The Northeastern Huskies and the Delaware Blue Hens meet in college basketball action from the Entertainment & Sports Arena on Saturday night. Let’s dive into the odds, injuries, matchup history and make a prediction for this game.
Odds
Delaware is listed as a 5.5-point home favorite with a total for this game set at 137.5 points.
Injuries
Northeastern has a clean injury report coming into this game while LJ Owens is out indefinitely for the Blue Hens with a wrist injury.
Matchup History
Delaware’s 81-76 win over Northeastern on January 28th, 2023, made it five wins in the last six head-to-head meetings between the two teams.
Trends
Northeastern is 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall and 8-20 ATS in their last 28 games against a team with a winning record while the under is 5-2 in their last 7 games overall. Delaware is 3-7-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall and 5-1 ATS in their last 6 neutral site games while the over is 5-1 in their last 6 Saturday games.
Pick
I’m sticking with Delaware here. Northeastern’s offense fell off big time down the stretch, and Delaware at least kept the momentum going to close out the year with some decent offensive performances. I just don’t trust Northeastern in their current form, so give me the Delaware Blue Hens here.