals and the Manhattan Jaspers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Ocean Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an Incarnate Word vs Manhattan Prediction.

Incarnate Word Recap

The Incarnate Word Cardinals come into the CBI on behalf of the Southland Conference, finishing the regular season with an overall record of 17-16 on the year including a 9-11 mark in Southland conference play. The Cardinals took out Southeastern Louisiana in the First Round before falling to Nicholls in the quarterfinals.

Cardinals Looking To Make Noise In First CBI

Davion Bailey leads the Cardinals in scoring with 16.7 PPG along with 2.9 RPG while Dylan Hayman has 14.2 PPG and 5 RPG as well on the year. Jalin Anderson has 14.5 PPG with a team-high 5 APG to lead the Cardinals in the assist department along with 3.2 RPG as well. Jordan Pyke has added 10.1 PPG with 5 RPG to cap off the scoring in double figures for Incarnate Word so far this season as Incarnate Word’s leading rebounder. As a team, Incarnate Word is averaging 73.1 PPG on 47% shooting from the field, 38.4% from three and 67.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Incarnate Word Cardinals will win

• Manhattan has lost five of its last six games played at neutral venues.
• Incarnate Word has won each of its last three day games against non-Conference opponents.

Manhattan Recap

The Manhattan Jaspers come into the CBI repping the MAAC, finishing the year with an overall record of 17-13 including a 12-8 mark in MAAC conference play. As the 5-seed in the MAAC tournament, Manhattan’s stay in the conference tournament was short-lived as they were bounced by Iona in the quarterfinals.

Jaspers Making CBI Debut As Well In 2025

Will Sydnor leads the Jaspers in scoring with 13.9 PPG and 6.8 RPG while Shaquil Bender has 11.1 PPG with 3.6 RPG and 2.1 APG. Devin Dinkins has added 13.6 PPG with 2.6 APG as well and Wesley Robinson has added 11.4 PPG with 6.1 RPG. Masiah Gilyard has 11 PPG with 7.3 RPG to cap off the double-digit scoring for Manhattan so far this year as the Jaspers’ top rebounder. Jaden Winston has 8.7 PPG with 3.4 RPG and a team-high 4.3 APG, leading the Jaspers in assists, while Fraser Roxburgh has 8.2 PPG and 4.1 RPG as well this season. As a team, Manhattan is averaging 76 PPG on 43.8% shooting from the field, 34.4% from three-point range and 77% from the foul line this season.

Why the Manhattan Jaspers will win

• Incarnate Word has lost eight of its last nine games after coming off overtime.
• Manhattan has won six of its last seven games against non-Conference opponents at neutral venues.

Total Points Facts

• Each of Incarnate Word’s last 13 games have produced a total of 144 or fewer points.
• Each of Manhattan’s last 12 day games against non-AP-ranked opponents at a neutral venue have produced a total of 146 or fewer points.

Incarnate Word vs Manhattan Prediction

I’m on Incarnate Word here. I just think that the Cardinals are the better and more battle-tested team in this matchup, as the MAAC is viewed by many as one of the weakest conferences in college basketball. Manhattan has the better free throw numbers, but that’s really the only edge that I think Manhattan has here, and I don’t believe that it’s enough to get the job done in this game. Give me Manhattan here.