Central Connecticut State vs Rhode Island Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/15/24

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils and the Rhode Island Rams meet Sunday in college basketball action from the Ryan Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Central Connecticut vs. Rhode Island prediction.

Central Connecticut Recap

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils come into this one looking to build on a 69-56 win over Holy Cross last time out. After this game, Central Connecticut will take on Fairfield, Quinnipiac, St. Francis (PA), and Mercyhurst.

Blue Devils Win 4th Straight

Jordan Jones leads the Blue Devils in scoring and assists with 12.9 PPG and 3.6 APG while Jayden Brown has 10.7 PPG with 3.3 RPG and Devin Haid has 10 PPG with 4.1 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for CCSU up to this point in the year. Darin Smith Jr. also has 9.1 PPG and Abdul Momoh also has 8.6 PPG with a team-high 5.1 RPG to lead the Blue Devils on the glass this season. As a team, Central Connecticut State is averaging 70.7 PPG on 46.3% shooting from the field, 32.3% from three, and 71.5% from the foul line this season.

Why the Central Connecticut Blue Devils will win

• Central Connecticut has won each of its last nine games following a road win.
• Rhode Island has lost each of its last three day games after coming off overtime.

Rhode Island Recap

The Rhode Island Rams come into this game looking to bounce back from an 84-80 double-OT loss to Brown last time out. After this game, Rhode Island will square off against Temple on a neutral floor.

Rams Looking To Rebound

Sebastian Thomas leads the Rams in scoring, assists, and steals, logging 17.3 PPG, 6.7 APG, and 2.6 SPG while Jaden House has 12.2 PPG. David Green has 16.5 PPG with 6.7 RPG and Jamarques Lawrence has 11.1 PPG with 3.2 APG to cap off the group of double-digit scorers for Rhode Island so far this season. Javonte Brown has 9.8 PPG and 5.8 RPG while David Fuchs has 5.6 PPG and 7 RPG to lead the Rams on the glass up to this point in the year. As a team, Rhode Island is averaging 86.6 PPG on 48.1% shooting from the field, 37.7% from three, and 72% from the foul line this season.

Why the Rhode Island Rams will win

• Rhode Island has won each of its last seven games at Thomas M. Ryan Center.
• Central Connecticut has lost six of its last seven day games against the Atlantic 10 Conference.

Central Connecticut vs. Rhode Island Prediction

I’m with Central Connecticut here. This Rhode Island team is the better team with more scoring depth, but that hasn’t stopped the Rams from playing in more than their fair share of close games as of late and it finally caught up to them in the loss to Brown. Central Connecticut’s playing some solid basketball right now and I think that they can hang in this matchup and maybe put a scare into Rhode Island here. Give me the Blue Devils.

Chris Ruffolo's Pick: Central Connecticut +9