The Wagner Seahawks hope to be lousy hosts on Saturday as the Monmouth Hawks pay a visit to Spiro Sports Center on the college basketball betting menu.

The Seahawks currently sports a 17-11 record overall in NCAAB action, and have posted a corresponding betting slate of 1-2 ATS. The Hawks are 10-20 and 2-1 ATS. Betting totals have seen the Seahawks produce a 1-1 OVER/UNDER record on the season, while the Hawks have gone 0-0 against the number.



View Monmouth vs Wagner Odds and Stats.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
The power rankings show a disparity between these teams, with the Seahawks rated this week at No. 160 and the Hawks sitting at No. 331. It may or may not play a role in Odds Shark score prediction modelling that produced a 70-61 result in favor of the Seahawks.



How They Match Up:
Scoring and defensive stats point to some edges in this matchup. The game features Wagner's No. 153-ranked scoring average of 68.4 PPG, against a Hawks defense rated No. 310 and allowing 72.8 PPG. The Seahawks FG% has averaged 44.1% to date this season, more than the Hawks shooters have managed so far (39.9% per game).

Defensively, Monmouth features the nation's No. 283-rated defense on the road, allowing 74.2 points per game. Wagner, meanwhile, comes in at No. 119 nationally in scoring at home.

Monmouth lost its last outing, a 77-63 result against Mount St. Mary's on February 28. Ed Waite scored 15 points in a futile effort to lead the Hawks to a win (they lost 77-63 to Mount St. Mary's at Multipurpose Activity Center on Thursday).

In their last action, Wagner was an 84-66 Sportsbook on the road against Fairleigh Dickinson. Jonathon Williams scored 20 points leading the Seahawks to an 84-66 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson at Rothman Center on Thursday.