Hartford vs Maine 2/16/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds
Maine Black Bears (5-19) vs. Hartford Hawks (7-16)
February 16, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Hartford Hawks -11.5 / Maine Black Bears +11.5; Over/Under: -138.5
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The Maine Black Bears and Hartford Hawks meet Wednesday in college basketball action at the Chase Arena. The Maine Black Bears need a win after losing 13 of their last 15 games. The Hartford Hawks look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The Maine Black Bears are averaging 61.6 points on 40.9 percent shooting and allowing 70.3 points on 47 percent shooting. Vukasin Masic is averaging 9.9 points and 3.2 assists, while Maks Klanjscek is averaging 9.7 points and 2 rebounds. LeChaun DuHart is grabbing 2.5 rebounds and Stephane Ingo is dishing 0.8 assists. The Maine Black Bears are shooting 31.6 percent from beyond the arc and 70.8 percent from the free throw line. The Maine Black Bears are allowing 36.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 28 rebounds per game.
The Hartford Hawks are averaging 68.4 points on 45.2 percent shooting and allowing 72.4 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Austin Williams is averaging 16.8 points and 5.3 rebounds, while Moses Flowers is averaging 14.1 points and 1.9 assists. Hunter Marks is the third double-digit scorer and David Shriver is dishing 0.7 assists. The Hartford Hawks are shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 68.4 percent from the free throw line. The Hartford Hawks are allowing 35.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29 rebounds per game.
The Black Bears are 8-0 ATS in their last 8 road games. The Hawks are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 home games and 20-8 ATS in their last 28 Wednesday games. The over is 11-3 in Black Bears last 14 overall. The under is 3-1-1 in Hawks last 5 home games. The road team is 5-1 ATS in the last 6 meetings.
The Maine Black Bears are god awful, and that’s why the line is what it is. However, let’s not act like the Hartford Hawks are a team you want to lay double-digit chalk with. Hartford loses on the season by an average of four points and loses at home by an average of 2.3 points. I can’t lay massive chalk with Hartford. I don’t want to back Maine, but…
