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The Central Connecticut State Blue Devils (4-14, 2-4 NEC) will look to stop a three-game road losing streak when they square off against the Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash (5-12, 1-5 NEC) on Friday, January 21, 2022 at DeGol Arena. The matchup airs at 7:00 PM ET. Keep reading to find betting insights and statistics to help place a wager on the Red Flash’s (-357 to win on the moneyline) matchup versus the Blue Devils (+280).
Saint Francis (PA) vs Cent. Conn. St. Betting Odds
Saint Francis (PA) Offense Vs. Cent. Conn. St. Defense
| Saint Francis (PA) Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Cent. Conn. St. Defense |
| 69.8 (226) |
Points/Gm |
74.6 (307) |
| 69.9 (135) |
Possessions/Game |
71.0 (241) |
| 42.1 (278) |
Field Goal % |
46.2 (331) |
| 31.5 (280) |
3PT % |
34.5 (260) |
| 46.7 (312) |
Effective FG % |
53.3 (336) |
| 50.2 (299) |
True Shooting % |
54.7 (300) |
Cent. Conn. St. Offense Vs. Saint Francis (PA) Defense
| Cent. Conn. St. Offense |
Stats (Rank) |
Saint Francis (PA) Defense |
| 62.4 (334) |
Points/Gm |
74.4 (300) |
| 67.7 (235) |
Possessions/Game |
70.3 (215) |
| 39.7 (336) |
Field Goal % |
45.5 (311) |
| 33.7 (181) |
3PT % |
34.8 (275) |
| 46.1 (322) |
Effective FG % |
52.4 (309) |
| 49.4 (315) |
True Shooting % |
54.8 (306) |
Saint Francis (PA) Betting Insights
- Saint Francis (PA) has put together a 9-7-0 ATS record so far this year.
- The Red Flash have not covered the spread when favored by 7.5 points or more this season (in one opportunity).
- Saint Francis (PA)’s games have gone over the point total eight out of 16 times this season.
- Saint Francis (PA) and its opponents have combined to score more than 138.5 points in 11 of 16 games this season.
- Red Flash contests this year have an average total of 145.1, 6.6 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
Cent. Conn. St. Betting Insights
- Cent. Conn. St. has compiled a 16-3-0 record against the spread this season.
- The Blue Devils have an ATS record of 14-0 when playing as at least 7.5-point underdogs this season.
- In Cent. Conn. St.’s 19 chances this season, the combined scoring has gone over the point total eight times.
- Cent. Conn. St. has played 11 games this season that have had more than 138.5 combined points scored.
- The average total for Blue Devils games this season is 137.2 points, 1.3 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
Saint Francis (PA) Key Players
- Ramiir Dixon-Conover leads the Red Flash in scoring (12.8 points per game) and assists (3.8 assists per game).
- Saint Francis (PA)’s rebounding leader is Josh Cohen, who pulls down 6.1 per game.
- Maxwell Land is the top three-point shooter for the Red Flash, knocking down 1.5 per game.
- Saint Francis (PA)’s blocks leader is Jeriah Coleman, who records 0.9 per game. Dixon-Conover leads the team averaging 2.0 steals a contest.
Cent. Conn. St. Key Players
- The Blue Devils go-to guy, Nigel Scantlebury, leads the team in both scoring (11.5 points per game) and assists (3.2 assists per game).
- When it comes to rebounds, Andre Snoddy is the Cent. Conn. St. leader with 6.8 per game.
- Ian Krishnan is tops from three-point range for the Blue Devils, hitting 2.1 treys per game.
- Cent. Conn. St.’s Scantlebury has the top spot on the team’s steals leaderboard with 1.1 per game and Snoddy is first in blocks with 0.7 per game.