Maine vs Binghamton 1/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Binghamton Bearcats will travel to the Cross Insurance Center to take on the Maine Black Bears this Sunday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Binghamton Bearcats had their 3-game winning streak snapped and dropped to 5-7 on the season after being defeated by the NJIT Highlanders, 67-56, on January 8^th. Binghamton trailed by a 33-27 margin at halftime and could not fight back after NJIT took a 51-37 lead with 12:52 left in regulation. Binghamton shot 37.5% from the field & 39.1% from beyond the arc while allowing NJIT to shoot 46.7% from the field & 31.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Bearcats was Jacob Falko who had 11 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Binghamton is averaging 71.1 ppg on 45.7% shooting from the field. The Bearcats are averaging 8.1 three-pointers per game on 37.0% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Binghamton has been led by Tyler Bertram (10.7 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 1.1 apg), Jacob Falko (10.7 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.7 apg), Kellen Amos (10.1 ppg, 3.0 rpg, 1.4 apg), & John McGriff (9.7 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 2.7 apg).

Defensively, Binghamton is allowing their opponents to an average of 68.7 ppg on 43.2% shooting from the field. The Bearcats have a rebound margin of 0.1 and a turnover margin of -0.9.

The Maine Black Bears lost their 4^th straight game and dropped to 3-10 on the season after being defeated by the Stony Brook Seawolves, 80-72, on January 8^th. Maine struggled to slow down the Stony Brook offense and could not fight back after the Seawolves took a 64-43 lead with 9:06 left in regulation. Maine shot 43.1% from the field & 17.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Stony Brook to shoot 46.7% from the field & 29.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Black Bears was Sam Ihekwoaba who had 22 points, 9 rebounds, 3 assists, & 1 steal.

On the season, Maine is averaging 60.2 ppg on 39.6% shooting from the field. The Black Bears are averaging 5.5 three-pointers per game on 25.4% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Maine has been led by LeChaun DuHart (8.8 ppg, 2.7 rpg, 1.2 apg), Vukasin Masic (8.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 3.5 apg), Sam Ihekwoaba (6.1 ppg, 2.7 rpg), & Maks Klanjseck (5.2 ppg, 1.5 rpg).

Defensviely, Maine is allowing their opponents to average 67.7 ppg on 45.7% shooting from the field. The Black Bears have a rebound margin of -2.1 and a turnover margin of 0.3.

The Bearcats are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400. The Black Bears are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall.

Binghamton is the better team in this one, however, despite losing their last 4 games, Maine has been competitive which included recent ATS covers on the road at Rutgers, NJIT, & Stony Brook. Maine has been led by their defense which ranks t-151^st in scoring defense & t-71^st in steals per game and as the Black Bears have a winning home record, I think Maine does enough with the points to cover. Good Luck!