Central Connecticut State vs St. Francis-Pennsylvania Basketball Picks 3-6-24
St. Francis-Pennsylvania Red Flash (8-21) vs. Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (19-10)
March 6, 2024 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils -14; Over/Under: +136
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The St. Francis Red Flash and the Central Connecticut State Blue Devils meet in college basketball action from the William H. Detrick Gymnasium on Wednesday night. Who comes out on top in Wednesday’s NEC quarterfinal clash? Let’s dive in and find out with our St. Francis vs. Central Connecticut Prediction.
St. Francis Team Preview
The St. Francis Red Flash come into this one as the 8-seed after finishing the year 8-21 including a 3-13 mark in conference play after a 74-58 loss to Le Moyne last time out. Cam Gregory leads the Red Flash in scoring with 13.4 PPG along with 2.9 RPG and 2.7 APG while Eli Wilborn has 10.5 PPG with a team-high 7.4 RPG as the only other double-digit scorer for St. Francis up this point in the year. As a team, St. Francis is averaging 65.3 PPG on 42.2% shooting from the field, 33.1% from three-point range and 61.1% from the foul line this season.
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Central Connecticut Team Preview
The Central Connecticut Blue Devils come into this game looking to advance as the top seed in the tournament, finishing the year at 19-10 overall and 13-3 in conference play after a 79-67 win over Stonehill to close out the year on a four-game win streak. Allen Jeanne-Rose leads the Blue Devils in scoring and rebounding with 15.1 PPG and 4.8 RPG while Jordan Jones has 12.8 PPG with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 3.8 APG to lead the Blue Devils in the assist department this season. Kellen Amos has 12.1 PPG with 5.2 RPG and 2.3 APG to cap off the scoring for CCSU in double figures up to this point in the year. As a team, Central Connecticut State is averaging 72.8 PPG on 45.2% shooting from the field, 32.5% from three and 71% from the foul line this season.
St. Francis vs. Central Connecticut Prediction
I’m on Central Connecticut here. I know it’s a big number for a conference tournament game, but this is the clear difference between the top and bottom seed in the conference. St. Francis was getting crushed left and right to close out the year while Central Connecticut finished the year with back-to-back double-digit wins and did so at home and with this NEC games being at campus sites, I think that’s the difference here. With Central Connecticut being at home, I have to lay the points here.
