Binghamton Bearcats vs Maine Black Bears Prediction, Picks and Game Preview - 01/16/2022

Game Time: 1:00 pm ET, Sunday, January 16, 2022

Venue:  Cross Insurance Center, Bangor, ME

Where to Watch:  ESPN3

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Binghamton NL, Maine NL; Over/Under:  NL points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Binghamton -2.5, Maine +2.5; Over/Under:  130.5 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Binghamton NL, Maine NL; Over/Under:  130.5 points

 

Binghamton Bearcats:  5-7 (3rd place, America East)

Maine Black Bears:  3-10 (10th place, America East)

 

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Binghamton Bearcats:  3-2 last 5

Maine Black Bears:  1-4 last 5

 

 

 

Binghamton is coming into this game with a 5-7 record overall and they are 2-4 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. This will be their 4th conference matchup this year and they are currently 2-1 in their conference games this season. They have won 3 of their last 4 games but are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game which snapped a 3 game winning streak that they were on. Their 3 wins in that span were against the SUNY Oneonta Red Dragons, the UMass Lowell River Hawks, and the Albany Great Danes while their loss came against the NJIT Highlanders in their last game. Jacob Falko led the team in points in that game with 11 while Christian Hinckson and John McGriff off the bench were both next on the team with 9 points each. Falko, McGriff, and Dan Petcash all led the team in assists in that game with 2 each while Hinckson led the team in rebounds with 8. They are 45.7% from the field, 37% from 3-point range, and 65.5% from the free throw line with their shooting this season. Their offense is averaging 71.1 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 68.7 PPG against them. Binghamton has an ATS record of 5-5 this season and their O/U record is 4-6.

 

 

Maine is coming into this game with a 3-10 record overall and they are 3-2 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. This will be the 3rd conference matchup on their schedule this year and they are currently 0-2 in their conference games this season. Their last win was against the New England Nor'easters but they have gone on a 4 game losing streak since then with losses coming against the Merrimack College Warriors, the Rutgers Scarlet Knights, the NJIT Highlanders, and the Stony Brook Seawolves in their last game. Sam Ihekwoaba led the team in points in that game with 22 while Ja'Shonte Wright-Mcleish was next on the team with 15 points. Ata Turgut led the team in assists in that game off the bench with 4 while Ihekwoaba led the team in rebounds with 9. They are 39.6% from the field, 25.4% from 3-point range, and 71.8% from the free throw line with their shots this season. Their offense is averaging 60.2 PPG and their defense is allowing their opponents to average 67.7 PPG against them. Maine has an ATS record of 4-6 this season and their O/U record is 5-5.

 

Maine is coming into this game as a 2.5 point underdog with the current betting odds according to the bookmakers. Maine is only 3-10 this season but they have actually been decent at home with a winning 3-2 record in those games. They have lost both of their conference matchups so far but both of those games were on the road against teams with winning records. They will have a much better chance to win here at home against a Binghamton team with a losing record and has not played that well in recent games. Binghamton has not been great on the road this season and they are coming off of a home loss in their last game. This could be a sneaky game where Maine squeaks out another win at home so the best bet to place in this game is on Main to cover the spread here.

 

Binghamton Maine Prediction:  Our NCAAB Pick for Sunday, January 16, 2022 (1:00 pm ET start time) is Maine 63 Binghamton 59.

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Binghamton Bearcats: 10-6 O/U after a game with 9 or less assists. 31-21 O/U in all games. 20-12 O/U against conference opponents. 23-9 O/U after a conference game. 12-4 O/U after 2 straight games with 9 or less offensive rebounds. 15-5 O/U off a loss by 10 points or more to a conference rival.

Maine Black Bears: 17-10 ATS against conference opponents. 16-6 ATS in January games. 17-10 ATS after a conference game. 8-2 ATS after having lost 8 or more of their last 10 games. 8-1 ATS off 2 or more consecutive road losses. 16-6 ATS after playing 4 consecutive games as an underdog.

 

 

Binghamton Bearcats:  None.

Maine Black Bears:  None.

 

 

"That was a remarkable effort by our guys. We shot the ball well and did a good job of sharing the basketball and being aggressive." - Brian Johnson on their win against Albany with covid-19 running through their team.

 

 

“He can score coming off screens, in the post or with the ball creating his own shot whether that be in the mid-range or getting to the rim. He’s pretty versatile.” - Richard Barron on Sam Ihekwoaba.

 

 

 

O. Akuwovo 

T. Bertram

J. Falko 

J. McGriff 

G. Tinsley

 

A. Adetogun 

L. Duhart 

K. Feierbergs 

V. Masic 

M. Nenadic

 

 

PPG: T. Bertram (10.7)

APG: J. Falko (2.7)

Reb/G: C. Hinckson (5.6)

 

PPG: L. Duhart (8.8)

APG: V. Masic (3.5)

Reb/G: S. Ingo (6.5)

 

Coaches:

Binghamton Bearcats: Levell Sanders (1st season)

Maine Black Bears: Richard Barron (4th season)