The Army Black Knights and Manhattan Jaspers will meet in the consolation matchup of the London Basketball Classic on Saturday morning. The Jaspers (1-3), who tied for seventh in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference at 8-12 and were 15-15 a year ago, are coming off a 69-67 loss to Northeastern on Thursday. The Black Knights (2-4), who finished fifth in the Patriot League at 9-9 and 15-16 overall in 2021-22, dropped a 74-66 decision to Princeton in the semifinal. This will be the first meeting between the teams since 1999-2000.
Tipoff from Copper Box Arena in London is set for 9:30 a.m. ET. Army is favored by 2.5 points at Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under for total points is set at 144.5 (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our college basketball odds page).
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The model knows senior forward Chris Mann powers the Black Knights, averaging 17.5 points, five rebounds and 1.5 assists per game. In the loss to Princeton, Mann scored 19 points and grabbed seven rebounds. His best game so far was a 23-point performance in a 90-75 loss to Radford. He is connecting on 58.1% of his shots from the floor, including 36.8% from 3-point range. Mann is third in the Patriot League in scoring and has reached at least 15 points in every game this season.
The model also knows senior forward Josh Roberts leads the Jaspers, averaging nearly a double-double. He averages 15.5 points and 9.8 rebounds to go along with 2.8 blocks and one assist per game. Roberts had a monster game in the loss to Northeastern, scoring 19 points, grabbing 17 rebounds and blocking three shots. Last season, his first year with the program, he averaged 8.9 points and 6.5 rebounds, seeing action in 30 games with 20 starts.
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