Sacred Heart vs Wagner 2/17/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Wagner Seahawks and Sacred Heart Pioneers meet Thursday in college basketball action at the William H. Pitt Center. The Wagner Seahawks look for a win after winning 10 of their last 11 games. The Sacred Heart Pioneers need a win after losing seven of their last eight games. 

The Wagner Seahawks are averaging 67.9 points on 47.2 percent shooting and allowing 57.3 points on 40.5 percent shooting. Alex Morales is averaging 17.8 points and 7.7 rebounds, while Will Martinez is averaging 12.2 points and 3.6 rebounds. Elijah Ford is the third double-digit scorer and Raekwon Rogers is grabbing 5.9 rebounds. The Wagner Seahawks are shooting 27.5 percent from beyond the arc and 74 percent from the free throw line. The Wagner Seahawks are allowing 29.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31 rebounds per game.

The Sacred Heart Pioneers are averaging 66.7 points on 43.7 percent shooting and allowing 69.7 points on 46.1 percent shooting. Tyler Thomas is averaging 16.9 points and 2.6 assists, while Aaron Clarke is averaging 16.2 points and 4 assists. Nico Galette is the third double-digit scorer and Alex Watson is dishing 1.4 assists. The Sacred Heart Pioneers are shooting 33.6 percent from beyond the arc and 72.8 percent from the free throw line. The Sacred Heart Pioneers are allowing 35 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 30 rebounds per game.

The Seahawks are 12-5 ATS in their last 17 road games and 22-10-1 ATS in their last 33 games overall. The Pioneers are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 home games and 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Seahawks last 5 Thursday games. The over is 8-2-1 in Pioneers last 11 overall.

The Wagner Seahawks are easily the better team here, they’ve proven themselves on the road, and they win in the favorite role by an average of 11.5 points. The Sacred Heart Pioneers are losers on the season, and they’re 1-8 against the spread at home. Wagner has been covering machines dating back to last year. I have no choice but to lay the chalk with Wagner here.