Long Island University vs Wagner Prediction 2/6/25 College Basketball Picks

The LIU Sharks and the Wagner Seahawks meet Thursday in college basketball action from the Spiro Sports Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s an LIU vs. Wagner prediction.

LIU Recap

The LIU Sharks come into this game hoping to bounce back from a 73-67 loss at the hands of Chicago State last time out to fall to 10-15 on the year. After this game, LIU will head home for a matchup with Stonehill.

Sharks Lose 4th In A Row

Malachi Davis leads the Sharks in scoring with 17 PPG and 3 APG while Jamal Fuller has 11.7 PPG with 6.2 RPG to cap off the pair of double-digit scorers for LIU up to this point in the year. Terell Strickland has 9 PPG with 4.5 RPG and a team-high 4.4 APG to lead the Sharks in assists and Shadrak Lasu has a team-high 7.1 RPG to lead the Sharks on the glass so far this season. As a team, LIU is averaging 68.2 PPG on 43.2% shooting from the field, 30.9% from three, and 69.7% from the foul line this season.

Why the LIU Sharks will win

• Wagner has lost each of its last five night games following a home win.
• LIU has won three of its last four night games following an overtime loss.

Wagner Recap

The Wagner Seahawks come into this one looking to build on their 73-61 win over Le Moyne last time out to sit at 12-10 on the year. After this game, Wagner will head back on the road for a game against Fairleigh Dickinson.

Seahawks Looking To Find Some Consistency

Zaire Williams has 12.9 PPG with 3.4 RPG and 2.2 APG as well as 1.9 SPG in 18 games played so far this season while R.J. Greene has 8.6 PPG with a team-high 5.1 RPG. Ja’Kair Sanchez has added 9.4 PPG and Zae Blake’s contributed 8.9 PPG while Javier Ezquerra has 7.6 PPG with 3.5 RPG and a team-high 4.9 APG to lead the Seahawks in assists up to this point in the year. Keyontae Lewis also has 5.1 RPG as well on the year. As a team, Wagner is averaging 64.7 PPG on 41.6% shooting from the field, 35.5% from three, and 70.9% from the foul line this season.

Why the Wagner Seahawks will win

• LIU has lost eight of its last nine road night games against the Northeast Conference.
• Wagner has won seven of its last eight games against LIU.

Total Points Facts

• Each of LIU’s last 24 road night games against the Northeast Conference has produced a total of 126+ points.
• Twenty of the last 21 games between LIU and Wagner have produced a total of 129+ points.

LIU vs. Wagner Prediction

I’m on LIU here. I think the line here is very telling that LIU is on a four-game slide yet the line is priced so close to a coin flip in this one. The Sharks for my money have the best defense in the NEC, and with Wagner being so inefficient offensively, I think that points will be hard to come by for the Seahawks in this game. LIU is far from a world-beater, don’t get me wrong, but the Sharks can put Wagner in a box here and stifle them to the point of frustration. I think LIU gets the win on the road in this game, but I’ll take the free point with the Sharks in this one for leverage.