St. Francis (PA) vs Alabama State Prediction 3/18/25 College Basketball Picks

The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash and Alabama State Hornets meet Tuesday in the college basketball First Four at the UD Arena. Here’s a Alabama State vs St. Francis (PA) Prediction. This article will include a Alabama State vs St. Francis (PA) Pick. The winner of this game will play Auburn in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. 

St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Betting Preview 

The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are coming off wins over Chicago State, Wagner, Long Island, and Central Connecticut. St. Francis (PA) went from 10-17 to winning six straight games. 

The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are averaging 72.4 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 73.2 points on 43.9 percent shooting. Riley Parker is averaging 13.4 points and 3.4 assists, while Ace Talbert is averaging 10.2 points and 2.8 rebounds. Valentino Pinedo is the third double-digit scorer and Juan Cranford Jr. is grabbing 4.1 rebounds. The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are shooting 34.2 percent from beyond the arc and 72.8 percent from the free throw line. The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are allowing 31.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 31.2 rebounds per game.

Alabama State Hornets Betting Preview 

The Alabama State Hornets are coming off wins over Southern, Grambling, Texas Southern, and Jackson State. Alabama State went from 9-14 to winning 10 of its last 11 games.

The Alabama State Hornets are averaging 73.4 points on 40.5 percent shooting and allowing 72.3 points on 43.5 percent shooting. CJ Hines is averaging 14.4 points and 3 rebounds, while Amarr Knox is averaging 14.3 points and 2 rebounds. TJ Madlock is the third double-digit scorer and Micah Simpson is grabbing 1.6 rebounds. The Alabama State Hornets are shooting 33 percent from beyond the arc and 69.2 percent from the free throw line. The Alabama State Hornets are allowing 33.1 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32.4 rebounds per game.

Alabama State vs St. Francis (PA) Injury Report

Neither Alabama State nor St. Francis (PA) has a player listed on its injury report.

Alabama State vs St. Francis (PA) Prediction

It’s kind of strange to see Alabama State as this big of a favorite when you consider St. Francis (PA) is playing the better basketball right now. St. Francis (PA) is also comfortably the better offensive side, which includes being a top-100 offensive field goal percentage team. Alabama State doesn’t shoot the ball well at all and has scored 64 or fewer points in five of its last eight games. If St. Francis (PA) can hit shots and control the pace, I don’t believe Alabama State has the horses to counter. There should also be more red in the building than anything considering it’s only a five-hour car ride to Dayton from St. Francis.

This is a winnable game for St. Francis (PA) and really comes down to if the offense plays true to its numbers. If so, we’ll see an upset in the first NCAA Tournament game. Give me St. Francis (PA) and the points.

Randy Chambers's Pick: St. Francis (PA) +4.5