Sacred Heart vs St. Francis-Brooklyn 1/27/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The St. Francis (BKN) Terriers will travel to the William H. Pitt Center to take on the Sacred Heart Pioneers this Thursday night in College Basketball action.

The St. Francis (BKN) Terriers dropped to 5-14 on the season after being defeated by the Bryant Bulldogs, 85-68, this past Sunday. St. Francis (BKN) had no answers for the Bryant offense in the 1^st half and could not fight back after going into halftime trailing by a 51-33 margin. St. Francis (BKN) shot 333% from the field & 21.4% from beyond the arc while allowing Bryant to shoot 46.9% from the field & 29.2% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Terriers was Patrick Emilien who had a double-double with 17 points, 12 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 block, & 2 steals.

On the season, St. Francis (BKN) is averaging 67.6 ppg on 40.5% shooting from the field. The Terriers are averaging 67.6 ppg on 40.5% shooting from the field. The Terriers are averaging 7.2 three-pointers per game on 31.1% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, St. Francis (BKN) has been led by Patrick Emilien (12.1 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 1.3 apg), Michael Cubbage (11.5 ppg, 5.1 rpg, 1.9 apg, 2.0 spg), Rob Higgins (10.5 ppg, 1.9 rpg, 3.3 apg, 1.2 spg), & Tedrick Wilcox Jr. (9.7 ppg, 5.7 rpg, 1.1 apg).

Defensively, St. Francis (BKN) is allowing their opponents to average 71.6 ppg on 47.3% shooting from the field. The Terriers have a rebound margin of 0.6 and a turnover margin of 0.3.

The Sacred Heart Pioneers lost their 2^nd straight game and dropped to 7-12 on the season after being defeated by the St. Francis (PA) Red Flash, 85-74, this past Sunday. Sacred Heart had no answers on the defensive end for St. Francis (PA) and could not fight back after a 13-0 Red Flash run gave St. Francis (PA) a 72-58 lead with 5:54 left in regulation. Sacred Heart shot 51.8% from the field & 43.5% from beyond the arc while allowing St. Francis (PA) to shoot 55.6% from the field & 35.3% from beyond the arc. Leading the way for the Pioneers was Aaron Clarke who had 26 points, 1 rebounds, 8 assists, & 2 steals.

On the season, Sacred Heart is averaging 72.2 ppg on 43.9% shooting from the field. The Pioneers are averaging 8.7 three-pointers per game on 34.6% shooting from beyond the arc. Offensively, Sacred Heart has been led by Tyler Thomas (18.0 ppg, 3.5 rpg, 2.3 apg, 1.3 spg), Aaron Clarke (16.7 ppg, 1.5 rpg, 4.1 apg), Nico Galette (10.7 ppg, 8.4 rpg, 1.9 apg), & Alex Watson (8.5 ppg, 2.5 rpg, 1.4 apg, 1.0 spg).

Defensively, Sacred Heart is allowing their opponents to average 74.7 ppg on 45.9% shooting from the field. The Pioneers have a rebound margin of 0.7 and a turnover margin of -2.4.

The Terriers are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Thursday games & 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss. The Pioneers are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall & 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games.

St. Francis (BKN) has struggled on both ends of the court this season as the Terriers come into this game ranked just 272^nd in scoring offense, 317^th in FG%, & 340^th in defensive FG%. Sacred heart has been led by their offense which ranks 171^st in scoring offense, 192^nd in FG%, & 68^th in three-pointers made per game, however, the Pioneers defense has struggled and come into this matchup ranked just 302^nd in scoring defense & 317^th in defensive FG%.

St. Francis has lost 6 of their last 8 games and is coming off a game in which they looked completely lost at the defensive end against Bryant. Sacred Heart doesn’t have the offense that Bryant has, however, the Pioneers have had some success from beyond the arc and between the fact that the Pioneers have a winning record at home and that I think their three-point shooting has success in this one, I’m taking Sacred Heart to cover this small home spread. Good Luck!