Monmouth at Saint Peters 1/14/22 - College Basketball Picks & Predictions

The Monmouth Hawks will end a 2 game homestand with a visit to Jersey City, NJ to take on the Saint Peters Peacocks. Monmouth comes into Friday rolling through the first part of the season 10-3 overall following a six point loss to Hofstra that ended a six game win streak. Defensively Monmouth struggled against Hofstra as the Pride shot 41.7% from the floor and 35.5% from beyond the arc to score 77 points including 46 points in the first half leading to the win.

The Hawks offense shot the ball well converting 23 of 56 shots and 9 of 28 from beyond the arc but turned the ball over 13 times leading to the loss. Walker Miller was the leading scorer for Monmouth with 26 points on 9 of 12 shooting in 36 minutes on the floor. Shavar Reynolds chipped in 16 points and five rebounds, while Marcus McClary added ten points and a team leading 10 rebounds.

The Saint Peters Peacocks return home Thursday after a long layoff following a one point loss to Stony Brook before Christmas. The Saint Peters offense shot the ball well against Stony Brook shooting 43.6% from the floor but turned the ball over 18 times giving Stonybrook the advantage.

For the season Saint Peters has been a below average offensive unit averaging 66.2 points per game on 42.1% shooting of the team. Darryl Banks III is the offensive leader for Saint Peters averaging 12.3 points per game on 43.4% shooting. Doug Edert is second on the team in scoring with 10.3 points and Fusseyni Drame as in 9.2 points and a team leading 7.7 rebounds per game.