St. Francis (PA) vs Long Island Prediction 3/8/25 College Basketball Picks

The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash and Long Island Sharks meet Saturday in the college basketball NEC Semifinal at the Steinberg Wellness Center. Here’s a St. Francis (PA) vs Long Island Prediction. This article will include a St. Francis (PA) vs Long Island Pick.

St. Francis (PA) Red Flash Betting Preview 

The St. Francis (PA) Red Flash are coming off wins over Chicago State and Wagner. St. Francis (PA) has won four straight games and six of its last eight games after being 8-15 on the year. 

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 13.6 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.

Long Island University Sharks Betting Preview 

The Long Island University Sharks recently beat Wagner, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Chicago State. LIU hasn’t lost a game in over a month and is riding a seven-game winning streak. 

The Long Island University Sharks are averaging 67.7 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 65.5 points on 40.9 percent shooting. Malachi Davis is averaging 17.7 points and 3 rebounds, while Jamal Fuller is averaging 12.3 points and 1.3 assists. Blake Lander is dishing 1.2 assists and Terell Strickland is grabbing 4.5 rebounds. The Long Island University Sharks are shooting 31.1 percent from beyond the arc and 71.9 percent from the free throw line. The Long Island University Sharks are allowing 30.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 32 rebounds per game.

St. Francis (PA) vs Long Island Injury Report

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

St. Francis (PA) vs Long Island Prediction

Both St. Francis (PA) and Long Island are playing their best ball of the season and the first two meetings were split back in January. You can make a case for either side. The difference is that LIU has been the better team overall this season and is 19-11 ATS on the year. Long Island is one of the better cover teams in the country and that includes covers in six of its last seven games. The favorite has covered nine of the last 10 games between Long Island and St. Francis (PA). I’ll side with the Long Island Sharks to make the NEC Final.

Randy Chambers's Pick: Long Island ATS