Monmouth at Princeton 12/10/19 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

By: Anthonoy-deleo |

Last Updated: 12/09/2019 at 9:01 PM ET

The Monmouth Hawks are set to visit Jadwin Coliseum in Princeton, New Jersey for a non-conference clash against the Princeton Tigers. The Monmouth Hawks come into this matchup with a 4-5 record, and they will be looking to continue their success after winning their recent game against the Norfolk State Spartans, 75-71. Leading the way for the Monmouth Hawks was junior guard Deion Hammond as he recorded 24 points and 6 rebounds. Senior forward Mustapha Traore had a productive outing for the Hawks as he pitched in 10 points and 6 rebounds.

The Monmouth Hawks had a good shooting game against the Norfolk State Spartans as they connected on 28 of their 58 field goal attempts (48.3%), but they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (36.4%). The Monmouth Hawks won the turnover battle against the Norfolk State Spartans (22-13), but they were dominated by the Spartans in the rebounding department (45-25).

The Princeton Tigers come into this matchup with a 1-6 record, and they will be looking to rebound after dropping their recent road game against the Drexel Dragons, 82-76. Leading the way for the Princeton Tigers was freshman guard Jaelin Llewellyn as he recorded 28 points and 3 assists. Junior center Richmond Aririguzoh had a productive outing for the Tigers as he contributed 10 points and 7 rebounds.

The Princeton Tigers struggled shooting the ball against the Drexel Dragons as they connected on 26 of their 64 field goal attempts (40.6%), and they were slightly worse from behind the three-point line (27.6%). The Princeton Tigers won the turnover battle against the Drexel Dragons (15-10), but they were edged out by the Dragons in the rebounding department (35-30).

The Monmouth Hawks have played one of the toughest mid-major non-conference schedules this season as they lost to Kansas, Pittsburgh, Kansas State, and Hofstra, but that has prepared them for the rest of their schedule as they have won 3 of their last 4 games. The Princeton Tigers can’t be trusted just yet as they only have 1 win this season, and Monmouth will expose their defense as they are allowing an average of 79 PPG. Junior guard Deion Hammond has been the main source of production this season for the Hawks as he is averaging 15.3 PPG, and he should be able to carve up a Princeton team that gave up 82 points to a below-average Drexel squad. I think Vegas has this number wrong, and I will take the Monmouth Hawks to win this game outright. Final Score Prediction, Monmouth Hawks win and cover ATS 73-71.

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