
Wagner vs St. Francis (PA) Prediction 1/20/25 College Basketball Picks Today
St. Francis (PA) (7-12) vs. Wagner (9-8)
January 20, 2025 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: Wagner -2; Over/Under: 124
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The St. Francis Red Flash and the Wagner Seahawks meet Monday in college basketball action from the Detrick Gymnasium. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Wagner vs St. Francis (PA) Prediction.
St. Francis Recap
The St. Francis Red Flash come into this game looking to bounce back from a 64-51 loss to LIU in their last game to fall to 7-12 on the year. After this game, St. Francis will head home for a rematch with the Sharks of LIU.
Red Flash Looking To Rebound
Bobby Rosenberger III leads the Red Flash in scoring and rebounding with 11.6 PPG and 4.7 RPG while Riley Parker has 11.4 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 3.6 APG to lead the Red Flash in the assist department up to this point in the year. Juan Cranford Jr.’s added 9.6 PPG with 3.5 RPG while Jeremy Clayville’s chipped in 9.3 PPG and Valentino Pinedo has 9.2 PPG with 6.4 RPG in 14 games played so far this season. As a team, St. Francis is averaging 71.2 PPG on 46.1% shooting from the field, 34.2% from three and 73.2% from the foul line this season.
Why the Saint Francis Red Flash will win
- The road team has won each of Wagner’s last four games.
- Wagner has lost each of its last four home games against the Northeast Conference.
Wagner Recap
The Wagner Seahawks come into this game looking to bounce back from a 69-65 loss to Mercyhurst last time out to fall to 9-8 on the year. After this game, Wagner will head on the road for a rematch with Mercyhurst.
Seahawks Lose 3rd In Last 4 Tries
Zaire Williams has 12.7 PPG with 2.8 RPG and 1.8 APG as well as 2.2 SPG in 13 games played so far this season while R.J. Greene has 9.2 PPG with a team-high 5.5 RPG. Ja’Kair Sanchez has added 8.6 PPG and Zae Blake’s contributed 8.6 PPG while Javier Ezquerra has 7.5 PPG with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 4.9 APG to lead the Seahawks in assists up to this point in the year. As a team, Wagner is averaging 63.9 PPG on 40.7% shooting from the field, 32.6% from three and 71.3% from the foul line this season.
Why the Wagner Seahawks will win
- Saint Francis has lost 21 of its last 22 road games following a road loss.
- Wagner has won each of its last eight Monday home games.
Total Points Facts
- Each of the last nine day games between Saint Francis and Wagner have produced a total of 126+ points.
- Thirty-six of Saint Francis’ last 39 games have produced a total of 125+ points.
Wagner vs St. Francis (PA) Prediction
I’m on the Red Flash and the points here. I just think that the only reason Wagner could be favored at home is simply because of that, they’re at home. Other than that, all of the head-to-head metrics favor St. Francis and I just don’t see any path to success offensively for Wagner. Wagner has been a team that relies on steady defense to get past a lack of offense, but in conference play so far this season, Wagner’s defense hasn’t been able to cut it. Saint Francis is the far better and far more consistent offensive unit and I think that the Red Flash have a good shot at winning this game outright. Give me the Red Flash and the free bucket here.