Army hosts American after Rucker's 22-point showing

Updated Jan. 11, 2023 2:23 a.m. ET

Associated Press

American Eagles (12-3, 4-0 Patriot) at Army Black Knights (9-8, 3-1 Patriot)

West Point, New York; Wednesday, 6 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Army -1.5; over/under is 137.5

BOTTOM LINE: Army plays the American Eagles after Jalen Rucker scored 22 points in Army's 77-75 loss to the Colgate Raiders.

The Black Knights are 5-2 in home games. Army averages 76.2 points while outscoring opponents by 5.1 points per game.

The Eagles have gone 4-0 against Patriot opponents. American ranks fourth in the Patriot shooting 37.1% from downtown. Chris Gleaton leads the Eagles shooting 100% from 3-point range.

The Black Knights and Eagles face off Wednesday for the first time in Patriot play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Coleton Benson averages 2.4 made 3-pointers per game for the Black Knights, scoring 12.1 points while shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc. Rucker is averaging 16.1 points and 3.3 assists over the past 10 games for Army.

Johnny O'Neil is averaging 12.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.1 blocks for the Eagles. Geoff Sprouse is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for American.

LAST 10 GAMES: Black Knights: 7-3, averaging 73.3 points, 33.1 rebounds, 14.8 assists, 5.5 steals and 2.3 blocks per game while shooting 48.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.6 points per game.

Eagles: 9-1, averaging 70.2 points, 29.3 rebounds, 15.3 assists, 8.1 steals and 3.5 blocks per game while shooting 52.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.1 points.

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