It will be a battle between AmEast opponents when the Binghamton Bearcats (5-15, 1-4 AmEast) welcome the Maine Black Bears (3-17, 1-4 AmEast) to the Events Center. The game will air on ESPN 3 at 1 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 26, 2019.
Maine Black Bears at Binghamton Bearcats ATS Prediction
In the Black Bears’ last game, they were topped by the Stony Brook Seawolves, 64-61. Stony Brook’s 25.0 offensive rebounding percentage was their largest strength over Maine, who had a rate of 17.9. The Seawolves’ mark was below their season average of 36.0, while the Black Bears’ was below their season average of 26.4. Terion Moss was the top scorer from either team with 23 points on 7-for-15 shooting.
The Bearcats fell to the Massachusetts-Lowell River Hawks in their last contest, 85-79. Massachusetts-Lowell’s 7.0 turnover percentage was the team’s biggest strength over Binghamton, who had a mark of 15.3. The River Hawks’ mark was better than their season average of 18.1. Binghamton’s Caleb Stewart recorded 22 points and 16 rebounds in the game.
After the Black Bears won both matchups against the Bearcats last season, this will be the first matchup of the year between these two teams. In the most recent contest, Maine won 81-79. Maine’s 0.228 free throw rate was their biggest strength over Binghamton, who had a rate of 0.113.
Maine may have difficulty getting to the free throw line in this matchup. The Black Bears currently rank 328th in the nation with a free throw attempt (FTA) rate of 0.176, while Binghamton ranks 29th in FTA rate allowed (0.178).
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Notes
Betting Notes:
Maine ranks 96th in assists per game (14.3) while Binghamton ranks 257th (9.3).
The Black Bears rank 111th in rebounds allowed per game (34.0) while the Bearcats rank 269th (40.0).
Maine ranks 53rd in steals per game (7.5) while Binghamton ranks 144th in steals allowed per game (6.9).
The Bearcats rank 10th in blocks per game (5.5) while the Black Bears rank 98th (3.4).
Binghamton ranks 159th in three pointers attempted per game (22.3) while Maine ranks 188th in three pointers allowed per game (23.8).
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The Black Bears’ average margin of defeat in their last five games has been 6.6, down from 8.7 for the season.
During their last five games, the Bearcats have scored an average of 58.6 points per game (6.3 below their season average) and allowed an average of 69.6 points per game (1.9 below their season average).
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