Wagner vs LIU 3/5/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
LIU Sharks (16-13) vs. Wagner Seahawks (20-5)
March 5, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: Wagner Seahawks -7 / LIU Sharks +7; Over/Under: -146.5
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The Long Island University Sharks and Wagner Seahawks meet Saturday in the college basketball Northeast Semifinal at the Spiro Sports Center. The Long Island University Sharks look to build on their seven-game winning streak. The Wagner Seahawks look for a win after splitting their last six games.
The Long Island University Sharks are averaging 75 points on 42.7 percent shooting and allowing 73.1 points on 41 percent shooting. Ty Flowers is averaging 19 points and 7.8 rebounds, while Eral Penn is averaging 17.1 points and 7.5 rebounds. Isaac Kante is the third double-digit scorer and Kyndall Davis is grabbing 3.7 rebounds. The Long Island University Sharks are shooting 31.7 percent from beyond the arc and 68.6 percent from the free throw line. The Long Island University Sharks are allowing 31.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 36.9 rebounds per game.
The Wagner Seahawks are averaging 69.3 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 60.1 points on 41.5 percent shooting. Elijah Ford is averaging 17.7 points and 7.7 rebounds, while Alex Morales is averaging 16.8 points and 7.2 rebounds. Will Martinez is the third double-digit scorer and DeLonnie Hunt is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The Wagner Seahawks are shooting 27.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.8 percent from the free throw line. The Wagner Seahawks are allowing 30.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.
The Sharks are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games following a ATS loss. The Seahawks are 7-19 ATS in their last 26 Saturday games and 5-2-1 ATS in their last 8 games following a ATS win. The under is 4-1 in Sharks last 5 road games. The over is 13-6-1 in Seahawks last 20 home games.
The Wagner Seahawks are comfortably the better team here, winning on the season by an average of 10 points. Wagner also took care of LIU in both meetings this season. The LIU Sharks lose in the underdog role by an average of 12 points and are 3-6-1 against the spread when an underdog of five or more points. I’ll lay the chalk here with Wagner.
