The Sacred Heart Pioneers will try to pay off for their supporters on Thursday when they play host to the Seahawks at Pitt Center in NCAAB action.

The Seahawks will try to spoil to the party on Thursday; they are 3-0 ATS against the number this season, while the Pioneers are 0-0 ATS. Wagner is 1-2 on the totals; Sacred Heart is 0-0.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 265 (Pioneers) and the No. 117 (Seahawks) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 81-70 result in favor of the Seahawks has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Offensively, the game matches up Sacred Heart's No. 80 nationally ranked offense (72.9 points per game) against a Seahawks defense that sits as the No. 113 at 64.7 PPG. The Pioneers have been averaging 45.2% from the field, more than the Seahawks have managed so far this season (44% on average).

Defensively, Wagner features the nation's No. 88-rated defense on the road, allowing 66.3 points per game. Sacred Heart, meanwhile, comes in at No. 86 nationally in scoring at home.

Wagner lost its last outing, a 73-66 result against Long Island on January 21. Latif Rivers scored 17 points in a futile effort to lead the Seahawks to a win (they lost 73-66 to Long Island at Spiro Sports Center on Saturday).

Last time out for Sacred Heart, they were a 62-61 Sportsbook as they battled Cent Conn State at home. The Pioneers got a terrific 26-point effort from Shane Gibson as Sacred Heart defeated Cent Conn State 62-61 on Saturday at Pitt Center.

Next up:
Wagner at Quinnipiac, Saturday, January 28
Sacred Heart home to Mount St. Mary's, Saturday, January 28