Navy vs American Picks and Prediction – 3/12/2025

The Navy Midshipmen will be in Washington, DC again Wednesday night for the Patriot League tournament championship final against American University. Navy has fifteen wins and 18 losses this season riding a lengthy winning streak into Wednesday following a six point victory against Bucknell in their last outing. Offensively Navy is averaging 21.4 points on 42.5% shoot for the season but have scored more than 80 points in four of their last five victories. Defensively Navy has been mediocre allowing 70.3 points per game overall this season. Stay at the date with our College Basketball Picks.

Defensively Navy did just enough in their last outing holding Bucknell 77 points on 46.3% shooting and 30.8% from beyond the arc. Navy did lose the rebounding battle by two but forced 12 turnovers to get the victory. Offensively Navy rolled scoring 83 points on 40% shooting and knocked down 8 triples in the game. Austin Benigni led the way for the Navy offense with 24 points on 12 shots.

The American University Eagles come into Wednesday with 21 wins and 12 losses having won for the last five including three in a row currently the top team in the Patriot League this season. Offensively American averages so 68.5 points on 44.1% shooting from the floor this season through 33 games played. Defensively American has been top tier holding opponents to 67.7 points per game overall this year.

American did the work in their last game holding Colgate to 62 points on 43.9% year for the floor. American won the rebounding battle by three and forced 13 turnovers to seal the victory. Offensively American was lights out scoring 72 points including 46 in the second half on 50% shooting and knocked down 7 triples in the game.

Navy comes into Wednesday red hot but American will do the job in this game. Take the Eagles to do the work on both sides of the ball to punch their ticket into the big dance. American will do the job Wednesday night leading to the win and cover in the conference tournament championship. Final Score Prediction, American University Eagles win and cover 75-63.