The St. Francis NY Terriers will try to cover the spread at Pope Center on Thursday when they get a visit from the Wagner Seahawks in NCAA basketball action.

St. Francis NY battles the Seahawks, currently sitting with a 15-10 mark (1-1 ATS). The OVER/UNDER records, always important for totals bettors, are 0-0 for the Terriers and 0-1 for the Seahawks.



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Power Rankings / Prediction:
The Odds Shark Power Rankings have the Terriers at No. 229 and the Seahawks at No. 151 heading into this contest. Handicapping models at Odds Shark project a 69-68 result in favor of the Seahawks.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features St. Francis NY's No. 110-ranked scoring average of 70 PPG, against a Seahawks defense rated No. 161 and allowing 65.8 PPG. The Terriers FG% has averaged 42.4% to date this season, less than the Seahawks shooters have managed so far (43.3% per game).

Defensively, Wagner features the nation's No. 103-rated defense on the road, allowing 66.5 points per game. St. Francis NY, meanwhile, comes in at No. 260 nationally in scoring at home.

Wagner was an 89-75 Sportsbook in its last match at home against Bryant. The Seahawks grabbed an 89-75 win over the Bulldogs on Saturday, behind a 20-point effort from Latif Rivers at Spiro Sports Center.

St. Francis NY lost its last outing, a 73-64 result against Monmouth on February 16. St. Francis NY suffered a 73-64 loss against Monmouth on Saturday, getting 20 points from Travis Nichols in a losing effort at Multipurpose Activity Center.

Next up:
Wagner home to Long Island, Sunday, February 24
St. Francis NY at Mount St. Mary's, Saturday, February 23