St. Francis-PA vs Penn State Prediction College Basketball Picks 11/12/24

The St. Francis PA Red Flash and the Penn State Nittany Lions meet Tuesday in college basketball action from Bryce Jordan Center. Here’s a St. Francis PA vs Penn State prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best St. Francis PA vs Penn State pick. We will examine:

The St. Francis PA Red Flash’s recent form and player performance

The Penn State Nittany Lions’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the St. Francis PA Red Flash

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Penn State Nittany Lions

Recent betting trends in games played between St. Francis PA and Penn State

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the St. Francis PA vs Penn State game

St. Francis PA Red Flash Betting Preview

The Red Flash had a couple of relatively tough matchups right out of the gate this year. St. Francis PA took on Dayton in their opener, stumbling to an 87-57 blowout loss. On Friday versus Clemson, it was the same result, this time 88-62.

St. Francis PA got their first victory of the season versus Campbell on Sunday, but it was close. The Flash were down 42-31 by the break, then hit a 34-22 run the rest of the way for a 65-64 win. Ace Talbert topped the team with 18 points and four rebounds.

Penn State Nittany Lions Betting Preview

Over on the Penn State side, they didn’t have any issues with Binghamton in their opener, notching 54 points in each half on the way to a 108-66 win. Zach Hicks was the team’s top scorer with 22 points, seven rebounds and four assists.

In game two versus UMBC, the Nittany Lions scored 43 points in the first half and another 60 in the second for a 103-54 blowout victory to keep it going. Yanic Konan Niederhauser was the lead scorer this time with 18 points and nine rebounds. Penn State will face Virginia Tech and PFW following this game.

Why the Penn State Nittany Lions will win

• Penn State has won each of its last 12 home night games against non-conference opponents.
• Saint Francis has lost each of its last seven night games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Penn State has won the first half in each of its last seven games against the Northeast Conference.

Why the Saint Francis Red Flash will win

• Saint Francis has won four of its last five games following a road win.

St. Francis PA vs Penn State Prediction

I’ll stay with the Lions, even with the thick line. Penn State has been looking good through two (relatively soft) outings so far, and they’re coming off a nice effort versus UMBC. In that one, the Nittany Lions put up 55.2 percent shooting, 50 rebounds, and 21 team assists. If there was a blemish it was the 19-of-29 (65.5 percent) from the line.

As for St. Francis PA, they shot 50 percent from the field with 25 rebounds and 10 assists in their tight win over Campbell. The Flash had 18 turnovers though, and if they continue with the ball control woes Tuesday’s game will be another blowout loss.