Wagner Seahawks vs Sacred Heart Pioneers Prediction, 3/6/2024 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Wagner Seahawks vs Sacred Heart Pioneers

Date: Wednesday, March 6, 2024

Location: William H. Pitt Center in Fairfield, CT

TV: ESPN+

The Sacred Heart Pioneers (16-15) will try to defeat the Wagner Seahawks (13-15) at William H. Pitt Center on Wednesday.

The Wagner Seahawks stepped onto the hardwood against Fairleigh Dickinson and took a loss by a score of 57-54 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Seahawks ended up finishing with 13 while Fairleigh Dickinson totaled 9 fouls. They made 8 of their 26 tries from three-point range. Fairleigh Dickinson finished shooting 70.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 7 of their 10 shots. Furthermore, Fairleigh Dickinson snagged 25 rebounds (4 offensive, 21 defensive), but wasn't able to record a rejection. Fairleigh Dickinson doled out 10 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Pertaining to the defense, Wagner allowed 38.2% from the field on 21 out of 55 shooting. They also doled out 13 assists for this contest as well as forcing 7 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning pulling down rebounds, they collected 40 with 11 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Seahawks buried 6 of their 7 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Wagner wrapped up the game with a 37.3% FG percentage (22 of 59) and made 4 of 19 3-point shots.

Melvin Council Jr. is someone who came through in this matchup. He left the arena with 16 points on 7 of 24 shooting. He played for 40 minutes played and also grabbed 13 rebounds. He ended up going 29.2% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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Wagner will play this game with a win-loss record of 13-15 on the campaign. They turn it over 10.1 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 15.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Wagner is pulling in 36.3 rebounds per game and has racked up 368 assists this season, which is 249th in D-1 in terms of passing. The Seahawks are shooting 32.6% on three-point attempts (208 of 639) and 72.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 63.9 points per game (352nd in Division 1) while connecting on 38.9% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Seahawks are forcing 11.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 13.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 186th in the nation in allowing assists to their opponents with 383 conceded for the year. The Seahawks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 42.5% (639 of 1,504) and they relinquish 35.3 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 30.1% on 3-point shots while they are 10th in D-1 in PPG from their opponents (63.0).

In their last game, the Sacred Heart Pioneers went home victorious with a score of 89-85 when they faced Merrimack. The Pioneers corralled 23 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 33 for this game. They gave up possession 9 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. Merrimack had 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Pioneers to the free throw line for a total of 23 tries. They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 69.6%. Regarding shots from beyond the perimeter, Sacred Heart converted 7 out of their 18 attempts (38.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Pioneers finished shooting 33 for 61 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.1%. The Pioneers allowed Merrimack to bury 28 out of 58 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% in this game. They finished 43.8% from distance by going 14 out of 32 and finished the contest at 15 out of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). When talking about rebounding, Sacred Heart permitted Merrimack to collect 23 in total (5 offensive).

Raheem Solomon ended up being a factor for the Pioneers for this game. He recorded 26 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and totaled 2 assists in this contest. He made 10 of 13 for this game giving him a rate of 76.9%, and accumulated 6 rebounds.

Sacred Heart has a win-loss mark of 16-15 for the season. The Pioneers commit 16.9 fouls every game and they go 69.6% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 13.8 times per contest (132nd in college basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.7 times per game. Sacred Heart has accounted for 2,315 points on the year (74.7 per contest) and they collect 33.7 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pioneers are hitting on 45.6% from the field, which is ranked 121st in the nation.

The Pioneers on the defensive side of the court are 203rd in D-1 in points per game surrendered with 72.7. They are able to force 14.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.5% from the field (170th in the country). The Sacred Heart defense gives up 35.2% on three-point shots (264 of 750) and opponents are converting on 68.2% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 14.9 assists and 37.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 322nd and 308th in those defensive categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Wagner

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