Sacred Heart vs Boston U Prediction College Basketball Picks 12/1/24

The Sacred Heart Pioneers and the Boston University Terriers meet Sunday in college basketball action from Case Gym. Here’s a Sacred Heart vs Boston U prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Sacred Heart vs Boston U pick. We will examine:

The Sacred Heart Pioneers’ recent form and player performance

The Boston University Terriers’ recent form and player performance

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Sacred Heart Pioneers

Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Boston University Terriers

Recent betting trends in games played between Sacred Heart and Boston U

A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Sacred Heart vs Boston U game

Sacred Heart Pioneers Betting Preview

Sacred Heart’s season opened up on a string of losses to Temple, UConn, Dartmouth, and Holy Cross. The Pioneers have gone 2-1 in their last trio, however, beating New Hampshire and Central Connecticut with a lone loss to Brown.

In the Central Connecticut game back on November 21, the Pioneers held a 43-26 edge by the break. Sacred Heart cruised on a 28-24 deficit from there and won 67-54. Tanner Thomas led the team with 18 points and five rebounds along the way.

Boston U Terriers Betting Preview

Over on the Boston U side, they lost their first three games to Northeastern, San Diego, and UCLA before a win over Dartmouth. The Terriers fell to Wagner in the next game, then beat UMBC and Howard over their next two.

Last Sunday versus Howard, Boston U held a 26-21 edge at the break. The Terriers posted a 43-41 run the rest of the way for a 69-62 win. Azmar Abdullah led the way with 21 points and one rebound in just 17 minutes of work off the bench.

Why the Boston University Terriers will win

• Sacred Heart has lost 14 of its last 15 road games against non-conference opponents.
• Boston University has won nine of its last 10 day games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
• Sacred Heart has lost the first half in eight of its last nine road day games against non-conference opponents.

Why the Sacred Heart Pioneers will win

• Boston University has lost three of its last four home games.
• Sacred Heart has won the first half in eight of its last 10 day games against the Patriot League.

Sacred Heart vs Boston U Prediction

I’ll probably lean toward Boston in this one. The Terriers have played fairly well overall in their last four games, going 3-1 in that time with 69 or more points in each win. Boston U didn’t shoot great (40.7 percent) from the field in their latest win over Howard but got a nice 13-of-27 (48.1 percent) from 3-point range and 34 rebounds to help buoy their efforts.

As for Sacred Heart, they’ve scored 67 or more points in each of their last five games but they’ve also gone just 2-3 in that time. The Pioneers gave up 81 or more points in each one of those losses, so if Boston U can find some offense here I think the Terriers will be okay.