Lafayette pays a visit to Sacred Heart on Sunday, hoping to send the Pioneers to a loss while covering the college basketball spread at Pitt Center.

Sacred Heart will face the 4-5 Leopards, who own a 0-0 ATS mark on the season. In totals betting, the Pioneers are 0-0 favoring the UNDER so far this season while the Leopards are 0-0 favoring the OVER.



View Lafayette vs Sacred Heart Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game puts the Pioneers, most recently No. 221 in the Odds Shark power rankings, up against the Leopards, who rate No. 331 in the latest survey. Meanwhile, math and computer-based handicapping simulations run on this game predict a potential 73-69 victory for the Pioneers.



How They Match Up:
Rebounding is always a key handicapping consideration and Leopards is ranked No. 314 in NCAA hoops at 31.1 per game. Contrast that with Sacred Heart’s No. 131 mark in the paint. When it comes to three-point shooting, Sacred Heart is the No. 242-ranked team in the country at 5.4 per game, while Lafayette rates No. 9 at 9.6 per game.

Defensively, Lafayette features the nation's No. 220-rated defense on the road, allowing 73.4 points per game. Sacred Heart, meanwhile, comes in at No. 133 nationally in scoring at home.

In their last action, Lafayette was a 61-57 Sportsbook on the road against Penn State. Lafayette got 14 points from Jim Mower en route to a 61-57 victory over Penn State on Wednesday at Bryce Jordan Center.

In their last action, Sacred Heart was a 71-60 loser on the road against Holy Cross. The Pioneers endured a 71-60 loss at the hands of the Crusaders on Friday, despite a 14-point effort from Shane Gibson at Hart Recreation Center.

Next up:
Lafayette at Vanderbilt, Wednesday, December 21
Sacred Heart at Notre Dame, Monday, December 19