The Sacred Heart Pioneers will hit the floor running against the visiting Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers Saturday, looking to improve their record and boost wagering bankrolls in the process.

The Pioneers sport records of 10-12 and 0-0 ATS heading into this battle, while the Mountaineers have 4-16 and 0-0 ATS marks on the season. The OVER/UNDER records are 0-0 for the Pioneers and 0-0 for the Mountaineers .



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 265 (Pioneers) and the No. 304 (Mountaineers ) teams in the league, according to our current NCAAB power rank. A 65-59 result in favor of the Pioneers has been projected by the scores prediction engine.



How They Match Up:
Rating these schools in several key categories is important for handicappers and Sacred Heart has the nation's No. 100-rated offensive output, at 72 PPG. The visiting Mountaineers defense ranks No. 184 allowing on average 67.2 PPG. The Pioneers FG% has averaged 45% so far, more than the Mountaineers marksmen have achieved on the year, 42.2% per game.

Defensively, Mount St. Mary's features the nation's No. 141-rated defense on the road, allowing 68.9 points per game. Sacred Heart, meanwhile, comes in at No. 123 nationally in scoring at home.

Mount St. Mary's was a 69-66 loser in their most recent outing on the road against Quinnipiac. Julian Norfleet scored 22 points in a futile effort to lead the Mountaineers to a win (they lost 69-66 to Quinnipiac at TD Bank Sports Center on Thursday).

In their last action, Sacred Heart was a 73-54 loser at home against Wagner. Shane Gibson scored 20 points in a futile effort to lead the Pioneers to a win (they lost 73-54 to Wagner at Pitt Center on Thursday).

Next up:
Mount St. Mary's home to St. Francis PA, Thursday, February 2
Sacred Heart at Monmouth, Thursday, February 2