The American Eagles and Navy Midshipmen face off on Thursday in a college basketball showdown in the Patriot League Tournament at Navy Alumni Hall. When these two teams faced off on February it was Navy that secured the 70-54 victory.
American comes into this game with a 16-14 record overall and they have gone 11-18 against the spread. In the last game against Bucknell, the defense gave up only 59 points and that led to the five point victory. Johnny O’Neil scored 19 points and eight rebounds. American is averaging 65.5 points while their defense is giving up 65.8 points per game. American wants to play a slower pace, and in the last game it was the defense that was the difference. Forward Matt Rogers is averaging 13.7 points while shooting 62.8 percent from the field and 41.9 percent from behind the three point line.
On the other side of this matchup is Navy who sits with an 18-12 record overall and they have gone 16-13 against the spread. In the last game against Colgate, Navy scored only 60 points and they ended up losing by four points. Navy is averaging 70 points while their defense is giving up 65.4 points per game. Daniel Deaver is having a strong season averaging 13.5 points while shooting 53.3 percent from the field and 37.9 percent from behind the three point line.
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