Le Moyne-Owen () vs St. Francis (PA) (10-17)
February 20, 2025 at 07:00 PM EST
The Line: Betting Odds: Le Moyne-Owen -1.5 — Over/Under: 141
The Saint Francis PA Red Flash and the Le Moyne Dolphins meet Thursday in college basketball action from Ted Grant Court. Here’s a Saint Francis PA vs Le Moyne prediction. We will look at this from a betting perspective and determine the best Saint Francis PA vs Le Moyne pick. We will examine:
The Saint Francis PA Red Flash’s recent form and player performance
The Le Moyne Dolphins’ recent form and player performance
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Saint Francis PA Red Flash
Recent betting trends and streaks involving the Le Moyne Dolphins
Recent betting trends in games played between Saint Francis PA and Le Moyne
A summary that ties it all together and produces a favorable betting outcome for the Saint Francis PA vs Le Moyne game
Saint Francis PA Red Flash Betting Preview
It’s been a tough year for the Red Flash so far, as they’re currently far below the .500 mark. St. Francis PA opened on a 4-6 run over their first 10 games, beating only Campbell, Penn State-Schuylkill, Lehigh, and Penn State-Shenango in that time. The Flash would lose five of their next six outings versus Niagara, Maryland, Robert Morris, Central Connecticut, and Stonehill. A 3-4 run came next with losses to Long Island U, Wagner (twice) and Mercyhurst. Following consecutive wins over Le Moyne and Chicago State, the Flash fell versus Stonehill and Central Connecticut. That gives St. Francis PA a 10-17 overall record through 27 games so far.
In the Central Connecticut road rematch back on Saturday, the Flash were ahead by three points in the locker room. St. Francis PA finished on a 45-26 deficit though, eventually taking the sizable loss 83-67 in the end. Leading the team in scoring was Valentino Pinedo with 15 points and four rebounds. Daemar Kelly added 11 points with three rebounds and four assists, while Jeremy Clayville led the bench scoring with 11 points and one rebound in 19 minutes.
Le Moyne Dolphins Betting Preview
Over on the Le Moyne side, they’ve had a pretty rough year as well with only a couple instances of consecutive victories. The Dolphins went 5-8 in their first 13 games, falling to CSU Northridge, Syracuse, UConn, St. Bonaventure, Texas A&M-CC, UTRGV, Army, and Binghamton. Le Moyne would only beat Mercyhurst and Stonehill amid losses to Notre Dame, Niagara, LIU, Fairleigh Dickinson, Chicago State, Central Connecticut, Fairleigh Dickinson, Wagner, St. Francis PA, and Mercyhurst after that. Following wins over Wagner and Chicago State, the Dolphins are sitting at 8-19 on the year through 27 games so far.
Matched up against Chicago State in their Saturday outing, the Dolphins were down 31-27 in the locker room. Le Moyne rallied from there on a 53-44 stretch though, taking the win in the end 80-75. All five starters finished in double-figures, led by AJ Dancler’s 19 points, seven boards, and five assists. Dwayne Koroma doubled up with 14 points and 13 rebounds, while Deng Garang had 15 points with three assists in 30 minutes.
Why the Le Moyne Dolphins will win
- Saint Francis has lost each of its last 10 road night games against Conference opponents.
- The home team has won nine of Le Moyne’s last 10 games.
- The home team has won the first half in three of Le Moyne’s last four games.
Why the Saint Francis Red Flash will win
- Le Moyne has lost eight of its last 10 night games.
- Saint Francis has won the first half in three of its last four games against non-AP-ranked opponents.
Saint Francis PA vs Le Moyne Prediction
I’ll lean toward St. Francis PA. There’s not a lot to get excited about here if you’re not a fan of either team, though. The Flash lost to a pretty good Central Connecticut team in their last outing, giving up 53.3 percent shooting with a 34-27 rebounding deficit and 10 turnovers for 19 Devils points. The 67-point total broke a string of three straight games with 74 or more points for the Red Flash as well.
The good news is that St. Francis PA won 86-78 at home the last time these teams met up on February 6. Both teams shot well (above 48 percent) in that one but it was a sloppy overall game. The Flash posted 18 turnovers for 13 Dolphins points, so they’ll really need to focus on ball control in the rematch.