Monmouth Hawks vs Pittsburgh Panthers Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 12/12/2021

Game Time: 7:00 pm ET, Sunday, December 12, 2021

Venue:  Petersen Events Center, Pittsburgh, PA 

Where to Watch:  ACC Network

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Monmouth NL, Pittsburgh NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Monmouth -1, Pittsburgh +1; Over/Under:  136.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Monmouth NL, Pittsburgh NL; Over/Under:  NL points

 

Monmouth Hawks:  7-2 (2nd place, MAAC)

Pittsburgh Panthers:  3-6 (15th place, ACC)

 

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Monmouth Hawks:  4-1 last 5

Pittsburgh Panthers:  1-4 last 5

 

 

 

Monmouth is coming into this game with a 7-2 record overall and they are 5-2 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have won 7 of their last 8 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 7 game winning streak that they were on. Their 7 wins were against the Towson Tigers, the Lehigh Mountain Hawks, the St. Joseph's Hawks, the Princeton Tigers, the Cincinnati Bearcats, the Niagara Purple Eagles, and the Canisius Golden Griffins while their loss came against the St. John's Red Storm in their last game. Shavar Reynolds led the team in points in that game with 25 while Marcus McClary was next on the team with 14 points. Walker Miller and Myles Foster off the bench both scored 13 points and George Papas scored 11 points in that one as well. Papas led the team in assists in that game with 4 while Nikkei Rutty led the team in rebounds with 10. They were 45.5% from the field, 36% from 3-point range, and 70% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 74.8 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.2 PPG against them. Monmouth has an ATS record of 9-0 this season and their O/U record is 4-5.

 

 

Pittsburgh is coming into this game with a 3-6 record overall and they are 3-4 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 4 of their last 5 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 4 game losing streak that they were on. Their 4 losses were against the Vanderbilt Commodores, the UMBC Retrievers, the Minnesota Golden Gophers, and the Virginia Cavaliers while their win came against the Colgate Raiders in their last game. John Hugley led the team in points in that game with 22 while Jamarius Burton was next on the team with 13 points. Mouhamadou Gueye also scored 10 points in that one as well. Femi Odukale led the team in assists in that game with 3 while Hugley led the team in rebounds with 7. They were 43.6% from the field, 26.7% from 3-point range, and 70.4% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 61.4 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 66.2 PPG against them. Pittsburgh has an ATS record of 5-4 this season and their O/U record is 3-6.

 

Monmouth is coming into this game as a 1 point favorite with the current betting odds according to Draftkings Sportsbook. Monmouth has been having a much better season than Pittsburgh has been having and Monmouth has the best ATS record this season in the NCAA Division I at 9-0. They have also played 7 games on the road this season and are 5-2 in those games so they are no stranger to road games this season. Both of these teams also average around the same amount of points allowed per game but Monmouth has a slightly better offense. The best bet to place in this game is on Monmouth to cover the spread here.

 

Monmouth Pittsburgh Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, December 12, 2021 (7:00 pm ET start time) is Monmouth 73 Pittsburgh 68.

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Monmouth Hawks: 5-0 ATS after 2 straight games with 12 or less assists. 9-0 ATS in all games. 5-0 ATS as a road underdog or pick. 7-0 ATS in road games. 6-0 ATS after a non-conference game. 6-0 ATS when playing only their 2nd game in a week. 7-0 ATS in non-conference games. 8-0 ATS after a game where they covered the spread. 

Pittsburgh Panthers: 12-6 O/U after 2 straight games giving up 9 or less offensive rebounds. 10-3 O/U after having lost 3 of their last 4 games. 6-2 O/U off an upset win as an underdog. 6-1 O/U after 2 straight games where they had 5 or less steals. 11-6 O/U after 4 straight games committing 14 or less turnovers. 5-1 O/U in all tournament games.

 

 

Monmouth Hawks:  None.

Pittsburgh Panthers:  I. Horton (G) out for season - Suspension. N. Sibande (G) out for season - Knee injury.

 

 

"I’m never happy with losing, but we showed we can play with a Big East school in their building. I thought Posh did a great job getting it but I thought he stepped out of bounds when he saved it. If that’s out of bounds it’s our ball and we’re getting a clean look and maybe we’re in overtime now.” - King Rice on his team’s loss against St. John’s.

 

 

“If we finish those almost plays, we would have won a lot of games. I feel like having those tough losses, it brought us together. We can compete with anybody in the country. I honestly think can compete with anybody in the country.” - John Hugley after a win against Colgate.

 

 

 

M. McClary 

W. Miller 

G. Papas 

S. Reynolds 

N. Rutty

 

J. Hugley 

W. Jeffress 

F. Odukale 

D. Oladapo 

N. Santos

 

 

PPG: S. Reynolds Jr. (16.8)

APG: G. Papas (2.8)

Reb/G: N. Rutty (7.4)

 

PPG: J. Hugley (16.1)

APG: F. Odukale (3.6)

Reb/G: J. Hugley (7.4)

 

Coaches:

Monmouth Hawks: King Rice (11th season)

Pittsburgh Panthers: Jeff Capel III (4th season)