Manhattan Jaspers vs Marist Red Foxes Betting Picks & Predictions
Manhattan is on the road playing Marist at the McCann Center stadium on Monday, 12/19/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Marist -5.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Marist
Game outlook
Manhattan is on the road playing Marist at the McCann Center stadium on Monday, 12/19/2022 @ 7:00pm EST. Marist -5.5 was the opening favorite and current line is Marist -4.5.
The Manhattan Jaspers visit Marist in a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game looking to snap a four-game losing streak. The Jaspers (3-7, 1-0 MAAC) lost 78-67 to Central Connecticut State on Friday. Ant Nelson, a 6-4 fifth-year guard, led the Jaspers with 21 points. Marist (4-5, 0-0) has been idle since losing 72-70 to Boston University on Dec. 10. A three-game winning streak ended with that loss. With 23 points, Noah Harris, a 6-1 sophomore, led Marist. Seven three-pointers were made by him.
Manhattan's offense is led by Stewart
Samir Stewart, a 6-0 fifth-year guard who missed the first four games of the season, leads Manhattan in scoring with an average of 16.3. His three-point percentage is .370. Nelson averages 14.1 points per game, but shoots just .244 from three-point range. Sixth-year forward Josh Roberts averages 12.6 points and 8.9 rebounds per game.
The Manhattan Warriors shoot .321 from three-point range and .648 from the foul line. In addition, the Japsers have more turnovers (145) than assists (129). Despite allowing 66.5 points per game, Manhattan averages just 64.8 points per game.
Gardner dominates for the Red Foxes
6-11 graduate student Patrick Gardner leads Marist in both categories with 17.6 points and 7.9 rebounds. He is the only player to average double figures in scoring. In second place is Harris with 9.0 points. The other top scorers are 6-4 junior Javon Cooley (8.2 ppg.), 6-2 graduate student Anthony Cooper (7.2 ppg.) and 6-3 junior Cam Ferris (7.2 ppg.). Marist scores 62.22 points per game and allows 63.22 points per game. Shooting .320 from three-point range and .630 from the foul line is not efficient for this team. Aside from 102 assists, Marist committed 111 turnovers.