Central Connecticut State vs St. Francis-Pennsylvania Prediction College Basketball Picks 1/3/25

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils and St. Francis (PA) Red Flash meet Friday in college basketball action at the DeGol Arena. Here’s a Central Connecticut State vs St. Francis-Pennsylvania Prediction. This article will include a Central Connecticut State vs St. Francis-Pennsylvania Pick.

Central Connecticut Blue Devils Betting Preview

The Central Connecticut Blue Devils beat Fairfield and Quinnipiac, and they play Mercyhurst, Wagner, and LIU next. The Central Connecticut Blue Devils are averaging 73.4 points on 48.7 percent shooting and allowing 66.2 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Devin Haid is averaging 12.5 points and 1.8 assists, while Jordan Jones is averaging 12.1 points and 3.6 assists. Jayden Brown is the third double-digit scorer and Darin Smith Jr. is dishing 0.3 assists. The Central Connecticut Blue Devils are shooting 35.1 percent from beyond the arc and 69.8 percent from the free throw line. The Central Connecticut Blue Devils are allowing 32.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.9 rebounds per game.

St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Betting Preview

The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash lost to Maryland and Robert Morris, and they play Stonehill, Mercyhurst, and Fairleigh Dickinson next. The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are averaging 73.9 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 76.1 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Bobby Rosenberger III is averaging 12.3 points and 2.2 assists, while Riley Parker is averaging 10.5 points and 3.6 rebounds. Ace Talbert is the third double-digit scorer and Juan Cranford Jr. is grabbing 2.9 rebounds. The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are shooting 35.3 percent from beyond the arc and 72.8 percent from the free throw line. The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are allowing 31.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.3 rebounds per game.

Central Connecticut State vs St. Francis-Pennsylvania

The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash should put up a fight at home, but I’m afraid that’s not going to be enough with their effort defensively. The Central Connecticut Blue Devils are cooking offensively all season, and they’ve proven themselves on the road, where they have four wins. Central Connecticut also has 8-3 ATS in the season. This just feels like a bad matchup for St. Francis (PA) and I’d need more points to seriously give a look. Central Connecticut is rolling with wins in 7 of its last 8 tries, and this shouldn’t be a spot that slows them down. Give me the Blue Devils and the reasonable number.