It will be a battle between Metro Atlantic Athletic opponents when the Saint Peter’s Peacocks (8-9) welcome the Manhattan Jaspers (8-10) to Yanitelli Center. The game gets underway at 3:00 pm ET on Sunday, Jan. 24 and will air on ES3.
The Peacocks were beaten by Iona 64-58 on Friday. Quadir Welton recorded 12 points and 13 rebounds, earning his fourth double-double of the year. The Jaspers are coming off a 78-71 win over Monmouth on Thursday. Calvin Crawford led the game in scoring with 20 points on 8-for-12 shooting.
Trevis Wyche has been playing at a high level as of late for the Peacocks, averaging 16.8 points, 4.4 rebounds, 7.2 assists, 0.8 steals, and 0.6 three-pointers over the last five games.
Saint Peter’s is a six-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is set at 128 points. The Peacocks enter the game with records of 8-9 Straight Up (SU) and 10-3 Against The Spread (ATS). Expect Saint Peter’s to have lots of opportunities at the line against the Jaspers, who are one of the most foul-prone teams in the nation with an average of 23.2 fouls per game.
On the other side, the Jaspers head into the game with records of 6-9 ATS and 8-10 SU. Manhattan’s three-point defense is one of the top in the country, with opponents making only 5.0 shots from the three-point line per game. They average 7.9 steals per game, good for 42nd in the nation.
Saint Peter’s and Manhattan will be facing off in their first head-to-head contest of the season. When they last met the Jaspers were winners, moving their SU record against Saint Peter’s to 10-0 in their most recent head-to-head meetings. The Jaspers also hold the advantage ATS with a record of 9-1. Manhattan topped the Peacocks in three key areas (field goals, rebounds, and three-pointers) twice over the last five matchups. Saint Peter’s has never had the edge in all three categories.
Predictions: SU Winner – StPete, ATS Winner – Manhat, O/U – Over
Notes
Saint Peter’s is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games.
Saint Peter’s is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games at home.
Saint Peter’s is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games when playing Manhattan.
Saint Peter’s is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Manhattan.
Manhattan scores an average of just 69.3 points per game (ranked 266th). Saint Peter’s ranks 94th in points allowed, giving up 67.5 points per game.
The Manhattan Jaspers average 69.8 possessions per game and .993 points per possession. The Saint Peter’s Peacocks earn fewer possessions with 67.4, but they score more points with 1.009.
The Manhattan Jaspers average an effective field goal percentage of 49.8% this season. The Saint Peter’s Peacocks have an underachieving record of 1-7 when opponents have an eFG% of 49.8% or greater.
The Saint Peter’s Peacocks average 5.5 steals per game. When allowing 5 or more steals, the Manhattan Jaspers are an even 6-6 this season.
