St. Francis-Pennsylvania vs Sacred Heart 1/23/22 College Basketball Picks, Predictions, Odds

The Sacred Heart Pioneers and the St. Francis (PA) Red Flash meet in college basketball action from the DeGol Arena on Sunday afternoon.

The Sacred Heart Pioneers come into this one looking to rebound from a 98-59 loss to Mount St. Mary’s last time out. Tyler Thomas leads the Pioneers in scoring with 18.3 PPG and 2.2 APG while Aaron Clarke has 16.1 PPG with a team-high 3.8 APG to lead Sacred Heart in assists so far this season. Nico Galette has 10.7 PPG with a team-high 8.8 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Sacred Heart as the Pioneers’ top rebounder.. As a team, Sacred Heart is averaging 64.9 PPG on 43.5% shooting from the field, 34.1% from three and 70.5% from the foul line while allowing 66.8 PPG on 45.4% shooting from the field and 36.2% from three this season.

The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash will try to build on a 68-67 win over Central Connecticut State last time out. Ramiir Dixon-Conover leads the Red Flash in scoring and assists with 12.5 PPG and 3.6 APG while Myles Thompson has 11.8 PPG with 3.8 RPG and Roneil Giles Jr. has 11.5 PPG with 3.7 RPG this season. Josh Cohen has 11.1 PPG with a team-high 6 RPG to lead the Red Flash on the glass and to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for St. Francis so far this season. Maxwell Land also has 9.8 PPG and 4.4 RPG this season. As a team, Saint Francis PA is averaging 69.7 PPG on 42.5% shooting from the field, 31.6% from three and 67.7% from the foul line while allowing 74 PPG on 45.5% shooting from the field and 35% from three this season.

Sacred Heart is 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Sunday games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a loss by 20 or more points while the over is 3-0-1 in their last 4 games overall.

I get why the Red Flash are favored at home in this one, but I’m not backing them. The Red Flash just haven’t been that good at home that I even want to be laying a single bucket with them let alone any points for that matter. Sacred Heart’s had their ups and downs, especially on the road, but they’ve been competitive on the road in some spots like against Bryant on New Year’s Eve and this could be a great chance for the Pioneers to steal a road win. Give me Sacred Heart and the points here.