Miami vs St. Francis-Pennsylvania 12/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
St. Francis-Pennsylvania Red Flash (3-8) vs. Miami Hurricanes (10-1)
December 17, 2022 12:00 pm EDT
The Line: Miami Hurricanes -26 / St. Francis-Pennsylvania Red Flash +26; Over/Under: +149.5
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The St. Francis PA Red Flash and the Miami Hurricanes meet in NHL action from the Watsco Center on Saturday afternoon.
The St. Francis PA Red Flash will look to rebound from a 90-66 loss at the hands of Hawaii on the road last time out. Josh Cohen leads the Red Flash in scoring and rebounding with 21.4 PPG and 7.7 RPG while Maxwell Land has 12.3 PPG with 5.5 RPG as well this season. Landon Moore has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 3.7 APG to lead the Red Flash in assists and to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for St. Francis PA this season. As a team, St. Francis PA is averaging 73.5 PPG on 45.7% shooting from the field, 35.8% from three and 70.5% from the foul line this season.
The Miami Hurricanes will be looking to build on their 80-73 win over NC State in their last game. Isaiah Wong leads the Hurricanes in scoring and assists with 16.2 PPG and 3.9 APG while Jordan Miller has 15.5 PPG with 6 RPG. Norchad Omier has 13.7 PPG with a team-high 10 RPG to lead the Hurricanes on the glass by averaging a double-double per game and Nijel Pack has 11.3 PPG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Miami so far this season. As a team, Miami is averaging 77.9 PPG on 48.3% shooting from the field, 34.3% from three and 76.8% from the foul line this season.
St. Francis PA is 0-6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as an underdog of 13 points or more and 0-7 ATS in their last 7 road games while the over is 4-0 in their last 4 games as an underdog. Miami is 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall and 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite of 13 points or more while the under is 14-6 in their last 20 games following an ATS win.
I get the case to be made for an underdog in spots, but I haven’t liked what I’ve seen from St. Francis PA this season and the Red Flash have been demolished in every step up spot they’ve had so far. Miami has been playing really well in spots and rarely make the step down like this, and while the ATS numbers haven’t been great against teams like Florida A&M and St. Francis NY this season, the Hurricanes are the far better team here and should win this one and get the cover as well. Give me Miami.
