The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers and Navy Midshipmen meet Saturday in college basketball action at the Alumni Hall. The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers look to get above a .500 record. The Navy Midshipmen look for their fifth win.
The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers are averaging 68.7 points on 39.9 percent shooting and allowing 68.8 points on 42.9 percent shooting. Jalen Benjamin is averaging 18.8 points and 3.7 rebounds, while Dakota Leffew is averaging 13.8 points and 2.2 rebounds. Malik Jefferson is the third double-digit scorer and George Tinsley is grabbing 6.2 rebounds. The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 65.7 percent from the free throw line. The Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers are allowing 29.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.8 rebounds per game.
The Navy Midshipmen are averaging 74.8 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 68.6 points on 42.2 percent shooting. Tyler Nelson is averaging 14 points and 5 rebounds, while Sean Yoder is averaging 11.2 points and 2 assists. Daniel Deaver is the third double-digit scorer and Austin Inge is grabbing 0.8 rebounds. The Navy Midshipmen are shooting 42.6 percent from beyond the arc and 67.6 percent from the free throw line. The Navy Midshipmen are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.4 rebounds per game.
The Mountaineers are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 road games and 6-2 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Midshipmen are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 home games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The over is 4-1 in Mountaineers last 5 overall. The over is 4-0 in Midshipmen last 4 overall.
The Navy Midshipmen are off to a strong start through 5 games and their offense has been cooking. You’d think that would continue against a Mount St. Mary’s Mountaineers side that has had issues scoring. It’s also an extremely early game, which you’d think would favor the home team. Give me Navy and the reasonable number.