Saint Francis Red Flash vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils Prediction, 3/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Saint Francis Red Flash vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils (19-10) will try to defeat the Saint Francis Red Flash (8-21) at William H. Detrick Gymnasium on Wednesday.

The Saint Francis Red Flash stepped onto the hardwood against Le Moyne and went home with a loss by a final score of 74-58 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the Red Flash ended up with 16 and Le Moyne had 15 fouls. They also made 12 out of their 23 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Le Moyne finished the game shooting 82.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of their 17 attempts. Additionally, Le Moyne snagged 25 boards (1 offensive, 24 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Le Moyne distributed 20 dimes and had 9 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, Saint Francis allowed 53.3% from the floor on 24 of 45 shooting. They also distributed 10 assists for the contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they earned 33 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Red Flash made 9 of 18 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. Saint Francis wrapped up the contest having earned a 38.9% field goal percentage (21 of 54) and knocked down 7 out of their 18 three-point shots.

Carlos Lopez, Jr. is a player who was a major factor in the game. He went 54.5% from the field and also dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 32 minutes but finished the game without a rebound. He was able to score 17 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Saint Francis enters this game with a record of 8-21 for the season. They average 65.3 points per game (345th in D-1) while hitting 42.2% from the floor. The Red Flash are connecting on 33.1% on three-point attempts (184 of 556) and 61.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Saint Francis is pulling down 34.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 351 assists this season, which is 290th in D-1 in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a team are committing 17.7 fouls every game.

On defense, the Red Flash have forced 12.0 turnovers per game and they draw 16.8 personal fouls. They rank 215th in the country in allowing assists with 391 surrendered this season. The Red Flash defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.5% (745 of 1,637) and they relinquish 34.4 rebounds per game as a squad. They surrender 34.5% on three-point shots and they are 207th in the nation in opponents points per game (72.8).

In their last game, the Central Connecticut Blue Devils walked away with a victory by a final of 79-67 when they faced Stonehill. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Central Connecticut permitted Stonehill to pull down 26 in total (5 offensive). They finished shooting 31.6% from 3-point land by connecting on 6 out of 19 and ended up shooting 5 out of 9 from the charity stripe (55.6%). The Blue Devils permitted Stonehill to knock down 28 of 56 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 50.0% for the matchup. Overall, the Blue Devils shot 29 for 57 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.9%. When it comes to shots from beyond the perimeter, Central Connecticut converted 10 of 22 tries (45.5%). They were able to make 11 of those for a percentage of 84.6%. Stonehill had 12 fouls for this contest which got the Blue Devils to the free throw line for 13 shots. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while getting 8 steals in this matchup. The Blue Devils corralled 23 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 29 in the game.

Jayden Brown was important for the Blue Devils in the game. He made 7 of 13 in this matchup giving him a rate of 53.8%, and earned 8 rebounds. He racked up 19 points in his 31 mins on the court and earned 3 assists for the matchup.

Central Connecticut has a record of 19-10 for the season. The Blue Devils have committed 13.7 fouls per game and they connect on 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 14.7 times per game (96th in college hoops) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. Central Connecticut has scored 2,110 points on the campaign (72.8 per contest) and they average 36.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Devils are hitting on 45.2% from the field, which ranks them 147th in college hoops.

The Blue Devils on the defensive end are ranked 45th in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 66.7. They have forced 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 42.2% from the field (93rd in the nation). The Central Connecticut defense gives up 33.7% on 3-point shots (201 of 597) and opponents are connecting on 66.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 13.6 dimes and 33.8 rebounds per game, which is 254th and 135th in those defensive categories.

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Saint Francis

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