Wagner Seahawks vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils Prediction, 3/9/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wagner Seahawks vs Central Connecticut Blue Devils

Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024

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

TV: ESPN+

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils (20-10) host the Wagner Seahawks (14-15) at William H. Detrick Gymnasium on Saturday.

The Wagner Seahawks faced off with Sacred Heart and notched a win by a score of 60-57 in their last game. Wagner ended the contest having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (25 of 57) and converted 8 of 21 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Seahawks made 2 of their 9 tries for a percentage of 22.2%. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 32 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 15 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of defense, Wagner allowed their opponent to shoot 42.0% from the field on 21 out of 50 shooting. Sacred Heart earned 12 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In addition, Sacred Heart snagged 30 rebounds (8 offensive, 22 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Sacred Heart walked away from this one shooting 64.7% from the charity stripe by burying 11 of 17 tries. They made 4 out of their 14 shots from beyond the arc. In the matter of personal fouls, the Seahawks walked away with 15 while Sacred Heart finished the game with 16 personal fouls.

Tahron Allen is one player who played a role for this game. He finished shooting 50.0% from the field and also recorded 2 dimes. He played for 36 minutes and pulled down 6 rebounds. He walked away with 22 points on 10 of 20 shooting.

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Wagner heads into this one with a record of 14-15 so far this season. They are turning it over 10.1 times per game and as a group they are committing 15.6 personal fouls every game. As a team, Wagner is snagging 36.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 383 dimes this year, which ranks 215th in Division 1 in terms of passing. The Seahawks are hitting 32.7% on shots from downtown (216 of 660) and 71.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 63.8 pts per contest (352nd in D-1) while going 39.1% from the floor.

On defense, the Seahawks are forcing 11.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 14.0 personal fouls. They are giving up 30.1% on shots from distance and they rank 9th in D-1 in opponents PPG (62.8). The Seahawks defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 42.5% (660 of 1,554) and they concede 35.2 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 199th in D-1 in allowing assists to the opposition with 395 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Central Connecticut Blue Devils went home victorious with a score of 71-62 against Saint Francis. When discussing cleaning the glass, Central Connecticut allowed Saint Francis to pull down 27 in all (8 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 45.0% from 3-point land by going 9 out of 20 and ended up shooting 5 out of 9 from the free throw line (55.6%). The Blue Devils allowed Saint Francis to make 24 of their 50 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 48.0% in the matchup. Overall, the Blue Devils finished shooting 24 out of 48 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. In regard to three-point shots, Central Connecticut converted 7 out of 16 attempts (43.8%). They were able to convert 16 of those for a clip of 80.0%. Saint Francis committed 20 fouls for this game which got the Blue Devils to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 4 steals in this matchup. The Blue Devils corralled 19 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 25 for the game.

Allan Jeanne-Rose ended up having an impact for the Blue Devils in this contest. He made 10 out of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 90.9%, and had 5 rebounds. He totaled 28 points in his 33 minutes on the court and totaled 1 assist for this contest.

Central Connecticut has a mark of 20-10 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Blue Devils are shooting 45.3% from the field, which is 141st in the nation. Central Connecticut has scored 2,181 points on the campaign (72.7 per game) and they grab 35.9 boards per game. They are getting an assist 14.5 times per contest (102nd in the nation) and they are turning it over 11.4 times per game. The Blue Devils are responsible for committing 13.5 personal fouls per game while shooting 71.3% from the charity stripe.

The Central Connecticut defense gives up 34.0% on 3-pointers (210 of 617) and their opponents are connecting on 66.4% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 13.7 assists and 33.7 boards per game, which has them ranked 259th and 123rd in the country. The Blue Devils on defense are ranked 41st in D-1 in PPG given up with 66.5. They have forced 13.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 42.3% from the floor (95th in the country).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Central Connecticut and under the total points

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