Sacred Heart (11-13) vs Siena (11-14)
February 16, 2025 at 12:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Sacred Heart -1.5 — Over/Under: 151.5
The Siena Saints and the Sacred Heart Pioneers meet Sunday in college basketball action from the William H. Pitt Center. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best bets for this game. Here’s a Siena vs. Sacred Heart prediction.
Siena Recap
The Siena Saints come into this game looking to bounce back from a 65-64 loss to Marist last time out that set Siena back to 11-14 on the year. After this game, Siena will head home for a game against Niagara.
Saints Lose Back-To-Back Games
Justice Shoats leads Siena in scoring and assists with 15.4 PPG and 4.1 APG along with 2.8 RPG while Major Freeman has 14 PPG with 4 RPG and 2 APG as well. Brendan Coyle has 12.5 PPG with 4.5 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Siena up to this point in the year. Gavin Doty has 9 PPG along with a team-high 5.3 RPG to lead the Saints on the glass as well this season. As a team, Siena is averaging 70.7 PPG on 43% shooting from the field, 33.5% from three, and 72.4% from the foul line this season.
Sacred Heart Recap
The Sacred Heart Pioneers will be out to bounce back from a 99-90 loss to Quinnipiac last time out to fall to 11-13 on the year. After this game, Sacred Heart will head on the road for a game against Merrimack.
Pioneers Looking To Rebound
Tanner Thomas leads the Pioneers in scoring and rebounding with 15.4 PPG along with 6.2 RPG while Amiri Stewart has 12 PPG with 4.2 RPG and 2.2 APG and Anquan Hill has 12 PPG with 4.9 RPG to cap off the trio of double-digit scorers for Sacred Heart so far this season. Nyle Ralph-Beyer has 9.5 PPG with 2.4 RPG and Mekhi Conner has 9.2 PPG with 3.6 RPG and a team-high 6.1 APG to lead Sacred Heart in the assist department up to this point in the year. Bryce Johnson also has 8.5 PPG with 5.8 RPG as well this season. As a team, Sacred Heart is averaging 76.3 PPG on 44.6% shooting from the field, 36.9% from three, and 72.8% from the foul line this season.
Why the Sacred Heart Pioneers will win
- The home team has won nine of Siena’s last 10 games.
- Siena has lost seven of its last eight road day games against the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference.
Total Points Facts
- Each of Siena’s last six road day games against Conference opponents has produced a total of 140 or fewer points.
- Four of Sacred Heart’s last five day games against Conference opponents have produced a total of 146 or fewer points.
Siena vs. Sacred Heart Prediction
I’m on Sacred Heart in this game. I get the case to be made for Siena after the Saints got the win in the first meeting already this season, but the thing is that the Pioneers have been looking forward to their chance at revenge after falling apart in the second half of the first meeting against Siena. Sacred Heart owns the best offense in the MAAC this season and it’s just hard for me to envision Siena taking it to the Pioneers in back-to-back games so give me Sacred Heart at home in this one.