Sacred Heart vs Hartford 12/22/21 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Hartford Hawks will travel to the William H. Pitt Center to take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers this Wednesday afternoon in College Basketball action.

The Hartford Hawks lost their 3^rd straight game and dropped to 1-10 on the season after being defeated by the Central Connecticut Blue Devils, 75-65, this past Saturday. Hartford shot struggled defensively against Central Connecticut and could not fight back after the Blue Devils took a 59-49 lead with 6:06 left in regulation. Hartford shot 41.5% from the field & 28.6% from beyond the arc while allowing Central Connecticut to shoot 46.9% from the field & 52.6% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hawks was Moses Flowers who had 24 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, & 2 steals.

On the season, Hartford is averaging 67.8 ppg on 45.2% shooting from the field. The Hawks are averaging 8.5 three-pointers per game on 33.2% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Hartford has been led by Austin Williams (15.0 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 3.7 apg, 1.0 spg), Moses Flowers (13.7 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.1 spg), Hunter Marks (11.1 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.0 bpg), & D.J. Mitchell (8.5 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.2 apg).

Defensively, Hartford is allowing their opponents to average 76.2 ppg on 46.8% shooting from the field. The Hawks have a rebound margin of -1.5 and a turnover margin of -4.1.

The Sacred Heart Pioneers dropped to 4-8 on the season after being defeated by the UMass Lowell River Hawks, 70-62, this past Sunday. Sacred Heart struggled on the offensive end against UMass Lowell and could not fight back after the River Hawks took a 66-62 lead with 1:52 left in regulation. Sacred Heart shot just 37.3% from the field & 26.9% from beyond the arc while allowing UMass Lowell to shoot 48.0% from the field & 54.5% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Hawks was Nico Galette who had 13 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist, & 2 steals.

On the season, Sacred Heart is averaging 72.1 ppg on 44.6% shooting from the field. The Pioneers are averaging 8.6 three-pointers per game on 33.3% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Sacred Heart has been led by Tyler Thomas (19.7 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 2.1 apg, 1.3 spg), Aaron Clarke (14.5 ppg, 1.1 rpg, 3.8 apg), Nico Galette (9.5 ppg, 8.8 rpg, 1.9 apg), & Alex Watson (8.8 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.7 apg).

Defensively, Sacred Heart is allowing their opponents to average 72.7 ppg on 45.6% shooting from the field. The Pioneers have a rebound margin of 3.1 and a turnover margin of -2.2.

The Hawks are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Wednesday games, however, are just 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games. The Pioneers are 13-3 ATS in their last 16 games following a ATS loss and 18-6 ATS in their last 24 games following a straight up loss.

Hartford has really struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Hawks come into this game ranked just t-264^th in scoring offense, 314^th in scoring defense, & 330^th in defensive FG%. Sacred Heart has also been less than average this season on both ends of the court, ranking 183^rd in scoring offense & t-270^th in scoring defense, however, the Pioneers have been decent on the boards, ranking 136^th in rebound margin and have been able to make three-pointers, ranking t-93^rd in three-pointers made per game.

Hartford has looked lost all season and I just don’t see the Hawks turning it around here and as I think the Pioneers offense has plenty of success offensively on their home court against the Hartford defense, I’m taking Sacred Heart to cover this home spread. Good Luck!