Merrimack vs St. Francis-Pennsylvania College Basketball Picks, Odds, Predictions 2/4/21

The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash and Merrimack Warriors meet Thursday in college basketball action at the Hammel Court.

The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are averaging 71.1 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 76.1 points on 45.3 percent shooting. Ramiir Dixon-Conover is averaging 15.3 points and 4.7 assists while Myles Thompson is averaging 11.1 points and 5.3 rebounds. Mark Flagg is grabbing 6.5 rebounds and Marlon Hargis is dishing 0.4 assists. The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are shooting 32.9 percent from beyond the arc and 71.7 percent from the free throw line. The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are allowing 29.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.6 rebounds per game.

The Merrimack Warriors look to get a game above a .500 record. The Merrimack Warriors are averaging 67.8 points on 43.9 percent shooting and allowing 70.1 points on 43.2 percent shooting. Jordan Minor is averaging 13.9 points and 10 rebounds while Mikey Watkins is averaging 12.4 points and 3.8 rebounds. Mykel Derring is the third double-digit scorer and Malik Edmead is grabbing 1.6 rebounds. The Merrimack Warriors are shooting 28.3 percent from beyond the arc and 69 percent from the free throw line. The Merrimack Warriors are allowing 39.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 29.6 rebounds per game.

The Red Flash are 1-6 ATS in their last 7 road games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Warriors are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 home games. The over is 4-1 in Red Flash last 5 overall. The over is 4-1 in Warriors last 5 Thursday games.

I’m not running to the window to back either of these teams, but the Merrimack Warriors do have the edge on defense and are playing at home where they win by an average of 4.3 points and shoot 48.7 percent from the field. The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash lose by an average of 8.8 points while shooting 39.9 percent from the field in the underdog role. I’ll lay the bucket with the home team.