The Monmouth Hawks (19-5), the Metro Atlantic Athletic’s top scoring team, will meet the Marist Red Foxes (5-17) at McCann Center. Action starts at 7:00 pm ET on Tuesday, Feb. 9.
The Red Foxes come into this game on a high note after beating Siena 79-73 on Sunday. Brian Parker was the team’s leading scorer with 24 points on 8-for-11 shooting. The Hawks, meanwhile, are coming off a 91-67 win against Fairfield on Friday. Austin Tilghman was the team’s top scorer, accounting for 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Hawks won the first game 83-72. Justin Robinson was a standout player in the game, producing 28 points, three rebounds, one assist, one steal, and six three-pointers.
The Red Foxes enter the game with records of 5-17 Straight Up (SU) and 9-7-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 7-3 ATS over their last 10 games. The Red Foxes have seen an uptick in scoring as of late, averaging 84.6 points during the last 10 games compared to their season average of 71.6 points per game.
As for their opponent, the Hawks have 19-5 SU and 15-7 ATS records. Offensively, they average 80.8 points per game, which is good for 28th in the country. Monmouth is one of the top three-point shooting teams in the nation, converting .380 of their shots from three-point range. The Monmouth defense has allowed an average of 80.5 points per game during the last 10 games, higher than their season average of 73.1. The Hawks have one of the best opponent field-goal percentages in the nation at .388. They average 8.0 steals per game, good for 36th in the nation.
In their previous meeting this season, Monmouth beat Marist, bumping its SU record over their most recent meetings to 3-2. On the other hand, with a 3-2 record, Marist has the advantage ATS. When it comes to field goals, rebounds, or three-pointers, neither team was able to hold the advantage in all three of these categories over their past five meetings against one another.
Predictions: SU Winner – Monm, ATS Winner – Monm
Notes
Monmouth averages 80.8 points per game (ranked 28th). Marist, on the other hand, allows 79.2 points per game (ranked 235th).
Monmouth won its last game by a 24-point margin. In games decided by a margin of 18 points or more, Marist is 0-4. Monmouth is 2-0 in blowouts this season.
Ranked 96th, the Monmouth Hawks have an offensive rating of 109.2. The Marist Red Foxes rank 342nd with a defensive rating of just 113.4.
The Marist Red Foxes average a field goal percentage of 42.0% this season. The Monmouth Hawks have split their games this season (5-5) when opponents have a FG% of 42.0% or greater.
The Marist Red Foxes and the Monmouth Hawks both rank higher in average effective field goal percentage when compared to their field goal percentages. Marist is 277th and 220th in the nation for FG% and eFG% respectively, while Monmouth is 152nd and 147th in these categories.
Monmouth, the 78th-ranked team in rebounding, registers an average of 38.5 rebounds per game. Marist does worse, ranked 332nd with 31.9.
On average, Marist makes 5.1 steals per game. Monmouth has an outstanding 12-4 record when it gives up at least 5 steals.
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